Bakhira Lake: Sediments Record 25,000 Years of Monsoon Change
Why in news?A government research announcement on 10 September highlighted a long climate record from Bakhira Lake. Scientists examined sediments to r...
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Why in news?A government research announcement on 10 September highlighted a long climate record from Bakhira Lake. Scientists examined sediments to r...
Why in news?A 10 September explainer revisited how Mississippi River levees affect Louisiana’s wetlands. The issue concerns a longstanding trade-off...
Why in news?A bus left a mountain road on Cape Verde’s Fogo Island on 5 September 2026. The crash killed 25 people and injured 14 others, according ...
Why in news?Anak Krakatau erupted again on 6 September 2026 and sent ash into busy Indonesian airspace. Authorities temporarily closed Soekarno-Hatta ...
Why in news?The Subarnarekha flooded low-lying parts of Odisha’s Balasore district in early September. More than 45,000 people across twenty-two gra...
Why in news?Tamil Nadu is examining solar-powered pumping for a proposed transfer of surplus Cauvery water. The proposal would connect Mayanur Barrage...
Why in news?A vehicle carrying ten people fell into the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh on 13 August 2026. The accident occurred near Sarti on the Wa...
Why in news?A new risk assessment has renewed attention on the rapidly expanding Ghepan Lake in Himachal Pradesh. The glacial lake lies above Sissu in...
Why in news?A basin-scale study identified 219 hanging glaciers in Uttarakhand’s Alaknanda basin. Researchers mapped their form and estimated the ic...
Why in news?A new barrier lake formed in Tibet after the deadly Rasuwa border flood. Avalanche and landslide debris blocked a river flowing towards Ne...
Why in news?The Tamil Nadu government is examining a ₹876.35-crore proposal for central Chennai. It covers 7.2 kilometres of the Buckingham Canal. T...
Why in news?The National Disaster Response Force positioned teams in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh after Nepal’s flash floods. Officials monitored rivers ...