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Port of Eilat and the Red Sea Shipping Crisis

Why in news? Shipping companies began avoiding the Red Sea route in 2025 after Yemen’s Houthi group targeted commercial vessels. As a resu...

Language and Identity

Why in news? Discussions in July 2025 about language policy brought fresh attention to the way languages shape personal and group identitie...

Child Adoption Crisis in India

Why in news? Discussions on 17 July 2025 highlighted how India’s adoption system struggles to meet demand. Prospective parents often wait ...

What is a splashdown landing?

Why in news? New crewed missions such as NASA’s Artemis programme and commercial vehicles like SpaceX Crew Dragon have revived interest in...

Climate Migration

Why in news? Persistent droughts in Bundelkhand and recurrent floods along Bangladesh’s Jamuna River illustrate how climate change is driv...

3I/Atlas – Third‑Ever Interstellar Object

Why in news? Astronomers confirmed that a comet designated 3I/Atlas is only the third interstellar object ever observed passing through our ...

Vulnerability of Delhi‑NCR to Earthquakes (Mapping)

Why in news? Several medium‑intensity tremors in and around Delhi sparked discussions on the seismic vulnerability of the National Capital...

Tarragona Province (Spain)

Why in news? A large wildfire in Tarragona province, Catalonia, in early July 2025 forced over 18,000 residents into lockdown and burned ne...

Mahisagar (Mahi) River

Why in news? On 9 July 2025 a section of the Gambhira bridge near Mujpur in Vadodara district, Gujarat, collapsed, causing vehicles to plu...

UNEP Frontiers Report 2025

Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Frontiers report titled “The Weight of Time”. It warns th...

Kharai Camels

Why in news? A herd of rare Kharai camels in Gujarat got caught by rising tides, drawing attention to this unique breed and the challenges i...

Bulgaria – Geography & Eurozone Entry

Why in news? The European Union’s finance ministers approved Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone from 1 January 2026. This decision dre...

Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Why in news? In July 2025 the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile released its first test images from the world’s largest digital camera...

Namibia – Geography & Ties with India

Why in news? Namibia came into focus as the Indian Prime Minister visited the country in July 2025—only the second such visit in nearly t...

C‑FLOOD App

Why in news? The Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C‑DAC) launched C‑FLOOD—India’...

Argentina – Geography and Relations with India

Why in news? Argentina featured in the news during July 2025 due to trade negotiations and discussions on lithium exploration between India...

Maternal Mortality in India

Why in news? India’s latest maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for 2019–21 was reported at 93 deaths per 100,000 live births. While progress...

Russia Officially Recognises the Taliban (Mapping)

Why in news? Russia formally recognised the Taliban‑led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the Tali...

Gaden Phodrang Trust

Why in news? On his 90th birthday, the 14th Dalai Lama reiterated that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will be the sole authority to recognise ...

Mapping Focus – Trinidad and Tobago

Why in news? Trinidad and Tobago was in news recently. Location and general information Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost island count...