Satnamis Protest : Chhattisgarh A large mob from the Satnami community in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar district attacked the Superintendence of Police (SP) office, over the alleged desecration of a ‘jaitkhamb’ (victory pillar, a sacred structure for the Satnami community). Satnami Community is the largest Scheduled Caste (SC) community, including peasants, artisans, and untouchables in Chhattisgarh. […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Lipulekh Pass
Lipulekh Pass: Indian traders, engaged in border trade through the Lipulekh pass since 1992, urge the government to resume trade with China. The route was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, leaving goods worth Rs 15 lakh stranded in Tibet. Lipulekh Pass is located near the India-China (Tibet)-Nepal tri-junction in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, […]
Volkhov River : In News
Volkhov River : In News Four medical students from Maharashtra studying at a university in Russia drowned in the river Volkhov near St. Petersburg. The Volkhov River is in northwestern Russia. It flows from Lake Ilmen, passes through Novgorod, and goes north-northeast into Lake Ladoga through a flat, swampy area. In the town of Volkhov, […]
Maitri Setu
Maitri Setu: The Maitri Setu, also known as the India-Bangladesh friendship bridge, is set to open by September, connecting India’s landlocked Northeast to the Bay of Bengal. The bridge is 1.9 kilometres long and connects Sabroom in Tripura with Ramgarh in Bangladesh. Maitri Setu is constructed over the Feni River, which acts as a boundary […]
Mount Kanlaon
Mount Kanlao : A volcanic eruption at Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines led to rivers of cold lava, or lahar. Cold lava, or “lahar,” is a hazardous flow of volcanic material, debris, and water that descends rapidly from volcanoes, resembling a fast-moving landslide rather than molten lava. This dense mixture forms when water interacts with […]
Onge Tribe
Onge Tribe: Andaman’s Onge tribe king Totoko and queen Priya welcomed a baby boy recently, bringing the tribe’s total population to 136. Onge Tribe are one of the most primitive tribes in India that belong to the Negrito racial ancestry. They are inhabiting Little Andaman Island, the most southerly island in the Andaman archipelago. They […]
Techo Funan Canal
Techo Funan Canal: Cambodia will start constructing the Chinese-backed Techo Funan Canal. The 180-km canal aims to connect the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast. Despite tensions with Vietnam and concerns about potential military use by China, Cambodia asserts the canal will reduce reliance on Vietnamese ports, lower transportation costs, and benefit millions of […]
Stromatolites
Stromatolites: Discovered Researchers have discovered living stromatolites on Sheybarah Island in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Stromatolites are layered rock formations created by microbial communities, representing some of the earliest evidence of life on Earth. These structures are formed as layers of sediment accumulated over time, trapping and binding microorganisms like cyanobacteria. As these microorganisms […]
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) Volcano : Study
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) Volcano: A new study published recently shows that the January 15, 2022, eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai Volcano could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade. Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai (HTHH) is a submarine stratovolcano in the Tongan archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean. The HTHH volcano includes the […]
Campi Flegrei : Recent Phenomenon
Campi Flegrei : Recent Phenomenon The strongest earthquake to hit Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano region in decades struck recently. Campi Flegrei is an active volcanic area located in the vicinity of Naples, Italy. Unlike the nearby Mount Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei is not characterised by a single volcano. It is more of a volcanic system, with […]
