Geography
Cloud Iridescence: Diffraction, Formation & Rainbows
Why in news? Social media users recently shared videos of pastel‑coloured “rainbow clouds” seen in the skies over Indonesia. The spectacle spark...
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Why in news? Social media users recently shared videos of pastel‑coloured “rainbow clouds” seen in the skies over Indonesia. The spectacle spark...
Why in news? A scientific paper published in May 2026 analysed the landslide‑triggered tsunami that struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord on 10 August 2...
Why in news? Weather agencies reported that a new western disturbance would approach northern India between 11 and 13 May, bringing clouds and possibl...
Why in news? In May 2026 Pakistani authorities returned the body of a nine‑year‑old boy from Kargil who had drowned in the Suru River on 20 March ...
Why in news? On 5 May 2026 a country boat carrying six people capsized in the Mahi River near Bhainsau village in Rajasthan’s Banswara district. Res...
Why in news? The Narmada River, one of India’s major waterways, often features in discussions on river systems because it flows westwards, unlike mo...
Why in news? On 4 May 2026 a magnitude‑6.0 earthquake struck Samar Island in Eastern Samar province in the Philippines. The quake, which occurred at...
Why in news? The Mayon stratovolcano in the Philippines erupted in early May 2026, prompting authorities to raise the alert level and evacuate nearby ...
Why in news? Mount Dukono, an active volcano on Halmahera Island in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted again in April 2026. Authorities repo...
Why in news? Defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) met in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting drew attention to...
Why in news? Scientists and environmentalists have warned that light pollution is threatening the famously dark night skies of Chile’s Atacama Deser...
Why in news? A fossil bed dating back to the Holocene epoch has been discovered in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. Union Environment Minister Bhup...
