India-Bangladesh Border Subject – Geography Context – Amid Bangladesh violence, a Tripura suburb hangs on to its peace Concept – The Bangladesh–India border, known locally as the International Border (IB), is an international border running between Bangladesh and India. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometre-long (2,545 mi) international border, the fifth-longest land border […]

    Pacific Islands Subject – Geography Context – Actions, not words – Pacific Islands urge strong commitment on climate Concept – Three major groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean are Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands are referred to as Pacific Islanders. The Pacific Island region covers more […]

    Parambikulam Aliyar Project Subject – Geography Context – With political will, Kerala and Tamil Nadu can overcome hurdles to renew the Parambikulam Aliyar Project agreement Concept – The prosperity of the Pollachi region of Tamil Nadu is attributed to the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP). The project paved the way for surplus waters from […]

    Palk Strait Mapping Subject – Geography Context – A festering crisis in the Palk Strait Concept – The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the […]

    Pir Panjal Range Subject – Geography Context – The Poonch encounter, which has continued for 15 days, is one of the longest such operations in the dense forests south of the Pir Panjal range in more than a decade. Concept – The PirPanjal Range is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan […]

    Mullaperiyar Dam Subject – Geography Context – SC tells panel to fix maximum water level at Mullaperiyar dam Concept – Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, […]

    Tsugaru Strait Map Subject – Geography Context – Russia, China hold first joint patrol in western Pacific Ocean Concept – The Tsugaru Strait is a strait between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. Western maps in prior to the 20th century also referred to […]