China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pakistan has discussed Taliban-led Afghanistan joining the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) infrastructure project. China has proposed construction of the Peshawar-Kabul motorway as an extension of CPEC in Afghanistan. Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and China emerging as a major challenge in the form of the extension of its ambitious CPEC, has raised […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Special Category Status
Special Category Status: The Bihar Government has asserted that it has not dropped the demand of special category status to Bihar. About Special Category Status (SCS): Special category status is a classification given by the Centre to assist development of states that face geographical and socio-economic disadvantages. This classification was done on the recommendations of […]
Zojila Tunnel
Zojila Tunnel: Government is pushing to complete the massive Zojila tunnel, its showpiece infra project in Kashmir and Ladakh, before Republic Day, 2024. Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inspected the west portal of the tunnel in Baltal. At 14.15 km, the Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunnel, and Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel. A […]
Lord Nataraj
Lord Nataraj: As many as 157 artefacts and antiquities were handed over to the Prime Minister by the United States including a bronze Nataraj figure. The list has a diverse set of items bas-relief panel of Revanta in sandstone made in the 10th century, 56 terracotta pieces, several bronze figurines and copper objects, among others […]
Cyclone Gulab: Important Points
Cyclone Gulab: Cyclone ‘Gulab’ is likely to hit east coast of India. It is formed in the Bay of Bengal Region. Gulab name was suggested by Pakistan. Cyclones are formed over the oceanic water in the tropical region. In this region, the sunlight is highest which results in warming of land and water surface. Due […]
Judima Rice Wine : GI Tag
GI Tag To Assam’s Judima Wine Rice: Judima, a home-made rice wine of Assam’s Dimasa tribe has become the first traditional brew in all of northeast to bag a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. This is the second product from the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao to get GI tag. Earlier, Manipur’s most […]
Maoists in 41 Districts of India
Maoists: The geographical influence of Maoists has contracted to only 41 districts in the country, a sharp reduction from 96 such districts in 10 States in 2010, according to data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to Chief Ministers and other officials at a meeting held. These miscreants have been pushed to a […]
Feni GI Tag: Goa
GI Tagged Feni: Goa: The Goa government’s Feni Policy 2021 has paved the way to take the GI (Geographical Indication) Certified Goan Cashew Feni forward at par with other international Liquors such as Mexico’s tequila, Japanese Sake and Russia’s Vodka. The Goa government in 2016 classified Feni as the Heritage Spirit of Goa. Goan Cashew […]
Gogra: Ladakh
Gogra: Villagers have lost access to a vast grazing area near Gogra in eastern Ladakh owing to growing Chinese presence in the area. Gogra is one of the several friction points in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in a stand-off since April-May 2020. The troops have disengaged from the north […]
Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry: Blue Flag Certification
Blue Flag Certification For 2 New Beaches: The globally recognized and the coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”, has accorded the Blue Flag Certification for 2 new beaches this year –Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry beaches. Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE) which accords the globally recognized eco-label – Blue Flag certification, […]
