Geography
Mahendragiri Hills – Biodiversity Heritage Site
Why in news? The Mahendragiri hills in Odisha’s Gajapati district, declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site in 2022, continue to attract scientific and...
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Why in news? The Mahendragiri hills in Odisha’s Gajapati district, declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site in 2022, continue to attract scientific and...
Why in news? Proposals resurfaced in September 2025 to raise the height of the Almatti Dam on the Krishna River from 519.6 metres to 524.256 metres. S...
Why in news? Estonia has been mentioned in international news for its role in cybersecurity initiatives and its relations with Russia and NATO. Learni...
Why in news? Scientists recorded low‑level activity at Barren Island in September 2025, reminding the public that it is India’s only active volcan...
Why in news? Seven Indian natural sites were added to UNESCO’s Tentative List in 2025. Being placed on the list is the first step towards World Heri...
Why in news? A new study found that although El Niño usually suppresses the Indian summer monsoon, it increases the likelihood of intense daily rainf...
Why in news? More than a thousand large dams in India will be over 50 years old by 2025, and several hundred are already beyond their design life. Age...
Why in news? Catastrophic floods and landslides in the Himalayas during the 2025 monsoon underscored the need for modern disaster management. In respo...
Why in news? A report titled Sliding Earth, Scattered Lives released in September 2025 described the July 2024 landslide in Wayanad district, Kerala, ...
Why in news? The Erra Matti Dibbalu, or Red Sand Dunes, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh have been included in the UNESCO Tentative List of World ...
Why in news? Scientists raised alarms that Pugad, a small island in the Philippines’ Bulacan province, is subsiding rapidly while sea levels around ...
Why in news? Severe floods and landslides in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Kashmir during the 2025 monsoon season highlighted the conseque...
Why in news? Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. The megadam is Africa’s largest hydroelectric project....
Why in news? In early September 2025, several submarine cables beneath the Red Sea were damaged, disrupting internet traffic between Asia and Europe. ...
Why in news? Heavy monsoon rains in 2025 caused the Beas and Sutlej rivers in Punjab to swell, threatening villages such as Marar in Tarn Taran distri...
Why in news? A devastating landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region in late August 2025 killed over a thousand people and destroyed an entire mountain vi...
Why in news? In early September 2025 residents of Band Bazar in Nanda Nagar, a town in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, experienced sudden land subsi...
Why it matters The Seychelles frequently appears in news about regional diplomacy and maritime security. Understanding its geography helps explain why...
Where is Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a landlocked country located in south‑central Asia at the crossroads of the Middle East, Central Asia and the I...
Why in news? Japan has been in news recently, this article provides insights into its geography and strategic location. Geographical overview Japan is...