Category: Geography Current Affairs

Manasbal Lake: It was observed that the Manasbal Lake is on the path of ecological recovery with the return of migratory birds. Manasbal Lake is located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake lies at an altitude of about 1,585-1,600 metres in the Jhelum Valley. It is considered the deepest freshwater […]

Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project: The Power Secretary recently reviewed the progress of SJVN’s 900 MW Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project in Nepal. It is a 900 MW run-of-the-river hydropower project being developed on the Arun River in the Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal. Arun is a tributary of the Koshi River in Nepal. It envisages a concrete gravity […]

Qeshm Island: More than 10 projectiles struck Iran’s Gulf island of Qeshm in the strategic Strait of Hormuz recently, as hostilities resumed between Tehran and Washington. Qeshm Island is the largest island in the Persian Gulf near the Straits of Hormoz. It belongs to Iran. The Arabic name means “long island.” It lies parallel to […]

Ana Sagar Lake: A large number of fish have perished in Rajasthan’s historic Ana Sagar, the lake located in the heart of Ajmer city, in the past few days. Ana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake located in Ajmer, Rajasthan. It was built by raising a dam across the Luni or Lavanavari River. It was […]

Naying Hydroelectric Project: In News The Centre recently granted environmental clearance to the 1,000 MW Naying Hydro Electric Project in Arunachal Pradesh. Naying Hydroelectric Project is a proposed 1,000 MW hydropower project planned on the Siyom (Yomgo) River in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. It is a run-of-the-river project. The project includes the […]

Pallikaranai Marshland: In News Decades of urbanisation and indiscriminate dumping have reduced the Pallikaranai marsh to a fraction of its original extent. Pallikaranai Marshland is a freshwater marsh and partly saline wetland situated about 20 kilometres south of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It serves as an aquatic buffer of the flood-prone Chennai and […]

Korku Tribe: The indigenous Korku community of Madhya Pradesh has demanded the forest department and district administration to remove encroachments from forest lands. The Korkus belong to the Munda or Kolarian group. They are mostly found in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and adjoining Melghat region of Maharashtra. A few groups have been more successful in preserving […]

Greater Tunb Island: The U.S. military’s Central Command recently said that it had launched airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian defence installations and missile sites. Greater Tunb Island is a small island in the Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The island, under Iranian control […]