Category: Geography
Maitri Setu and Feni River
Maitri Setu will give India’s north-eastern region and landlocked countries like Bhutan and Nepal access to the Bay of Bengal.
North Sea Drilling
United Kingdom is planning on more drilling in the North Sea for oil and natural gas.
Erra Matti Dibbalu
Demand on Andhra Pradesh Government to come up with measures to protect Erra Matti Dibbalu.
Joshimath
Houses and roads collapsed amid heavy rains in the Helang area of Joshimath.
Kalka–Shimla railway
51 killed in Himachal rains, 14 of them in Shimla landslides.
River Nandakini
Water levels of the Pindar and Nandakini river in Chamoli have seen a sharp increase.
El Nino
Recent study reveals declining El Niño influence on Central India’s monsoon patterns since 1981, with only 10% of droughts or excess rains attributed to ENSO fluctuations.
Delhi Floods
The Yamuna River floods, causing water to advance deeper into the city, resulting in flooding at Rajghat and reaching the vicinity of the Supreme Court.
Ganga Action Plan and Namami Gange programme
Hundreds of turtles to be released into river Ganges under a joint aegis of the NamamiGange Programme, Forest and Wildlife Department and Wildlife Institute of India (WII).
Solar Flares
Recently, an X-class Solar Flare led to a radio blackout in parts of the US, Pacific Ocean.
Earthquakes and Earthquake Swarms
Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) raised concern of an imminent volcanic eruption as Iceland experienced 2,200 earthquakes in the last 24 hrs.