Mount Erebus: Antarctica’s second largest volcano, Mount Erebus, is spewing out gold dust, which has left scientists in complete shock. Mount Erebus is the world’s southernmost active volcano. It is situated on Ross Island, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 by the British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, who named it after his ship, the […]
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Kosi River : Severe Flood In Bihar
Kosi River : Severe Flood In Bihar Several regions of Bihar are facing severe flooding due to the heavy release of water from the Kosi Barrage in Birpur, following intense rainfall. Kosi River is a trans boundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It is a prominent tributary of the Ganges. The river […]
Canary Islands
Canary Islands: Rescue teams resumed searching for at least 48 migrants who went messing the day before when their boat overturned just as it was being rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands. Canary Islands is an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 1300 km South of mainland Spain and 115 km West […]
‘Telangana Darshini’ Program for Students to Visit Historical Sites
‘Telangana Darshini’ Program for Students to Visit Historical Sites: Telangana state government launched the ‘Telangana Darshini’ Program to those government school students to explore historical and tourist sites at no cost. It is also designed to enrich the educational experiences of government school students. It aims to enhance student’s knowledge through experiential learning rather than […]
LAC Issue
LAC Issue: India and China are learnt to have made “significant progress” in narrowing their gap on pending issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The 31st WMCC talks and upcoming Corps Commanders’ meeting are key to finalizing troop redeployment and disengagement along the LAC. Both sides are discussing implementation details. […]
Taiwan Strait
Taiwan Strait: A Japanese warship cruised for the first time to assert its freedom of navigation through the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan Strait is also called Formosa Strait which separates the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The chief ports are Amoy in mainland China and Kao-hsiung in Taiwan. Several rivers including the Jiulong and Min […]
Mao Nagas
Mao Nagas: The Mao Council, apex tribal body of the Mao Nagas in Manipur, has officially accepted the judgment and order of the Tenyimia People’s Organisation (TPO) Presidential Council regarding the traditional land dispute along the Nagaland-Manipur border. Mao Naga is one of the indigenous tribes of Northeast India. It is one of the Naga […]
MAPCIS Crater
MAPCIS Crater: Australian researchers have uncovered evidence of a massive impact crater which is named as MAPCIS, which could revolutionise our understanding of Earth’s geological history. MAPCIS Crater is classified as a nonconcentric complex crater, and could provide invaluable insights into Earth’s geological and biological evolution. It spans an astonishing 600 kilometers across central Australia. […]
Mankidia Tribe
Mankidia Tribe: The Mankidia community became the 6th particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) PVTG to get habitat rights over forests in Odisha. The Mankidia community is an Austro-Asiatic community that ekes out a living mainly from the forests. They constitute a semi-nomadic section of the Birhor tribe. They have been identified as a Particularly Vulnerable […]
Pune Airport To Be Named After Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Pune Airport To Be Named After Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj: Maharashtra government approved a proposal to name Pune airport as Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport. Airport renaming proposal put forward last month Last month, Murlidhar Mohol proposed naming the airport after the 17th-century saint, noting that Lohegaon, where the airport is situated, was […]
