Ukai Dam : In News Following rainfall in its upper catchment areas, the authorities recently discharged 1.19 lakh cusecs of water from the Ukai Dam, bringing the water level in the dam just five feet below the danger mark of 345 feet. The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the second largest reservoir […]
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Typhoon Yagi : Vietnam
Typhoon Yagi : Vietnam Typhoon Yagi has claimed 143 lives in northern Vietnam, with 58 still missing. Typhoon Yagi is the strongest to hit Vietnam in decades, with winds reaching 149 kph. Vietnam and the Philippines are frequently affected by typhoons due to their geographic location in the Western Pacific, one of the most active […]
Saora Tribe
Saora Tribe: With Saora tribals of Gajapati district getting habitat rights over their ancestral lands recently, Odisha has become the only state to provide such rights to the highest number of particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs). Saora is one of the ancient tribes of Odisha, which is also mentioned in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. […]
Musi River : In News
Musi River : In News The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recently issued an urgent advisory for citizens to remain indoors as heavy rains continue to lash the city, causing the Musi River to rise significantly. Musi River is a river that flows through the southern Indian state of Telangana. It is a tributary of […]
Formation Of 5 New Districts In Ladakh
Formation Of 5 New Districts In Ladakh: The Ministry of Home Affairs Minister granted “in-principle approval” for the formation of five new districts in Ladakh, increasing the Union Territory’s total number of districts to seven.The five new districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang. This move, aimed at improving governance and development in the […]
Cyclone Asna forms Over Kutch
Cyclone Asna forms Over Kutch: Cyclone Asna has formed over the Kutch coast in Gujarat and adjoining areas of Pakistan, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on August 30. The cyclonic storm – a rare land-originating one in August and headed to the Arabian Sea – is expected to move further away from the western […]
Colour-Coded Weather Alerts
Colour-Coded Weather Alerts: IMD issued ‘red alert’ in Gujarat due to heavy rainfall and severe waterlogging. India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues colour-coded weather alerts from time to time. These keep citizens informed and help in greater preparedness ‘Green’ stands for ‘No warning’: no action needs to be taken by the authorities, and the forecast is […]
Typhoon Shanshan
Typhoon Shanshan: Typhoon Shanshan has intensified into a “very strong” storm as it approaches Japan’s southwestern coast, prompting warnings from weather agencies. Tropical Cyclone originate over warm ocean waters near the equator. Warm, moist air rises from the ocean surface, creating a low-pressure area. Surrounding higher-pressure air moves towards this low-pressure zone, causing the air […]
Quasar
Quasar: Using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers recently identified a quasar described as the “brightest of its kind” and the “most luminous object ever observed. A quasar is an extremely active and luminous type of Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN). An AGN isnothing more than a supermassive black hole that is […]
Geoglyphs
Geoglyphs: The Maharashtra government recently declared 1,500 geoglyphs spread across 70 locations in a 210-square-kilometre area of the Ratnagiri district as a ‘protected monument’. A geoglyph refers to a design that is drawn on the earth. Geoglyphs are typically formed of durable elements of the landscape, such as stones, gravel, or earth. A geoglyph is […]
