Geography
Canary Islands
Why in news? In early November 2025, large waves generated by a powerful storm slammed into Tenerife in the Canary Islands, sweeping people off rocks ...
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Why in news? In early November 2025, large waves generated by a powerful storm slammed into Tenerife in the Canary Islands, sweeping people off rocks ...
Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian head of state to visit Angola. She addressed the Angolan Parliament and met Pre...
Why in news? The National Board for Wildlife has recently approved several infrastructure projects near protected areas, prompting discussions about i...
Why in news? The Gujarat Anti‑Terrorism Squad recently arrested three men, including a doctor, for allegedly trying to extract the deadly toxin rici...
Why in news? The World Bank recently released its Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report on India under the joint IMF–World Bank Financial Sector ...
Why in news? Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and NASA have used the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) aboard India�...
Why in news? The city of Belém in Brazil’s Amazon region will host the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP‑30) to the UNFCCC from 10–21 Novembe...
Why in news? An eighteenth-century mechanical model depicting the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was recently reconstructed by university students, drawin...
Why in news? The Union government continues to highlight the National Social Assistance Programme as a key pillar of its social safety net. The scheme...
Why in news? Volcanic lightning captured public attention after an educational project brought to life an eighteenth-century mechanical model of Mount...
Why in news? The first regional conference of the BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) took place in Kochi, Kerala, from 4-6 November 2025. ...
Why in news? The Environment Ministry's Forest Advisory Committee recently withheld clearance for the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric...
Why in news? Denmark's government recently proposed banning social media access for children under 15 years old to address growing concerns about onli...
Why in news? Botanists from the Botanical Survey of India announced the discovery of a new species of flowering plant, Crassicaulis middletonii, in th...
Why in news? A scintillometer was recently installed at the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute's Critical Zone Observatory in Aduthurai. This instrume...
Why in news? A portion of the sacred Piprahwa Relics of the Buddha, which had been passed down in the Peppe family for generations and were auctioned ...
Why in news? The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China formally inducted the aircraft carrier Fujian after extensive sea trials. The carrier's...
Why in news? The Ministry of Rural Development has expanded the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) by approving additional funds for self‑hel...
Why in news? Peru has been in the spotlight due to a combination of economic reforms and cultural heritage preservation initiatives. The country recen...
Why in news? Several recent studies have highlighted the role of melanin in protecting our skin against ultraviolet (UV) radiation and its potential a...