Geography
Tungabhadra Dam: History, Location & Irrigation Project
Why in news? Debates about water-sharing and dam safety brought the Tungabhadra project into the spotlight this week. Built on the Tungabhadra River n...
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Why in news? Debates about water-sharing and dam safety brought the Tungabhadra project into the spotlight this week. Built on the Tungabhadra River n...
Why in news? The International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled a confirmation‑of‑charges hearing for 19–21 May 2026 in the case against Khale...
Why in news? The Damodar River, once called the “Sorrow of Bengal,” has been in the news because of concerns about flood management and the role o...
Why in news? The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced plans to create a 20,000‑strong paramilitary Mining Guard. This ...
Why in news? Researchers have warned that generative AI systems may suffer from “model collapse” when they are repeatedly trained on their own out...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Norway this week to attend the third India–Nordic summit. The summit brings together the lead...
Why in news? Researchers recently recorded a rare sighting of the red‑necked falcon in Kawal Tiger Reserve, Telangana. The bird, seldom seen in the ...
Why in news? During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands, the Dutch Government returned a set of large copper plates to India. Th...
Why in News? For the first time, a male Western Hoolock Gibbon was documented crossing specially constructed canopy bridges over a railway line in the...
Why in News? Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Siliņa resigned amid controversy over how her government handled a series of stray drones, believed to b...
Why in News? Indian pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has launched a generic version of semaglutide injection in Canada. Semaglutide is...
Why in News? Herpetologists from the Zoological Survey of India and collaborating institutions have described a new species of leopard gecko from the ...
