Category: Geography Current Affairs

Koel River : In News In a tragic incident, three students, who were studying XI standard, went to take a bath in the Koel River in the Lohardaga district of Jharkhand, and drowned in deep waters. Koel River originates from the Palamau Tiger Reserve, Jharkhand, and flows in the western part of Palamu District. The […]

Marapi Volcano: One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, Marapi Volcano, erupted recently, spewing thick columns of ash at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but no casualties were reported. Marapi Volcano is an active volcanolocated in the Padang Highlands of western Sumatra, Indonesia. The mountain is part of the Ring of Fire—a long, […]

Kadar Tribe: The Kadar tribe of Vazhachal, Kerala, has taken on active restoration of natural forests degraded by invasive alien species. The Kadars are an indigenous community residing primarily in the southern parts of India. They are predominantly found in the forests of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Kadar tribe is classified as a particularly […]

Triton Island: Recent satellite imagery reveals a significant military buildup on Triton Island, the closest landmass in the disputed Paracels archipelago to Vietnam. Triton Island is a tiny island that’s part of the Paracel Islands chain located in the South China Sea. It covers a tiny area of about 1.2 square kilometers and is situated […]

13th Major Port of Galathea Bay: The mega International Container Transshipment Port (ICTP) at Galathea Bay, located on Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal, has been officially designated as the 13th major port in India. Kamarajar Port located on the Coromandel Coast (Chennai) was named the country’s 12th major port. The ICTP is […]

Korowai Tribe: An Indian travel vlogger recently travelled deep into the jungles of Indonesia to meet the Korowai tribe, often referred to as a ‘human-eating’ tribe, and documented his experience on social media. The Korowai tribe is a group of indigenous people who live in the southeastern part of Papua, Indonesia. The Korowai people have […]

Betelgeuse(Red Supergiant Star) : Research Recent research has unveiled a surprising discovery about Betelgeuse that, the star’s enigmatic brightening and dimming patterns may be caused by an unseen companion star. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star that forms the left shoulder of the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest stars in the […]

Kartarpur Corridor: India and Pakistan have agreed to extend the validity of the agreement on the Kartarpur corridor by five years.The corridor links Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Punjab.

Swell waves: The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has issued extensive advisories for swell waves for Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep as well as parts of coastal areas in Andhra, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry. Swell waves are also called Kallakkadal waves in […]

Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement: The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) came into force on October 13, 2024, after over a decade of negotiations, aiming to promote equitable and sustainable use of the Nile’s water resources. The CFA replaces colonial agreements from 1929 and 1959 that gave Egypt veto powers over Nile […]