Sulina Channel: The Sulina Channel has provided Ukraine with an alternative trade route for its grain after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal. Russia, targeted ports and grain storage facilities along the Danube River in Ukraine in overnight drone strikes on August 16, 2023. Russia also withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Kalka-Shimla Railway Line
Kalka-Shimla Railway Line: Heavy rain and floods in Himachal Pradesh have battered the 94-km-long Kalka-Shimla railway line, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kalka-Shimla Railway line was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 8, 2008. It is located at an elevation of 2,152 ft above sea level in Haryana, to the capital of Himachal […]
Six Year Of Minamata Convention
Six Year Of Minamata Convention: The Minamata Convention on Mercury, which marks its sixth anniversary, is a significant global agreement aimed at safeguarding people and the environment from the harmful impacts of mercury exposure. Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and soil. It may have toxic effects on the […]
Pong Dam : Release Of a Substantial Amount Of Water
Pong Dam : Release Of a Substantial Amount Of Water Several villages within the Beas River catchment area in Punjab have been submerged following the release of a substantial amount of water from the Pong Dam. Pong Dam also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the […]
Lake Titicaca : Threat From Climate Change
Lake Titicaca : Threat From Climate Change Lake Titicaca is facing a serious threat from climate change and drought. It is the largest freshwater lake in South America and the highest of the world’s largest lakes. The lake, which lies on the border between Bolivia and Peru, has seen its water levels drop to near-record […]
Tribal Populations Health Conditions : Lacking Data
Tribal Populations Health Conditions : Lacking Data A Parliamentary Committee (on the empowerment of women) tabled a report criticizing the Union government for lacking disaggregated data on tribal populations’ health conditions and emphasized the need for comprehensive data collection. Highlights of the Report: The report highlights the absence of detailed data on the health conditions […]
Solar Flare : Impact
Solar Flare : Impact A powerful solar flare disrupted radio and navigation signals across North America recently. A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. Flares are our solar system’s largest explosive events. They are seen as bright areas on the sun, and they […]
Hmar community : Demand For Separate Administration
Hmar community : Demand For Separate Administration Hmar Inpui, the apex tribal body of the Hmar community, recently asked the Centre to expedite the processes of resolving the demands of the tribal communities in the form of separate administration for the Kuki/Hmar/Zomi Hmar tribe, also called Mhar or Mar, are the dwellers of the North […]
Project Devika : North India’s First River Rejuvenation
Project Devika : North India’s First River Rejuvenation It was announced that North India’s first River Rejuvenation Project Devika is nearing its completion. It was Built at a cost of over Rs 190 crore on the lines of ‘Namami Ganga’, the Project was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Project Devika launched in 2019. […]
Perseid Meteor Shower
Perseid Meteor Shower: The NASA All Sky Fireball Network is already detecting the first meteors of this year’s Perseid meteor shower Meteor Shower is a space rock that comes into Earth’s atmosphere. As it falls, the air makes it really hot because of the friction. The bright streak we see is not the rock itself, […]