Geography
Kīlauea Volcano
Why in news? Fresh lava fountains erupted from Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano on 6 December 2025. The US Geological Survey’s webcams showed fountains s...
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Why in news? Fresh lava fountains erupted from Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano on 6 December 2025. The US Geological Survey’s webcams showed fountains s...
Why in news? On 7 December 2025 a small group of soldiers took over Benin’s state television and announced that they had removed President Patrice T...
Why in news? Researchers studying Africa’s Zambezi River have discovered that the river’s true length is about 11 percent greater than previously ...
Why in news? Geologists examining decades‑old magnetic data recently concluded that the Afar region in northeastern Africa is splitting apart as tec...
Why in news? Thailand regularly features in news due to tourism, trade and its role in regional geopolitics. Here are essential facts about the countr...
Why in news? Bitra Island made headlines in mid‑2025 when reports suggested that the Lakshadweep administration was considering its takeover for def...
Why in news? The Chambal River and its wildlife sanctuary were in the spotlight as environmentalists called for stricter protection of one of India’...
Why in news? On 29 November 2025, former US President Donald Trump declared on social media that his administration would “close the airspace above ...
Why in news? Marine scientists have reported that a prolonged marine heatwave has killed or severely bleached a large portion of coral at Western Aust...
Why in news? The shield volcano Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia’s Afar region erupted on 23 November 2025, sending ash up to 15 kilometres into the sky. Thi...
Why in news? Researchers have used stalagmites from Slovenia’s Postojna Cave to derive mathematical equations that explain how different shapes form...
Why in news? The India Meteorological Department reported around 20 November 2025 that a cyclonic circulation had formed over the central parts of the...
Why in news? The Mahi (Mahisagar) River in western India returned to the headlines after a section of the Gambhira–Mujpur bridge over the river in G...
Why in news? On 19 November 2025 Mount Semeru, an active stratovolcano in East Java, Indonesia, erupted violently. The eruption sent a column of ash a...
Why in news? Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, located on Kyushu Island, erupted repeatedly on 16 November 2025, sending ash plumes up to 4.4 km into the ...
Why in news? The River Thames, which flows through the heart of London, has been in the spotlight due to ongoing efforts to improve its water quality ...
Why in news? Portugal came into focus recently as it hosted an international climate summit emphasising the vulnerability of Mediterranean countries t...
Why in news? Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has confirmed the country's first outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the South Ethiopia Region. Lab...
Why in news? Greenland's parliament has passed a new law limiting the right of foreigners to own property on the island. The law, adopted on 1 Novembe...
Why in news? Heavy rainfall over north‑eastern Tamil Nadu in mid‑November caused several lakes in the Palar River’s catchment to overflow. The s...