Geography
Mount Bur Ni Telong Volcano
Why in news? Indonesian disaster authorities raised the alert level of Mount Bur Ni Telong in Aceh to Level III after recording a series of shallow an...
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Why in news? Indonesian disaster authorities raised the alert level of Mount Bur Ni Telong in Aceh to Level III after recording a series of shallow an...
Why in news? In December 2025 two municipalities in Peru’s Amazon—Satipo and Nauta—granted legal rights to stingless bees. This pioneering decis...
Why in news? In December 2025 India successfully tested two Pralay short‑range ballistic missiles from a mobile launcher off the Odisha coast. The t...
Why in news? In January 2026 meteorological agencies in the United States and Europe warned of “bomb cyclone” conditions as a rapidly intensifying...
Why in news? Nimesulide, a popular pain‑relief medicine, returned to headlines when India’s health ministry ordered a ban on all oral formulations...
Why in news? During Russia’s Zapad 2025 military exercises and subsequent announcements, Moscow highlighted a new missile called the Oreshnik. Weste...
Why in news? Scientists at Kolkata’s S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences announced PathGennie, an open‑source algorithm that drastically ...
Why in news? In December 2025 copper futures on the London Metal Exchange surpassed US$12,000 per tonne, a historic high. Prices have risen more than ...
Why in news? On 30 December 2025, India’s Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth over ₹4,600 crore to procure more than 4.25 lakh 5.56 × 45 m...
Why in news? Nature lovers were excited when the Sirkeer Malkoha, a shy bird usually found in the plains, was recorded for the first time in Uttarkash...
Why in news? Many people wondered whether banks would remain open on the last day of 2025 and on New Year’s Day. Confusion arose from social media r...
Why in news? Police in Rajasthan’s Tonk district intercepted a car on New Year’s Eve and discovered 150 kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosive...
