Geography
Andhra Police Officer Scales Europe's Mount Elbrus
Why in news?A news report said Sub-Inspector V. Venkateswara Rao reached Mount Elbrus and displayed a 100-metre Indian flag. The reported achievement ...
The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news?A news report said Sub-Inspector V. Venkateswara Rao reached Mount Elbrus and displayed a 100-metre Indian flag. The reported achievement ...
Why in news?A cluster of shallow tremors in northern Nashik led officials to plan four continuous seismic stations. What happened Reviewed National Ce...
Why in news?Water and debris entered a project tunnel in Chamoli district. By 14 August, seven workers were confirmed dead and three remained missing....
Why in news?Residents in Upper Subansiri reported a sudden forceful rise and floating timber despite little local rain. No official cause was establis...
Why in news?The southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay affected large parts of the Philippines. More than 2.27 million people were re...
Why in news?Heavy rainfall and dam releases raised the Betwa River in Madhya Pradesh. Low-lying parts of Vidisha district faced flood-like conditions ...
Why in news? Lake Mead fell to 1,040.4 feet above sea level on 7 August. Federal data placed it below the previous record from July 2022. The reservoi...
Why in news? Parts of Assam’s Golaghat district flooded on 7 August 2026; the Dhansiri and Doyang river systems had swollen. The Dhansiri was report...
Why in news? Nagarjuna Sagar marked fifty-nine years since water entered its right canal. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi opened that canal flow on 4 Aug...
Why in news? Heat and limited rainfall sharply lowered the Rhine during July 2026. Cargo vessels reduced loads because their safe draught had decrease...
Why in news? French and British teams rescued 157 people from a burning small boat. The engine failed near British waters within France's search-and-r...
Why in news? A rain-triggered landslide struck a monastery in Ethiopia's Amhara region. At least fourteen people died in the initial accounting. Seven...
