Sabarmati River Front Development Phase 2: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, in its draft budget for 2021-22, has set aside Rs 1,050 crore for the Sabarmati River Front Development phase 2, work on which is to begin soon. Sabarmati Riverfront is a waterfront being developed along the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad. Proposed in […]
Category: Geography Current Affairs
Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP)
Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been strongly demanding national project status for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP). Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP): The Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project aims to harvest surplus water available during the rainy season in rivers in southern Rajasthan such as Chambal and its tributaries including […]
World’s Highest Railway Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir
World’s Highest Railway Bridge: It is being constructed over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir. The ₹1,250-crore bridge will be 359 meters above the Chenab river bed. The rail line is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower. Once completed, it will surpass the record of the Beipan river Shuibai railway […]
Panel For Studying The Mythical Sarasvati River
Panel For Studying The Mythical Sarasvati River: The Centre has reconstituted an advisory committee to chalk out a plan for studying the mythical Sarasvati river for the next two years after the earlier panel’s term ended in 2019. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on March 10 issued a notification for “reconstitution of the Advisory […]
Comoros : Important Points
Comoros: Indian Navy Ship Jalashwa arrived at the port of Anjouan in Comoros with one thousand metric tonnes of rice. This highlights the exemplary ties between India and Comoros within the framework of PM Modi’s vision of SAGAR ( Security and Growth for all in the Indian Ocean Region). Comoros is an island country […]
Mt. Sinabung Volcano
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 […]
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 […]
