Rise Of Insurgency In Manipur: The Centre Government has announced that it is ready to hold dialogue with insurgency groups in Manipur to bring lasting peace to the region. The emergence of insurgency in Manipur dates back to 1964 with the formation of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), which still remains one of […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Tonga Volcanic Eruption
Tonga Volcanic Eruption: NASA scientists say the Tonga volcano eruption shot out the highest ash plume satellites have ever captured. The eruption on January 15 shot a plume of ash into the mesosphere, where shooting stars form. The 36-mile-high plume makes this the largest volcanic eruption satellites have ever captured. Last month, a volcano erupted […]
Falkland Islands: Important Points
Falkland Islands: Four decades after the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina ended bitterly for Buenos Aires, a statement from China on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics, that affirmed Beijing’s support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the […]
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir River Devika project, built at the cost of over Rs 190 crore, will be complete by June, 2022. River Devika project work on the project was started in March 2019 under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the project, bathing “ghats” (places) on the banks of the […]
River Devika Project
River Devika Project: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that the historic River Devika project, built at the cost of over Rs 190 crore, will be complete by June this year. North India’s first river rejuvenation project will offer a unique destination both for pilgrim tourists as well as recreation tourists, in addition to […]
Solomon Islands: U.S. Embassy
Solomon Islands: The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation before China becomes “strongly embedded.” The U.S. previously operated an embassy in the Solomons for five years before closing it in 1993. Since […]
Mekedatu Issue: Updates
Mekedatu Issue: Tamil Nadu has rejected the idea for an exclusive discussion by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project proposed by Karnataka. Tamil Nadu reiterated its position that there should be no discussion on the subject, which was sub judice. Tamil Nadu has protested against Karnataka’s move […]
Coastal Vulnerability Index
Coastal Vulnerability: Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has carried out coastal vulnerability assessment for entire Indian coast at States level to bring out an Atlas comprising 156 maps on 1:1,00,000 scales to prepare a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI). From this CVI, it can be delineated that Gujarat’s 124 coastal km is […]
World’s Longest Highway Tunnel Above 10,000 Feet
Atal Tunnel: Atal Tunnel has officially been certified by World Book of Records as the ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet’. World Book of Records UK, is an organisation that catalogues and verifies extraordinary records across the world with authentic certification. It was built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The 9.02-km tunnel […]
Falkland Islands Issue: Important Points
Falkland Islands Issue: Britain rejected a statement from China that affirmed it’s support for Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands. Earlier, China and Argentina issued a joint statement that said China “reaffirms its support for Argentina’s demand for the full exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands),” using the Argentine name for […]
