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  • Conflict Over Nile

    Why in News Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have recently agreed to resume negotiations to resolve their decade-long complex dispute over the Grand...

    06 Jan 2021 Geographical Features and their Location

  • UNESCO Global Geoparks

    Why in News The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is making efforts to get recognition of a geopark for Visakhapatnam...

    18 Nov 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Tectonically Active Zone of Himalayas

    Why in News Recently, a group of scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have found that the Indus-Tsangpo Suture...

    28 Oct 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Atal Tunnel

    Why in News The Prime Minister has inaugurated the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang, which connects Solang Valley near Manali to...

    03 Oct 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Zombie Fire

    Why in News According to a new study, the fire regimes in the Arctic are changing rapidly, with ‘zombie fires’ becoming more frequent in...

    01 Oct 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • African Elephant dying due to Cyanobacteria

    Why in News Neuro-toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 African elephants in the Okavango delta region, Botswana (country...

    22 Sep 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Re-measuring Mount Everest

    Why in News China and Nepal are soon expected to announce Mount Everest’s latest official height. In 2019, both countries agreed to...

    16 Sep 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Methane Hydrates in Krishna-Godavari Basin

    Why in News Recently, a study on biogenic methane hydrate in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin was conducted by the researchers at the Agharkar...

    15 Sep 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Day 2

    Indian Physiography Every year several questions have been asked from different physiographic locations of India. The scope of questions that can be...

    21 Jul 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Flood Management In India

    This article is based on “Evolve an integrated response to floods” which was published in The Hindustan Times on 06/07/2020. It talks...

    09 Jul 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Olms in Postojna Cave of Slovenia

    Why in News Recently, three Olms have been put on display in Slovenia’s Postojna Cave, where they hatched in 2016 in a rare successful...

    18 Jun 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Delta

    Delta is a “depositional feature of a river formed at the mouth of the river. These are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and...

    01 Jun 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Chinese Trawlers in South China Sea

    Why in News The Chinese fishing fleets have been seen raiding the rich waters of the South China Sea that are internationally recognised as...

    01 Apr 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Zoji La

    Zoji La is a high mountain pass located in the Kargil district of Ladakh. The pass links Leh and Srinagar and provides an important link between...

    16 Mar 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Effects of Changing Groundwater Levels on Himalayas

    Why in News Recently, researchers from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) have found that the Himalayan range subsides and moves up...

    14 Mar 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Mt. Aconcagua

    Why in News Kaamya Karthikeyan, a twelve year old Indian student, has become the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua, the highest...

    10 Feb 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Nalabana Bird Sanctuary

    Why in News Recently, a record number of migratory birds have arrived at the Nalabana bird sanctuary in Odisha. The dismantling of illegal prawn...

    10 Jan 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

    Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is located in North Goa District, Sanguem taluka near the town of Valpoi. Owing to the presence of Bengal Tigers, it can...

    08 Jan 2020 Geographical Features and their Location

  • White Island

    Why in News A volcanic eruption took place at White Island in New Zealand. White Island is New Zealand’s most active cone volcano which has...

    10 Dec 2019 Geographical Features and their Location

  • Pavoor-Uliya Island

    Pavoor-Uliya is an island in the middle of the river Nethravati, about 10 km off Mangaluru, Karnataka. The Nethravati River has its origin in...

    18 Nov 2019 Geographical Features and their Location

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