Category: Geography Current Affairs

Thwaites Glacier : Study Scientists studying Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, worsening melting caused by rising temperatures. Thwaites Glacier nicknamed the “Doomsday glacier,” is a fast-moving glacier in West Antarctica. It covers an area roughly the size of Great Britain. It is 120 km wide at its broadest. […]

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits New Zealand: After Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand faced yet another disastrous natural calamity. An earthquake of 6.1 Ritcher shook the country. The epicentre was at a depth of 57.4 km and 50 km from Paraparaumu. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre was right at the Cook Strait. The strait […]

Diyodar Meteorite: Scientists from Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, are claiming that the meteorite that crashed in two villages in Banaskantha, Gujarat on August 17, 2022, has been identified as an aubrite. The PRL group used a gamma-ray spectrometer to determine the mineral composition of aubrite. The group also classified the meteorite as a monomict […]

Cyclone Gabrielle : New Zealand Cyclone Gabrielle hit the New Zealand coast and caused severe damage. After Three Dead, New Zealand declares state of emergency At least three people have died and about a third of the country’s population of five million live in affected areas. On Wednesday, the cyclone weakened and moved away from […]

Baiga Tribe : Praised By Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi The Prime Minister of India appreciated the efforts of Lahari Bai, of the Baiga tribe who has been engaged in the conservation of more than 150 varieties of millet. The Baiga Tribe is one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). They reside in Chhattisgarh, […]

199145 (2005 YY128) : Giant Asteroid Experts at NASA are tracking a giant asteroid named 199145 (2005 YY128) which is just days away from entering Earth’s orbit. 199145 (2005 YY128) is an asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. It orbits the sun every 774 days (2.12 years) in an elliptical orbit. 2005 YY128 […]

Solar Prominence Near Sun’s North Pole: Scientists recently observed a large prominence near Sun’s north pole Large, loop-like structures on the edge of the solar disk sometimes stand out brightly against the dark background of space. These enormous structures are called solar prominences. Prominences are anchored to the Sun’s surface in the photosphere, and extend […]

Bru Tribe : Registered To Vote In Tripura Over 14,000 Brus displaced from Mizoram have been registered to vote in Tripura since their rehabilitation process began in April 2021. Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to the Northeast, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, and Assam. In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable […]

Quaoar : Dwarf Planet Astronomers have recently spotted a ring around a Pluto-sized dwarf planet called Quaoar in the outer reaches of the solar system. Quaoar is a dwarf planet that’s located in the Kuiper Belt at the solar system’s edge. It is about 697 miles wide (1,121 kilometers). It is roughly one-twelfth the diameter […]

Jupiter : Planet With Most Moons Latest discovery revealed Jupiter has 12 more moons. With this, the count of Jupiter’s moons increased to 92. Today Jupiter has the maximum number of moons. The 12 new moons around Jupiter were discovered by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Of the 12 moons discovered, nine are distant These nine […]