Geography
Sone River – Geography and Significance
Why in news? During the Chhath festival, two people drowned in the Sone River near Palamu district in Jharkhand, drawing attention to safety concerns ...
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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? The Union government has reported that around 22,560 hectares of degraded coastal land have been restored or earmarked for restoration un...
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? The Mission for Advancement in High‑Impact Areas (MAHA) – Medical Technology was launched in late October 2025 by the Anusandhan Nati...
Why in news? In October 2025 the Indian Coast Guard launched two Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit, at Goa Shipyard Limited. The...
Why in news? In late October 2025 more than two dozen pilot whales died after they stranded themselves at Twilight Beach in New Zealand. Local Māori ...
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? In October 2025 the Reserve Bank of India exempted the government‑backed Special Window for Affordable and Mid‑Income Housing (SWAMIH...
Why in news? The 2,000‑megawatt Subansiri Lower hydroelectric project, India’s largest, started commissioning its first unit in October 2025. Situ...
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? Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice‑President C.P. Radhakrishnan extended greetings to the Indo‑Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on its...
Why in news? On 26 October 2025 the Government of India announced the winners of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, a national award that recognises ...
Why in news? Four years after its launch, the Pradhan Mantri–Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM‑ABHIM) has emerged as a cornerstone...
Why in news? India’s Duty‑Free Tariff Preference scheme has come back into focus after the World Trade Organisation credited it for boosting expor...
Why in news? The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) recently celebrated the 18th Raising Day of Project Arunank, a flagship road‑building initiative in...
Why in news? A recent study by Indian researchers has explained why Kopi Luwak, a coffee made from beans eaten and excreted by civets, tastes so diffe...
Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced that it will deploy specialised Network Survey Vehicles (NSVs) across 23 st...
Why in news? The Indian Navy has taken delivery of Mahe, the first in a series of eight Anti‑Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) built b...
Why in news? India has been re‑elected as the Vice‑Chairperson for the Asia–Pacific group in the Bureau of the Conference of Parties to the Inte...
Why in news? Residents and environmental activists near the Bandhwari landfill in Haryana have appealed to the Union environment ministry to stop the ...