Gulf of Aden: In News Yemen’s coast guard recently reported that unidentified armed men hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Shabwa province and diverted it towards the Gulf of Aden near Somali waters. Gulf of Aden is an extension of the Indian Ocean, located between the Arabian Peninsula (north) and the Horn of […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Suriname
Suriname: External Affairs Minister reviewed the full spectrum of India-Suriname relations during the 9th Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) held in Paramarib. It is a small country located on the northern edge of South America. It is bordered by Brazil to the south, French Guiana to the east; Guyana to the west. It is North Atlantic […]
Galapagos Archipelago
Galapagos Archipelago: A newly installed monitoring system called smart island monitoring model promises to scale ecosystem conservation in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago. Galapagos Archipelago is situated in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Ecuador. It is distributed on either side of the Equator. The Archipelago is a group of islands Repeated volcanic eruptions helped to […]
Project Deepak
Project Deepak: The Project Deepak of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its 66th Raising Day at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Project Deepak was initiated in 1962 by the Border Roads Organisation. The project has been instrumental in executing critical infrastructure works in some of the most challenging terrains of the country. It’s area of responsibility spanning […]
Philippines
Philippines: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar. It is an island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by the South China (north and west); Philippine Sea (east); Celebes Sea (south); and by the Sulu Sea to the (southwest). Capital city: Manila Geographical Features of Philippines: […]
Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project
Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project: The Bhutan government and the World Bank recently signed financing agreements worth $515 million for the 1,125 MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project, with nearly 80% of its 4,500 GWh annual generation set to be supplied to India. It is a run-of-river project to be built on the Kurichhu River in eastern […]
Mahi River
Mahi River: Two persons, including an eight-year-old boy, went missing after a boat capsized in the Mahi River in Rajasthan’s Banswara recently. Mahi River is one of the major west-flowing interstate rivers of India. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. The river is popularly described as “Mahisagar” due to its […]
Lake Chad
Lake Chad: At least 23 Chadian soldiers have been killed and 26 injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military post in Chad’s Lake Chad region recently. It is a freshwater lake in the semi-arid Sahel region west-central Africa. It is located in western Chad, with some of its parts extending into Cameroon, Nigeria, […]
Mount Dukono
Mount Dukono: Mount Dukono in eastern Indonesia erupted recently, sending an ash column up to 1,400 meters above its summit. It is an active volcano located on Halmahera Island in North Maluku, Indonesia. It is a complex volcano presenting a broad, low profile with multiple summit peaks and overlapping craters. It is part of the […]
Korowai Tribe
Korowai Tribe: Papua’s Korowai tribe, often labelled ‘cannibals’, is re-examined as myths fade, revealing a misunderstood culture shaped by isolation, conflict, and historical misrepresentation. The Korowai tribe is a group of indigenous people who live in the southeastern part of Papua, Indonesia. The tribe has unique cultural practices and a unique way of living in […]
