Geography

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Venezuela

Venezuela

Why in news? Venezuela has been in news recently. Understanding Venezuela’s physical features helps contextualise its economy and biodiver...

Natural Gas Discovery near the Andaman Islands

Natural Gas Discovery near the Andaman Islands

Why in news? Oil India Ltd announced that it had struck natural gas near the Andaman Islands at a shallow offshore well named “Vijayapuram...

Musi River

Musi River

Why in news? The Musi River has been in news as the Telangana government prepared to clear encroachments along its banks. Understanding the ...

Mahendragiri Hills – Biodiversity Heritage Site

Mahendragiri Hills – Biodiversity Heritage Site

Why in news? The Mahendragiri hills in Odisha’s Gajapati district, declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site in 2022, continue to attract scie...

Estonia

Estonia

Why in news? Estonia has been mentioned in international news for its role in cybersecurity initiatives and its relations with Russia and NA...

Almatti Dam Height Increase

Almatti Dam Height Increase

Why in news? Proposals resurfaced in September 2025 to raise the height of the Almatti Dam on the Krishna River from 519.6 metres to 524.256...

Barren Island Volcano

Barren Island Volcano

Why in news? Scientists recorded low‑level activity at Barren Island in September 2025, reminding the public that it is India’s only act...

El NiĂąo and Extreme Rainfall in India

Why in news? A new study found that although El NiĂąo usually suppresses the Indian summer monsoon, it increases the likelihood of intense d...

Seven Natural Heritage Sites Added to UNESCO’s Tentative List

Why in news? Seven Indian natural sites were added to UNESCO’s Tentative List in 2025. Being placed on the list is the first step towards ...

Technology‑Driven Disaster Management Strategy

Technology‑Driven Disaster Management Strategy

Why in news? Catastrophic floods and landslides in the Himalayas during the 2025 monsoon underscored the need for modern disaster management...

Ageing Dams in India

Ageing Dams in India

Why in news? More than a thousand large dams in India will be over 50 years old by 2025, and several hundred are already beyond their design...

Grey Rhino Event: Learning from the Wayanad Landslide

Grey Rhino Event: Learning from the Wayanad Landslide

Why in news? A report titled Sliding Earth, Scattered Lives released in September 2025 described the July 2024 landslide in Wayanad district...

Erra Matti Dibbalu (Red Sand Dunes)

Why in news? The Erra Matti Dibbalu, or Red Sand Dunes, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh have been included in the UNESCO Tentative List...

The Philippine Island of Pugad

Why in news? Scientists raised alarms that Pugad, a small island in the Philippines’ Bulacan province, is subsiding rapidly while sea leve...

Himalayan Fragility and Unsustainable Development

Why in news? Severe floods and landslides in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Kashmir during the 2025 monsoon season highlighted th...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Why in news? Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. The megadam is Africa’s largest hydroelectri...

The Red Sea and Undersea Cables

The Red Sea and Undersea Cables

Why in news? In early September 2025, several submarine cables beneath the Red Sea were damaged, disrupting internet traffic between Asia an...

The Beas and Sutlej Rivers

The Beas and Sutlej Rivers

Why in news? Heavy monsoon rains in 2025 caused the Beas and Sutlej rivers in Punjab to swell, threatening villages such as Marar in Tarn Ta...

Sudan

Sudan

Why in news? A devastating landslide in Sudan’s Darfur region in late August 2025 killed over a thousand people and destroyed an entire m...

Land subsidence in Chamoli’s Nanda Nagar

Why in news? In early September 2025 residents of Band Bazar in Nanda Nagar, a town in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, experienced sudden ...