Posted in National Parks River Tiger Reserves

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.

Posted in Landmarks World Affairs

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.”

Posted in Geography River

Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal

Supreme Court has ordered the government of Punjab to complete the construction of the SYL project.

Posted in Environment Geography Lakes Protected Sites Ramsar Sites

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.

Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon Lakes Landmarks

Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)

A cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta River basin.

Posted in Environment Geography Landmarks Ramsar Sites

Sundarbans as global commons

Experts from India and Bangladesh believe that climate change triggered loss and damage in the Sundarbans, should be seen as a “global commons”.

Posted in Geography Polity River

River Cauvery

Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upheld the decision of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), asking Karnataka to release 3,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) to Tamil Nadu till October 15.

Posted in Environment Geography Geography Phenomenon

Heat Index

Index article on the Hindu – What is heat index and why is it important to measure?

Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon

Super Blue Moon

Recently, the night sky was illuminated by a rare phenomenon – a super blue moon.

Posted in Geography Landmarks Sea

Northern Sea Route | Suez Canal

Murmansk port, the beginning point in NSR sees rising Indian cargo traffic, with India-bound goods being the largest share.

Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon Science & Technology Space Science

Moon’s South Pole

Chandrayaan-3 has created history by landing near the little-explored south pole of the Moon.

Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon

Fujiwhara Effect

Bay Area and other regions of Central and Southern California were recently impacted by strong winds caused by the Fujiwhara effect. California witnessed an unusually wet winter, with at least twelve ‘atmospheric river’ storms battering the state.