Geography
Mahi River: Recent Incidents, Course & UPSC Notes
Why in news? The Mahi (Mahisagar) River in western India returned to the headlines after a section of the Gambhira–Mujpur bridge over the river in G...
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Why in news? The Mahi (Mahisagar) River in western India returned to the headlines after a section of the Gambhira–Mujpur bridge over the river in G...
Why in news? On 19 November 2025 Mount Semeru, an active stratovolcano in East Java, Indonesia, erupted violently. The eruption sent a column of ash a...
Why in news? The River Thames, which flows through the heart of London, has been in the spotlight due to ongoing efforts to improve its water quality ...
Why in news? Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, located on Kyushu Island, erupted repeatedly on 16 November 2025, sending ash plumes up to 4.4 km into the ...
Why in news? Portugal came into focus recently as it hosted an international climate summit emphasising the vulnerability of Mediterranean countries t...
Why in news? Greenland's parliament has passed a new law limiting the right of foreigners to own property on the island. The law, adopted on 1 Novembe...
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...
