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Tanzania – East African nation at a glance
Why in news? Tanzania featured in current discussions about African economic partnerships and tourism opportunities. To understand its significance, i...
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Why in news? Tanzania featured in current discussions about African economic partnerships and tourism opportunities. To understand its significance, i...
Why in news? Amid discussions about possible military action in Nigeria, it is important to understand the geography and natural wealth of Africa’s ...
Why in news? A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Negros Island in the Philippines on 2 November 2025. Though no major damage was reported, the event dre...
Why in news? In late October 2025 the Union environment ministry designated Gogabeel Lake in Bihar as a Ramsar wetland, making it India’s 94th such ...
Why in News? In mid‑October 2025, incessant rain over the Varusanadu hills and inflows from the Mullaperiyar dam caused the Vaigai dam in Tamil Nadu...
Why in News? Bhavani Island, a popular tourism spot on the Krishna River near Vijayawada, was shut down twice in 2025 due to flooding caused by heavy ...
Why in news? India has expressed support for Afghanistan’s plan to build a dam on the Kunar River. The proposed project comes at a time when relatio...
Why in news? A century‑long study has found that the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro have lost nearly 75 percent of their native plant species sin...
Why in news? A survey of butterflies and moths has been launched in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary in Mulugu district, Telangana. The study aims t...
Why in news? India has quietly ended its two‑decade presence at the Ayni airbase near Dushanbe, Tajikistan, after a bilateral agreement lapsed. The ...
Why in news? Forest officials in Uttar Pradesh have arrested four people for illegally felling khair trees in the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary. The a...
Why in news? Researchers from Nagaland University warned that changes in land use around rivers feeding Loktak Lake are deteriorating water quality. T...
Why in news? On 25 October 2025 the Cabinet Secretary of India chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review prepared...
Why in news? During the Chhath festival, two people drowned in the Sone River near Palamu district in Jharkhand, drawing attention to safety concerns ...
Why in news? Arunachal Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister announced in October 2025 that a nature trail and angling site would be developed in the Kaml...
Why in news? At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur in October 2025, Timor Leste (East Timor) was formally admit...
Why in news? Researchers analysing two decades of seismic data beneath Mount Etna have found that changes in the ratio of small earthquakes to larger ...
Why in news? Residents and wildlife enthusiasts have raised alarm over the dwindling population of spotted deer in the Konark-Balukhand Wildlife Sanct...
Why in news? At the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress held in late 2025, the Pacific island nation of ...
Why in news? In the early hours of 15 October 2025, Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki‑laki erupted dramatically, sending a column of ash roughly ...