Geography
Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami
Why in news? An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025. The undersea quake triggered a tsunami that pro...
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Why in news? An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025. The undersea quake triggered a tsunami that pro...
Why in news? More than 300 trekkers were rescued near the Kalu River in Maharashtra’s Malshej Ghat after heavy rains caused a sudden rise in water l...
Why in news? A massive bloom of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi off the coast of South Australia in July 2025 killed more than 400 marine s...
Why in news? The Lakshadweep administration issued a notification in July 2025 to acquire Bitra Island for defence purposes. The plan sparked protests...
Why in news? John Warmington, a veteran diver from Vanuatu, recently described how once‑vibrant coral reefs near Havannah Harbour have become gravey...
Why in news? A recent marriage in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, where a woman wed two brothers from the Hatti community, rekindled public dis...
Why in news? Archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and local universities unearthed significant artefacts at Marungur village i...
Why in news? Shipping companies began avoiding the Red Sea route in 2025 after Yemen’s Houthi group targeted commercial vessels. As a result, Israel...
Why in news? Discussions in July 2025 about language policy brought fresh attention to the way languages shape personal and group identities. In one ...
Why in news? Discussions on 17 July 2025 highlighted how India’s adoption system struggles to meet demand. Prospective parents often wait years, whi...
Why in news? New crewed missions such as NASA’s Artemis programme and commercial vehicles like SpaceX Crew Dragon have revived interest in splashdow...
Why in news? Persistent droughts in Bundelkhand and recurrent floods along Bangladesh’s Jamuna River illustrate how climate change is driving people...
Why in news? Astronomers confirmed that a comet designated 3I/Atlas is only the third interstellar object ever observed passing through our solar syst...
Why in news? Several medium‑intensity tremors in and around Delhi sparked discussions on the seismic vulnerability of the National Capital Region (N...
Why in news? A large wildfire in Tarragona province, Catalonia, in early July 2025 forced over 18,000 residents into lockdown and burned nearly 3,000...
Why in news? On 9 July 2025 a section of the Gambhira bridge near Mujpur in Vadodara district, Gujarat, collapsed, causing vehicles to plunge into t...
Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Frontiers report titled “The Weight of Time”. It warns that increas...
Why in news? A herd of rare Kharai camels in Gujarat got caught by rising tides, drawing attention to this unique breed and the challenges it faces. A...
Why in news? The European Union’s finance ministers approved Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone from 1 January 2026. This decision drew attentio...
Why in news? In July 2025 the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile released its first test images from the world’s largest digital camera. This fac...