Category: Geography Current Affairs

Neotethys Oceanic Plate and Tectonic Movements: A study has revealed that the ancient Neotethys oceanic plate, which once lay between the Arabian and Eurasian continental tectonic plates, is breaking apart under the Zagros Mountains in West Asia due to plate movement.This impacts regional geography, earthquakes, and resource distribution offering valuable insights into the Earth’s deep […]

Souparnika River : Concern Environmentalists have raised alarm over an alarming increase in pollution in the Souparnika River, which flows beside the Kollur Mookambika Temple. Souparnika River is a west-flowing river in Karnataka. The river is surrounded by lush green forests of the Western Ghats. Originating from the Kodachadri Hills in the Western Ghats, it […]

Earthquake Swarm: A state of emergency has been declared on Greece’s Santorini and the nearby islands of Ios, Amorgos, and Anafi after a swarm of undersea earthquakes this month. It occurs when multiple seismic events of comparable intensity strike a small area in relatively quick succession. It involves a series of many (sometimes thousands)low-intensity earthquakes […]

Mount Etna : Erupted Once Again Mount Etna, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano, has erupted once again, sending lava flows and thick clouds of ash into the sky. Mount Etna Also known by its Latin name ‘Aetna,’ Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano situated in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the eastern coast […]

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 […]