Category: Geography Current Affairs

Shaksgam Valley Dispute: India rejected China’s infrastructure activities in the Shaksgam Valley, termed projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as illegal and invalid, and asserted that the valley is an inseparable part of India. The Shaksgam Valley (Trans-Karakoram Tract) is a high-altitude, sparsely populated region in the eastern Karakoram mountain range. It lies north […]

Jharkhand Megaliths: Jharkhand has initiated a push to secure a UNESCO World Heritage Tag for its extensive megalithic landscapes, with Jharkhand CM highlighting them internationally at Davos and the UK.Megaliths are large stone structures such as menhirs (standing stones), dolmens (table-like tombs), burial slabs, cairns and stone circles.They were built for burials, ancestor memory, rituals, […]

Bargi Dam: The National Dam Safety Authority has issued a show-cause notice to the Narmada Valley Development Authority over safety concerns at Bargi Dam. It is a major multi-purpose dam, serving irrigation, water supply and power generation. It is on the Narmada River. It is located in Madhya Pradesh. National Dam Safety Authority is a […]

Yemen: The Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen announced a new Constitution for the “State of South Arabia”. It is situated at the south-western corner of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It shares Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East). Coastline & Strategic Importance: Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Guardafui Channel […]

Wolf Supermoon: The first full moon of 2026, the Wolf Supermoon, peaked on 2nd January, highlighting a full moon that appeared slightly larger and brighter. A Wolf Supermoon is a combined term referring to the occurrence of the Wolf Moon at the time of a Supermoon. The Wolf Moon is the traditional name for January’s […]

W Ursae Majoris Star: Astronomers from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences used data from Devasthal Fast Optical Telescope and NASA’s TESS space telescope to create detailed light curves of the W Ursae Majoris (W UMa) star. It is also known as a low mass contact binary, is a type of eclipsing binary variable star. […]

Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project: The Adani Group recently commenced the 570 MW Wangchhu Hydro Electricity Project in Bhutan. It is a 570 MW run-of-river hydropower project being built on the Wangchu River/basin in Chukha District, Bhutan. The Wangchu River (also called Raidāk River in India) is a significant tributary of the Brahmaputra It is being developed […]

North Island: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the North Island region of New Zealand recently.North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.It is separated from the South Island by Cook Strait.Many important cities are found on the North Island.These include Auckland, which is the largest city.The […]

Popocatépetl Volcano: A team of scientists obtained first 3D images from inside Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano. Popocatépetl means “Smoking Mountain” in the Aztec Nahuatl language. It is located in central Mexico. It is on the border of the states of México and Puebla. The volcano lies on the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, which is the result of […]

Rice Crop: The Union Agriculture Minister said India’s rice production has reached 150.18 million tonnes, compared to China’s 145.28 million tonnes. Rice is a tropical crop and the staple food for the majority of the Indian population. It is primarily a Kharif crop, grown during the southwest monsoon season (June to October) but it can […]