Surviving in India’s Salt Desert: The Resilience of the Indian Wild Ass in the Rann of Kutch Sub: Geo Sec: Mapping Why in News The Rann of Kutch, particularly the Little Rann of Kutch, remains a significant ecological region as it supports the last population of the Indian wild ass, also known as […]

    Another Wayanad in making? A Karnataka village’s residents fear environmental fallout from laterite mining Sub: Geo Sec: Indian Physical Geo  Context: Kallamundkuru village in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district has become a centre of controversy due to large-scale laterite soil mining. This sudden increase in mining activity has raised concerns among environmental activists and […]

    Naming of Arunachal Peak After Sixth Dalai Lama: China Terms It ‘Illegal and Null’ Sub: Geo SEC: Mapping Why in News: Recently, a mountaineering team from India named a previously unnamed peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the Sixth Dalai Lama, RigzenTsangyang Gyatso. This move has sparked a response from China, which claims the […]

    New River-Linking Pact between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh: A Modified Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project Sub: Geo Sec: India physical geo  Why in News A new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is set to be signed between the governments of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to implement a modified version of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project […]

    Record Foodgrain Production in 2023-24 Sub: Geo Sec: Eco Geo Why in News The Union Agriculture Ministry has released its fourth and final estimates for major agricultural crop production for the financial year 2023-24. The report highlights a record-breaking foodgrain production while forecasting a decline in the output of pulses, oilseeds, and sugarcane. […]