Geography
Rottnest Island: Western Australia, Indian Ocean & Quokkas
Why in News? A 38‑year‑old man recently died in a suspected shark attack near Rottnest Island, a popular holiday spot off the coast of Western Aus...
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Why in News? A 38‑year‑old man recently died in a suspected shark attack near Rottnest Island, a popular holiday spot off the coast of Western Aus...
Why in News? Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned amid controversy over how her government handled a series of stray drones, believed to b...
Why in News? Recent studies published in 2025–26 revealed that uplift and seismic unrest at Bolivia’s Uturuncu volcano are caused by the movement ...
Why in news? Environmental reports warn that the Euphrates River, once a lifeline of Mesopotamian civilisation, is shrinking rapidly. Satellite data s...
Why in news? The Sabarmati River is often mentioned in civil services examinations because it flows through Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, two of Gujarat�...
Why in news? In early May 2026 the United Kingdom carried out its first medical parachute mission. An RAF A400M aircraft flew more than 3,000 kilometr...
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? Social media users recently shared videos of pastel‑coloured “rainbow clouds” seen in the skies over Indonesia. The spectacle spark...
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? On 4 May 2026 a magnitude‑6.0 earthquake struck Samar Island in Eastern Samar province in the Philippines. The quake, which occurred at...
