Category: Geography

Summer Solstice 2024
21st June has been marked as the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere of the world.
Chenab Rail Bridge
First trial train run has been conducted on Chenab Rail Bridge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
El Nino and La Nina
El Nino conditions prevailing since mid-2023 had ended and were replaced by El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral phase.
Notified Disasters
Heatwave events have reopened discussions on inclusion of heatwave as notified disasters under the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005
Koya Tribe
Special Enforcement Bureau raids on Mahua liquor in Andhra Pradesh have targeted Koya tribe, threatening their traditional practices.
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