Geography
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Why in news? Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. The megadam is Africa’s largest hydroelectric project....
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Why in news? Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River. The megadam is Africa’s largest hydroelectric project....
Why in news? The Indian government licensed five domestic firms to manufacture and commercialise AdFalciVax, the country’s first indigenous multi‑...
Why in news? Launched during the 2024 India–UK Economic and Financial Dialogue, the UKIIFB marked its first anniversary with a report recommending p...
Why in news? On 9 September 2025 the Electoral College of Parliament elected CP Radhakrishnan as India’s fifteenth Vice President. He defeated Justi...
Why in news? An Indian Armed Forces contingent departed for Russia to participate in Exercise Zapad 2025, a multilateral military drill at the Mulino ...
Why in news? China recently tightened controls on rare earth mining and processing, reinforcing its global dominance. This development has sparked dis...
Why in news? Public debates on gender roles, dowry deaths, domestic violence and the undervaluation of women’s unpaid work have renewed focus on the...
Why in news? A newspaper column described loneliness as the biggest “corporate disease” among India’s working youth (aged 25–35). The piece dr...
Why in news? A wildlife survey by WWF‑India and the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department has captured the first photographic evidence of Pallas’s c...
Why in news? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs plans to release a translated collection of Bhil folk tales on its “Adi Vaani” portal. The e‑book wi...
Why in news? Assam began year‑long celebrations marking the birth centenary of the legendary singer, composer and poet Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. Tributes...
Why in news? India beat defending champions Korea 4–1 in the final of the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 held in Rajgir, Bihar. The victory secured In...
