Comet Nishimura: NASA said that it seems like a good bet that Comet Nishimura could become visible to the naked eye this week Comet Nishimura was discovered in mid-August by amateur astronaut Hideo Nishimura, who used 30-second exposures with a standard digital camera to see it. Since then, the comet, officially called C/2023 P1 Nishimura, […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Zealandia : Discovered
Zealandia : Discovered Geoscientists recently discovered a continent known as Zealandia that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years. Zealandia is a long, narrow microcontinent that is mostly submerged in the South Pacific Ocean. It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, primarily to the east of Australia and to the south […]
Super Blue Moon : Observed On 30 Aug 2023
Super Blue Moon : Observed On 30 Aug 2023 On August 30, 2023, the night sky was illuminated by a rare phenomenon: a super blue moon. However, despite its name, this full moon was neither blue in colour nor super in size. The last blue supermoon was in 2009, according to the National Aeronautics and […]
Jaya Verma Sinha : First Woman To Lead The Railway Board
Jaya Verma Sinha : First Woman To Lead The Railway Board Jaya Verma Sinha has become the first woman to lead the Railway Board (in the Railway Board’s 118-year history), the top decision-making body for India’s Ministry of Railways. The Ministry of Railways was founded in 1905; HQ: Rail Bhawan, New Delhi It functions as […]
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Pacific Decadal Oscillation: A recent study revealed that a cyclical event called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which repeats every 20-30 years, could make cyclones that originate near the Equator more frequent in the coming years. Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is a long-term ocean fluctuation in the Pacific Ocean. The term PDO was coined in about […]
Fujiwhara Effect
Fujiwhara Effect: Powerful winds tormented the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Southern California, uprooting trees and disrupting the power supply due to the Fujiwhara effect. Fujiwhara effect was identified by a Japanese meteorologist, Sakuhei Fujiwhara. It was observed for the first time over the western Pacific Ocean when typhoons Marie and Kathy […]
Katchatheevu Island
Katchatheevu Island: The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister revived the debate over the Katchatheevu, a longstanding point of contention between India and Sri Lanka, particularly with regard to fishing rights and sovereignty over the uninhabited island. Katchatheevu is a 285-acre uninhabited speck in the Palk Strait, between India and Sri Lanka, an island located about 14 […]
Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road : World’s New Highest Motorable
Likaru-Mig La-Fukche Road : World’s New Highest Motorable The construction of the world’s new highest motorable Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road began in Ladakh recently. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) is working on constructing the ‘Likaru-Mig La-Fukche’ road in Ladakh, which will be the new highest motorable road in the world. Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road is the highest […]
Dibang Multipurpose Project
Dibang Multipurpose Project: State-owned hydropower giant NHPC recently inked an initial pact with RITES to construct railway siding for a 2,880 MW Dibang multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. Dibang Multipurpose Project is a flood control and hydroelectric power project planned to be developed on the Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, in Arunachal […]
Hurricane Hilary
Hurricane Hilary: Hurricane Hilary is a major Category 4 hurricane that formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean on 16th August 2023. Hurricanes are categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 based on wind speed. Hurricanes that reach category three or higher are classified as major […]
