Category: Landmarks

Water Heritage Sites
The Peralassery Subrahmanya Temple pond in Kerala has found place in the list of 75 water heritage sites of India.
Tantalum | River Sutlej
Researchers from the IIT, Ropar has detected the presence of tantalum, a rare metal, in the Sutlej river sand in Punjab.
How volcanic eruptions impact ozone layer?
Recent eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano made an impact on the ozone layer.
Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip has gained international attention due to the recent increase in hostilities between Israel and Hamas militants.
Vizhinjam Port
Vizhinjam International Seaport (1st exclusive trans-shipment port) received its first ship Zhen Hua 15.
Record spike in aerosol in Hindu Kush region
Hindu Kush-Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau region has been witnessing an alarming increase in aerosol levels, a new analysis by the ISRO’s Physical Research Laboratory.
Baltic Sea
A subsea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea have been damaged.
Chabahar Port
India and Iran have further narrowed differences on a proposed 10-year pact for operations at the strategic Chabahar port.
Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP)
As Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh is nearby Government is pushing Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) to secure the final forest clearance, six years after it got the provisional nod.
Operation Al-Aqsa Storm
Militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated southern Israel and unleashed thousands of rockets into the country, with Hamas officially announcing the start of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.”
Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal
Supreme Court has ordered the government of Punjab to complete the construction of the SYL project.
Kolleru Lake
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department to prepare an inventory of land use adjacent to the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary for declaring it an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for conservation of the Kolleru Lake ecosystem.