Category: Landmarks
Balasinore Dinosaur Park | Geo Heritage Sites
Power outages, broken exhibits and poor upkeep, ails the iconic dino park and museum in Gujarat’s Balasinor.
Subansiri River
Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project on river Subansiri, at Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border, is set to be commissioned
River Cities Alliance
Ganga Utsav 2024 organized recently by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) witnessed participation from several river cities under the River City Alliance.
Maritime Chokepoints
Review of Maritime Transport 2024 – Navigating Maritime Chokepoints Report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Hirakud Dam | Mahanadi
Six decade-old canal system of Hirakud Dam is set for a major renovation.
National Mission for Clean Ganga | Ganga River
NMCG improves international collaboration to tackle plastic waste in Ganga.
Port Blair
Union Minister recently said in a post on X that Port Blair will now be known as ‘Sri Vijaya Puram’.
Wular Lake
Measures are being taken for cleaning siltation of critically silted Wular Lake.
Dumbur Dam | Gumti River
India has refuted allegations that the recent floods in eastern Bangladesh were caused by the opening of the Dumbur dam over Gumti River in Tripura.
Escarpments
A new study has linked continental break-up to new topological like plateaus and ‘escarpments’ form.
Tungabhadra
A flood alert has been issued in Karnataka’s Koppal district after one of the 33 crest gates of the Tungabhadra dam was washed away.