Category: Geography Current Affairs

Gulf of Eilat: Study A new study reveals that coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a surprising 3,000-year ‘shutdown’ in growth, from about 4,400 to 1,000 years ago, likely due to a temporary drop in sea level that could have been caused by global cooling. Gulf of Eilat is also known as Gulf […]

Konda Veduru Bamboo in the Godavari Valley: The Konda Veduru bamboo variety (Dendrocalamus strictus), often referred to as the ‘Green Gold’, plays a significant role in the cultural, nutritional, and economic practices of the Konda Reddi tribe.Konda Veduru Bamboo: Native to the Eastern Ghats, primarily found in the Godavari river valley (spreads across Andhra Pradesh, […]

Einstein Ring: The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered a rare ring of light, known as an Einstein ring, around a galaxy nearly 590 million light-years away from Earth. Einstein Ring is a rare ring of light around a form of dark matter, galaxy or cluster of galaxies. It is essentially an example […]

Fulani Community: A new study has found that the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations, have a history going back to the ‘Green Sahara’ period (12,000–5,000 years before the present). The Fulani are a large and widely dispersed group of both nomadic herders and sedentary farmers living in the African Sahel/Savannah belt. They are […]

Structural Changes in Earth’s Inner Core: A study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that Earth’s inner core is undergoing structural changes. Researchers analyzed seismic waves near Antarctica’s South Sandwich Islands from 1991 to 2024. Repeating earthquakes revealed subtle changes in seismic waves, offering insights into Earth’s inner structures. The near surface of Earth’s inner core […]

Taranaki Maunga Mountain Gains Legal Personhood: Taranaki Maunga (New Zealand’s 2nd-highest mountain in North Island) was granted legal personhood becoming the third natural feature (after Te Urewera park in 2014 and Whanganui River in 2017) in the country to receive this status.It will now be officially recognized by its Māori name, replacing the colonial name […]

Eurasian Otters in Kashmir Valley: Eurasian otters have been spotted in Gurez Valley (Kashmir) with the first live documentation in 25 years.It was spotted feasting on fish in the Kishanganga River (Originating from Krishansar lake, Ganderbal district (J&K).The river flows northwards through the Tulail and Gurez Valleys of Kashmir before entering PoK.Otters are members of […]

Cook Islands: In News The New Zealand’s Foreign Minister voiced “significant concern” as close Pacific partner the Cook Islands prepared to sign a cooperation deal with China. Cook Islands is a small, self-governing Pacific nation that has a “free association” pact with New Zealand. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean, between Tonga to […]

Cayman Islands : Earthquake A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands recently, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Cayman Islands is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica. The Cayman Islands are made up of three distinct islands – Grand Cayman, […]