Geography
Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Ethiopia
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...
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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? Heavy rainfall over north‑eastern Tamil Nadu in mid‑November caused several lakes in the Palar River’s catchment to overflow. The s...
Why in news? New geophysical research on Bolivia’s dormant Uturuncu volcano revealed that its mysterious ground uplift is driven by hot fluids, not ...
Why in news? During the state visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Botswana, India and Botswana announced the translocation of eight African cheetahs ...
Why in news? Rescue teams recently saved four women and three children who were stranded in flood waters while crossing the Penganga River near Sahast...
Why in news? Geologists have discovered that long‑term drops in Lake Turkana’s water level have increased the frequency of earthquakes and volcani...
Why in news? In early November 2025, large waves generated by a powerful storm slammed into Tenerife in the Canary Islands, sweeping people off rocks ...
Why in news? Denmark's government recently proposed banning social media access for children under 15 years old to address growing concerns about onli...
Why in news? An eighteenth-century mechanical model depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was recently reconstructed by university students, drawin...
Why in news? Peru has been in the spotlight due to a combination of economic reforms and cultural heritage preservation initiatives. The country recen...
Why in news? Australia’s Christmas Island National Park is once again witnessing the spectacular annual migration of millions of red crabs. Park aut...
Why in news? Bangladesh became the first South Asian country to accede to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and I...
