Category: Geography Current Affairs

Bnei Menashe: Israel’s government recently approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India’s north-eastern region, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, over the next five years. Bnei Menashe is an ethnic community that hails from the northeastern states of Mizoram and Manipur. They claim to be the descendants of the biblical […]

Etalin Hydroelectric Project: In News The Project Affected Peoples Forum (PAPF) of Arunachal Pradesh recently urged NHPC Ltd to reinstate every local worker previously engaged in the Etalin Hydroelectric Project (HEP), following the Centre’s decision to transfer the project from SJVN Limited to NHPC. It is a 3,097 MW hydropower project planned on Dri and […]

Postojna Cave: Researchers from Poland, the United States, and Slovenia recently worked out exact equations for stalagmite shapes, then checked them on real cave specimens from Postojna Cave in Slovenia. It is located in western Slovenia. It is a limestone cave carved out by the Pivka River over millions of years. It is the only […]

Hayli Gubbi Volcano: The Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time after 10,000 years and its massive ash cloud is moving towards northern India. It is located in Ethiopia’s Afar region, in northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border. It is a shield volcano that sits within Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, one of the […]

Mekedatu Dam: Karnataka has announced that it would submit a revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) to the Centre for the Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery river. This comes after Tamil Nadu raised concerns over Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam, citing Cauvery water disputes, excessive water storage, and irregular water release. Mekedatu Dam involves constructing a balancing reservoir […]

Ningaloo Reef: A new survey finds nearly 70% of corals at UNESCO-listed Ningaloo Reef have died. Ningaloo Reef is located on Western Australia’s remote coast along the East Indian Ocean. It is Australia’s largest fringing coral reef, extending across 300 kilometres of coastline. It is one of the world’s most pristine, longest, and largest coral […]

Abujhmadiya Tribe: The Bastar Olympics’ tournament has seen increasing participation of the Abujhmadiya tribe. They are an ancestral and patriarchal tribe primarily residing in the Abujmarh region in Chhattisgarh, India. Abujhmadiya tribal community is a sub-group of Gond tribe of Central India region. They speak Abuj Maria, Hindi or Chhattisgarhi. They follow a form of […]

Semeru Volcano: A volcano on Indonesia’s main island of Java erupted recently, throwing ash and gas kilometres into the sky and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level. Semeru Volcano is located in East Java, Indonesia. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. At 3,676 metres (12,060 feet), […]

Curacao: With a population of just 156,000, Curacao has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, becoming the smallest country in history to reach the tournament. Curacao is an island country situated in the south Caribbean Sea, about 60 km north of the coast of Venezuela. It is also a territorial country of the Netherlands. […]