Palar River: A 60-year-old woman was washed away in a flash flood in the Palar river near Katpadi town in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, recently. Palar River is a river in southern India. It originates from the Nandidurg hills in the Kolar district of Karnataka, flowing as an underground stream (Guptagamini) before emerging near Bethamangala town. […]
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Strait of Hormuz : In News
Strait of Hormuz: In News Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it travelled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz recently, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway. It is a narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, specifically the United Arab […]
Ambaji Marble
Ambaji Marble: The Ambaji Marble has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its high-quality white stone. Ambaji Marble is named after the town of Ambaji in the state of Gujarat, where it is predominantly quarried. It is a type of marble known for its milky white colour, durability and natural beauty. Ambaji Marble […]
National Database for Emergency Management
National Database for Emergency Management: The Ministry of Road Transport and has made it mandatory for all Detailed Project Reports of highway projects to include analysis using the National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM). National Database for Emergency Management is a unique Geo-portal to disseminate space-based inputs along with services of forecasting organizations addressing all […]
Rare Earth Hypothesis
Rare Earth Hypothesis: New insights from exoplanet studies revive and reshape the debate over the Rare Earth Hypothesis. The Rare Earth hypothesis posits that the emergence of complex life on planets outside Earth is highly unlikely due to a unique combination of specific conditions required for such life to thrive. Proposed by paleontologist Peter Ward […]
Painganga River
Painganga River: Four women and three children trapped for almost two hours in the gushing water of the Penganga River, near the famous Sahastrakund waterfall, were rescued recently. The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Yavatmal district in Maharashtra state. It is a major tributary of the […]
Canary Islands : In News
Canary Islands: In News Three people were killed and 15 others injured after powerful waves struck Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands and a popular holiday destination. The Canary Islands are an archipelago located off the northwest coast of Africa in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean. Geographically, the archipelago is part […]
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius: A mechanical artwork created in 1775 to portray the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been recently brought to life for the first time. Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano located on the west coast of Italy near Naples, in the Gulf of Naples. It stands about 4,200 feet (1,280 meters) high, but […]
Christmas Island
Christmas Island: Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year. Christmas Island is an island in the Indian Ocean. It lies about 360 km south of the island of Java and […]
Typhoon Kalmaegi
Typhoon Kalmaegi: Typhoon Kalmaegi struck Vietnam’s central coast, forcing flight cancellations and mass evacuations after killing over 114 people in the Philippines, where it caused widespread flooding, destruction, and displacement.Typhoon Kalmaegi is a tropical cyclone that developed over the western Pacific Ocean, characterized by strong winds, torrential rains, and high tidal waves. It intensified rapidly […]
