Category: Geography
Koya Tribe
Special Enforcement Bureau raids on Mahua liquor in Andhra Pradesh have targeted Koya tribe, threatening their traditional practices.
Millet
RBI Annual Report 2023-24 highlighted stagnant Millet production in India
Nyishi Tribe
Kabak Yano becomes the first woman from Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh to scale Mount Everest.
Tropical Cyclones
Cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ makes landfall in West Bengal and Bangladesh Coast
Humbdolt Glacier
Scientists reclassified the Humboldt glacier as an ice field.
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field underwent a major weakening 591 million years ago
Aurora in Ladakh
Stable Aurora Red Arc Event captured at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh.
Dust Storms
Delhi witnessed a sudden dust storm with strong winds and light rain.
Geomagnetic Storm
A G-5 level geomagnetic storm, the first since the Halloween Storms of 2003, has struck Earth.
Swell Waves
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) had forecasted Swell waves likely to hit several coastal areas in India over the weekend.
La Cumbre volcano & Land iguanas
Lava spewing from volcano on Galápagos Islands destroying habitat of rare land iguanas.
Earth’s rotation and Climate Change
According to a study, climate change has slowed Earth’s rotation and could affect timekeeping.