Category: Geography Current Affairs

Khap Panchayat: Khap Panchayats are sometimes seen in the news for multiple reasons, with some leaders advocating for progressive reforms to address key social and economic issues, including unemployment, education, and rural development. Efforts are also being made to modernise and regulate Khap Panchayats, integrating them into formal Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) systems for better […]

Sami, Forest Finns, and Kvens Tribes: The Norwegian Parliament issued a formal apology to the Sami, Forest Finns, and Kvens for the historical injustices caused by its “Norwegianisation” policy. This forced assimilation, practiced from the 18th century until the 1980s, led to cultural erasure, loss of languages, and forced relocations.

Lake Kariba: A punishing drought has drained the huge Kariba Lake close to record lows, raising the prospect that the Kariba Dam, which powers the economies of Zambia and Zimbabwe, may have to shut down for the first time in its 65-year history. Lake Kariba is a lake in central Africa, along the border between […]

Sarai Kale Khan Chowk Renamed to Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk: The renaming of Sarai Kale Khan Chowk to Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk has sparked controversy between the Delhi government and the Union government. Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a statue of the tribal icon, Bhagwan Birsa Munda, on the occasion of his 150th birth […]

Sukhna Lake: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has finally issued a notification demarcating an area from 1 km to 2.035 km around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) on the Haryana side. Sukhna Lake is an artificial lake located in Chandigarh, India. It lies at the foothills (Shivalik […]

Moran and Mottock Communities: The Moran and Mottock communities in Assam staged a large-scale protest in Tinsukia, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. It is Indigenous group from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh of Tibeto-Burman origin, part of the Kachari family. They spoke Moran language, closely related to Dimasa, but now predominantly speak Assamese. Former customs are […]

Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project : Set To Commence Power generation is set to commence at the highly controversial Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project from next year. Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project (SLHEP) is an under-construction gravity dam on the Subansiri River in North Eastern India on the borders of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. It is a […]

Sirpur Lake : In News     Following the order of the National Green Tribunal, a team of Indore Municipal Corporation along with police removed encroachments and 30 stalls from the catchment area in Sirpur Lake recently. Sirpur Lake is a human-made wetlandlocated in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It is a 670-acre lake, which is more […]

Toto Tribe : Fighting For Identity Totos, one of the smallest tribes in the world, are fighting for identity and suffering from infrastructure woes. Toto Tribe is an aboriginal Indo-Bhutanese tribe concentrated in the village of Totopara in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal. The Totopara village falls under the periphery of the Jaldapara Wildlife […]

Scarborough Shoal: China recently released geographic coordinates marking baselines around the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Scarborough Shoal (also known in English as the Scarborough Reef) is an oceanic coral atoll that developed on top of a seamount into a triangle shape in the eastern part of the South China Sea. […]