Barak Valley Subject – Geography Context – Call to separate Barak Valley from Assam grows louder Concept – Barak Valley is comprised of three districts namely Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj and is majorly Bengali-dominated. The Barak Valley is located in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam. The main city of […]

    Lamkhaga Pass Subject – Geography Context – Lamkhaga Pass: Five Out Of 17 Missing Trekkers Found Dead, 2 Rescued by IAF & NDRF Concept – The Lamkhaga Pass (5,282 m / 17,320 ft) is one of the toughest pass which connects Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Harshil in Uttrakhand. The Lamkhaga Pass […]

    Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is named after Manipur Subject – Geography Context – On Sunday, the Union government rechristened Mount Harriet, a historical tourist spot in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, as ‘Mount Manipur’. Concept – The Union government rechristened Mount Harriet, a historical tourist spot in the Andaman and Nicobar […]

    Rainy October Subject – Geography Context – The monsoon is over but several parts of the country are still receiving rainfall. Concept – The monsoon is over but several parts of the country are still receiving rainfall. Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, for example, have received very high rainfall in the last […]

    Idukki dam Subject – Geography Context – With predictions by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) of a fresh bout of heavy rainfall in Kerala, as a precautionary measure, water was released from the Idukki reservoir. Concept – The Idukki Dam is a double curvature Arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a […]