Zambezi River : New Study A new study suggests the Zambezi River actually starts off in Angola’s southern highlands, at the source of a river called the Lungwebungu, giving the Zambezi a new total length of 3,421 km, or 342 km longer than previously thought. The Zambezi River, sometimes spelled as Zambesi or Zambeze, is […]
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Alaknanda Galaxy : Study
Alaknanda Galaxy: study Researchers at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA–TIFR), Pune, have discovered a spiral galaxy and named it as named Alaknanda. Alaknanda Galaxy is located about 12 billion light years away and has textbook spiral structure. It is named after a Himalayan river Alaknanda and the Hindi […]
Solar Flare : In News
Solar Flare: In News A huge sunspot that is more than 10 times bigger than Earth recently appeared on the surface of the sun, and scientists say it could lead to several strong solar flares in the coming weeks. Solar Flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated […]
Bonda Tribe
Bonda Tribe: Members of the Bonda community in Odisha’s Malkangiri district are set to transition from fragile thatched huts to permanent pucca houses under the Union government’s PM-Janman scheme. The Bondas are exclusively found in the Malkangiri district of Odisha and are mostly concentrated in the Khairaput block of the district. It is a particularly […]
Cold Wave
Cold Wave: Higher than normal cold wave days are expected to impact parts of central India as well as some regions in northwest and northeast India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Cold waves are unusual weather occurrences caused by extremely low temperatures in the near-surface atmosphere. Their duration can range from several days […]
Bitra Island
Bitra Island: The Chief of Staff of the Southern Naval Command recently said the Navy is setting up a detachment in Bitra Island, which “is more or less completed”. Bitra Island is located in the northern region of Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea. It is the smallest inhabited island in the territory. The climate of […]
Alaknanda Galaxy
Alaknanda Galaxy: Researchers at National Centre for Radio Astrophysics – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA–TIFR), Pune, have discovered a well-structured spiral galaxy named Alaknanda, dating back to just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. Found using the NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this finding challenges current models, which state that well-structured galaxies […]
Svalbard
Svalbard: A significant new discovery recently emerged in the Arctic, with scientists spotting an unexpected gathering of walruses on the remote shores of Svalbard, a wild stretch of land nestled between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago that is situated in the Arctic Ocean, to the north of the European […]
Khiamniungan Tribe
Khiamniungan Tribe: The Prime Minister of India mentioned about the Khiamniungan tribe in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode. The Khiamniungan tribe is one of the major tribes among the Nagas, with habitation both in India and Myanmar. The meaning of the term Khiamniungan is ‘source of great water or river’. The traditional social structure was […]
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: The African country of Guinea-Bissau fell under the military rule. It is one of the smallest countries in the African continent. It borders Senegal to the north and Guina to its eastern and southern boundaries. Maritime Boundary: To the west, the country has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It includes the Bijagos (Bissagos) […]
