Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam : In News The water level at the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir, across the river Cauvery breached the 100 feet mark against the maximum level of 124.80 feet recently Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam is a type of gravity dam built on the river Kaveri and its tributaries, Hemavathi and Lakshmana Theertha, […]
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Nouka Baich Boat Race
Nouka Baich Boat Race: With the south-west monsoon gradually setting in, nouka baich boat races will soon begin in several rural pockets of West Bengal. Nouka Baich Boat Race is a traditional boat race of West Bengal. The races occur in the month of September across riverine Bengal, when the river waters are swollen during […]
Shyok River : Five soldiers died
Shyok River: Five soldiers died Five soldiers died after a tank was swept away by strong water currents in the Shyok River during military training in Ladakh recently. Shyok River is a river that flows through northern Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, India and enters the Pakistan-administered region of Gilgit-Baltistan, where it joins the Indus […]
South China Sea : In News
South China Sea : In News India recently said it opposes unilateral actions seeking to change the status quo by force in South China Sea amid concerns over China’s escalatory moves against the Philippines’ maritime operations in the region. South China Sea is an arm of the western Pacific Ocean that borders the Southeast Asian […]
Saipan Island
Saipan Island: Julian Assange is en route to a courtroom on the Pacific island of Saipan where he is expected to plead guilty to a single criminal charge in a plea deal that will see him walk free and return home to Australia. Saipan Island is located in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is the […]
Lake Natron
Lake Natron: According to experts, the population of flamingos on Lake Natron is steadily declining as fewer birds return each year due to extreme weather and encroachment. Lake Natron is a salt lake located on the border between Tanzania and Kenya, part of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley. It is a Ramsar […]
Vadhavan Port
Vadhavan Port: The Union Cabinet recently approved the Rs 76,220 crore to Vadhavan Port project in Maharashtra after months of deliberations. Vadhavan Port is an approved greenfield deep-sea port in Vadhavan, Palghar District, Maharashtra. The port will be developed as an all-weather deep draft major port, which will include the development of core infrastructure, terminals, […]
Indus Water Treaty
Indus Water Treaty: A Pakistani delegation recently arrived in Jammu as part of ongoing discussions concerning the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT). Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a treaty signed between India and Pakistan regulating the use and distribution of the Indus River system. It was signed by then-Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former Pakistan […]
Kolar Gold Fields : Reviving Gold Mining
Kolar Gold Fields : Reviving Gold Mining The Karnataka government recently cleared a proposal of the Centre for reviving gold mining and auctioning of 13 tailing dumps at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) by the Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. (BGML). Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) is a mining area in the Kolar District of Karnataka, 100 km […]
Namaqualand
Namaqualand: Scientists recently discovered the world’s oldest inhabited termite mounds along the Buffels River in Namaqualand, dating back 34,000 years. Namaqualand is a desert region of southwestern Africa. From north to south, it stretches from the Karas region of Namibia to the Northern Cape province of South Africa. From west to east, it stretches from […]
