Nauru: Australia has signed a $267 million deportation deal with Nauru to relocate non-visa holders, sparking criticism from refugee and human rights groups. It is officially the Republic of Nauru, a sovereign island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It is Known historically as “Pleasant Island.” Located in Micronesia subregion of Oceania. About […]
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Gangotri Glacier Decline
Gangotri Glacier Decline: A recent study (IIT Indore, ICIMOD, US universities) reconstructed the hydrological discharge of the Gangotri Glacier System (GGS), showing shifts in meltwater trends due to climate change. The Gangotri Glacier System (GGS) is a major source of the Bhagirathi River, a key tributary of the Ganga. Comprises Gangotri, Chaturangi, Raktavaran, and Meru […]
Mashco Piro Tribe
Mashco Piro Tribe: The Mashco Piro tribe, an uncontacted group in the Peruvian Amazon, has been sighted near a village, raising concerns about logging activities encroaching on their territory. The Mashco-Piro, or Mascho Piro, also known as the Cujareño people and Nomole, are an indigenous tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabit the remote regions of […]
Gangotri Glacier : New Study
Gangotri Glacier : New Study A study by IIT Indore and international collaborators reveals that the Gangotri Glacier has lost 10% of its snowmelt flow over four decades due to climate change. Gangotri Glacier is one of the largest glaciers in the Himalayas and is the primary source of the Ganges, the largest river in […]
Prairies
Prairies: A newly launched database aim to ensure that the prairies are restored much more comprehensively. Prairies are flat, temperate grasslands found in North America. Prairie vegetation is maintained by grazing, fire, drought, and low temperatures. Although grasses dominate, lichens, mosses, forbs, and low- to mid-size shrubs also comprise prairie vegetation. Taller shrubs and trees, […]
Pong Dam
Pong Dam: The water level breached the danger mark at Pong Dam recently. The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam constructed on the river Beas in the wetland of Shivalik hills in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation […]
Sutlej River
Sutlej River: With the Sutlej swelling due to incessant rain in its catchment areas and heavy releases from dams, evacuation in several low-lying villages of Fazilka and Ferozepur districts began late Tuesday afternoon. Sutlej River is an important tributary of the Indus river. It is the longest of the five big rivers that flow through […]
Project Aarohan
Project Aarohan: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched Project Aarohan to support the education of children of toll plaza workers. A scholarship and mentorship program to support the educational aspirations of toll plaza employees’ children, especially from economically weaker sections. Launched by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in collaboration with Vertis […]
Shipki-La Pass : In News
Shipki-La Pass : In News China has agreed in principle to the proposal of resuming trade through Shipki-La in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh during the recent visit of its Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India. Shipki-La Pass is a motorable mountain pass situated at an altitude of 3,930 meters, bordering India and China in […]
Sir Bani Yas Island
Sir Bani Yas Island: A 1,400-year-old Christian cross has been unearthed from the ancient monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Similar artifacts found in Iraq and Kuwait, linked to the historic Church of the East, point to the legacy of cultural harmony in the Gulf region. Sir Bani Yas Island: It is the […]
