Mt. Sinabung, An Active Volcano On Indonesia’s Sumatra Island Has Erupted: Earlier, other volcanoes of Indonesia- Merapi volcano and Semeru volcano- had erupted. Mt. Sinabung: Mt. Sinabung (2,600-metre) is located in Karo regency, North Sumatra. Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Inner-Line Permit (ILP) System in Niti Valley and Nelang Valley
Inner-Line Permit” (ILP) System: The Uttarakhand government, in a recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had sought withdrawal of “inner-line permit” (ILP) system in Niti Valley of Chamoli district and Nelang Valley of Uttarkashi district for better border management and expansion of tourism in villages located there. The ILP system restricts movement […]
Earth’s Hidden Layer : What is the Fifth Layer?
Earth’s Hidden Layer: Scientists have recently detected the signs of a hidden structure inside the core of Planet Earth. This sign has the potential to change the long-standing narrative of what lies at centre of Earth. This layer is being termed as the fifth layer’. As per the long-standing narrative, there exists four layers namely; […]
Airline Mapping Of Andaman And Nicobar Islands And Lakshadweep
Airline Mapping Of Andaman And Nicobar Islands And Lakshadweep: The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is planning to conduct airline mapping of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep to get a better picture of the ocean floor. Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea. These are coral islands located off the […]
What Is Greater Tipraland?
Greater Tipraland: Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya has recently announced his new political demand of ‘Greater Tipraland’. He claims that this would serve the interest of tribals, non-tribals, Tripuri tribals staying outside Tripura, even those outside India in Bandarban, Chittagong, Khagrachari and other border adjacent areas in Bangladesh. Greater Tipraland’ is essentially an extension […]
35th Statehood Day of Arunachal Pradesh And Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh And Mizoram: The Prime Minister of India extended his wishes to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on their 35th Statehood Day. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on the same day, with the 53rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution, 1986. Similarly, through the 55th amendment to the Indian Constitution in […]
Inauguration of Sagarika : The International Cruise Terminal In Kochi
Inauguration of Sagarika: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various projects in Kochi, Kerala. The inauguration of Sagarika, the International Cruise Terminal in Kochi will cater to over lakh cruise guests. It is the country’s first full-fledged international cruise terminal. He also inaugurated the Marine Engineering Training Institute of Cochin […]
Small Black Holes Discovered In Cluster NGC 6397
Small Black Holes Discovered In Cluster NGC 6397: The astronomers have discovered a concentration of smaller black holes in the cluster NGC 6397. Small black holes were discovered instead of one massive black hole at the heart of the cluster. The Globular clusters are a dense stellar system that hosts the closely packed stars. […]
Vijayanagara : The 31st District Of Karnataka
Vijayanagara: The 31st District Of Karnataka: The Karnataka Government recently notified that, the Vijayanagara has become the 31st district of Karnataka officially. The district has its headquarter at Hosapete. Vijayanagara is located in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. The district also is home to UNESCO World Heritage sites namely the Hampi and Virupaksha Temple. Vijayanagara district has […]
Kuruba Community : Inclusion In The Scheduled Tribe (ST) List.
Kuruba Community : A massive rally was organized by the Kuruba community to urge the state government of Karnataka to recommend the Centre inclusion of the community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. From Independence, the community enjoyed the ST status. In 1977, Justice LG Havanur, who headed the backward class commission, moved the Kurubas […]
