Category: Geography Current Affairs

Baihetan Dam: World’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam: China has put into operation the Baihetan Dam, world’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower dam in the world and is also along China’s Yangtze River. It began operations in 2003. It is on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze […]

India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) Based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System.: POWERGRID has fully commissioned India’s First Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) System. It has commissioned Monopole-I of the 2000 Mega-Watt (MW), Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) – Thrissur (Kerala) Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) […]

Sardar Sarovar Dam: Sardar Sarovar Dam is providing irrigation water in summer for the first time in history. The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam is a terminal dam built on the Narmada river at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district. According to the 1979 award of the Narmada Water Dispute Tribunal, the power benefits from the project […]

National Maritime Heritage Complex: Lothal: The Ministry of Culture (MoC) and Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)’ at Lothal, Gujarat. NMHC will be developed in Lothal region of Gujarat. It would be developed as an international tourist destination, […]

60th Anniversary Of The Antarctic Treaty: The 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty was celebrated. The Antarctic treaty remains the only example of a single treaty that governs a whole continent. It is also the foundation of a rules-based international order for a continent without a permanent population The Antarctic Treaty was signed between 12 […]

Information Fusion Centre For Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR): The United Kingdom has appointed a liaison officer to the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), which is meant for maritime domain awareness. The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional […]

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines: The Union Cabinet has approved an Agreement between India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines for the Exchange of Information and to provide assistance to each other in collection of tax claims. This is a new Agreement between the Republic of India and Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. There was […]