Geography

Nature-Based Solutions and Rejuvenation of Waterbodies

Nature-Based Solutions and Rejuvenation of Waterbodies

Rejuvenating Waterbodies through Nature-Based Solutions Context: India’s waterbodies—lakes, ponds, wetlands, and rivers—are under increasing pressure from pollution, encroachment, and climate...

Arsenic Contamination in India’s Drinking Water

Beyond Access: Ensuring Water Safety in Arsenic-Affected India Context: Arsenic contamination in drinking water is a slow-onset disaster affecting millions...

UPSC Mains 2025 GS Paper I

UPSC Mains 2025 GS Paper I

Download UPSC Civil Services Mains 2025 GS Paper I question paper with detailed analysis. Know the difficulty level, section-wise trends,...

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Hydropower Generation in India

Hydropower output may rise 10% on bountiful rain Context: Heavy monsoon rains may be disrupting roads, but they have filled...

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazard

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazard

Myanmar’s massive quake hints at bigger earthquakes to come Earthquake: A new study by Caltech researchers reveals that the Sagaing...

Greenland’s Glacial Runoff and Global Ecological Balance

Greenland’s Glacial Runoff and Global Ecological Balance

Greenland’s glacial runoff is powering explosions of ocean life Context: NASA-backed simulations show that meltwater from Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier drives...

Indian Ocean Region

Indian Ocean Region: Strategic Opportunities Driving India’s Maritime Leadership Context: The release of the Eighth Report of the Committee on...

Glacial Retreat & Ice Thinning

Why a famously Stable Glacier in Argentina is now under threat Context: Once considered a rare stable glacier in a...

Drying Lakes & Local Water Bodies

Drying Lakes & Local Water Bodies

The Earth is drying out and we need to act urgently Drying Lakes: A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances...

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

What is Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project? What is the controversy around it? Context: The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), once hailed...

Places in News: France

    Bordering Countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Monaco Does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?  No...

Subduction

New study reveals surprising clues about the beginning of subduction on Earth Context: A recent study published in Nature Communications...

Flash Floods

Flash Floods

How can we make our hills safe again? Context: Recently, a suspected cloudburst in the upper Kheer Ganga catchment triggered...

Uttarkashi Flash Floods

Uttarkashi Flash Floods

Uttarakhand flash floods highlight escalating weather disasters Context: The recent flash floods in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, triggered by a cloudburst on...