Category: Geography Current Affairs

Golan Heights: Israel recently agreed to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights. Golan Heights is a hilly area overlooking the upper Jordan River valley on the west. It is a Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. The area’s name is from the biblical city of refuge Golan in Bashan. It is bounded […]

Kerch Strait: A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm recently, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait. The Kerch Strait is in Eastern Europe and is the only water body that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov. The Romans called it the Strait […]

Khiamniungan Tribe : In News The Nagaland Tourism Department recently issued a formal apology to the Khiamniungan Union Kohima following the omission of the Khiamniungan Tribe’s name in the Heritage Guide Map displayed during the Hornbill Festival 2024. The Khiamniungan tribe is one of the major tribes among the Nagas, with habitation both in India […]

Cyclone Chido: Cyclone Chido, a Category 4 storm, caused widespread destruction in Mayotte before making landfall in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province on December 15, 2024. This powerful storm wreaked havoc on Mayotte, leaving entire neighborhoods flattened and causing severe damage. After crossing the Mozambique Channel, Cyclone Chido intensified and impacted northern Mozambique, with strong winds […]

Mount Semeru Eruption in East Java: Mount Semeru, located in East Java, Indonesia, erupted on 15th December, spewing a thick column of white-to-grey ash rising up to 1,000 meters into the sky. This eruption prompted an aviation warning from Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, which issued an orange Volcano Observatory Notice for […]

Malwa Canal Project: Nearly 1.30 lakh trees and plants are likely to be felled for the construction of the proposed 150-km-long Malwa Canal, a flagship project of Punjab Chief Minister said recently. Malwa Canal Project is a planned irrigation and water management project in Punjab, India. It is the first of its kind to be […]

Lake-Effect Snow: Parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, situated along the Great Lakes of North America, witnessed “lake-effect snow.” A heavy snowstorm caused by this phenomenon near Lake Erie in New York has transformed homes into ice-covered igloos. Lake-effect snow is a localized weather phenomenon characterized by heavy snowfall that occurs near […]

Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project: India and Bhutan recently discussed hydropower projects including the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project, and expressed satisfaction as it was “nearing completion”. It is a 1 GW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power-generating facility under construction in the Wangdue Phodrang district of Bhutan. It is located on the right bank of the Punatsangchhu River in […]

Aleppo City : In News Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, has fallen from government control for the first time since the country’s conflict began more than a decade ago. Aleppo, or “Halab” in Arabic, is one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited cities, being mentioned in Egyptian texts from the 20th century BC. It is a […]