India needs to invest substantially on creating multimodal infrastructure Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: India needs good multimodal infrastructure to handle major transport modes — air, rail, road, and waterways. Multimodal Infrastructure: Multimodal infrastructure involves the end-to-end movement of international goods by more than one mode of transport, using a single […]

    Business continuity plan for Israel’s Haifa port ready: APSEZ Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: Haifa port of Israel, which is run and managed by the Adani group, is in the news due to an attack by the Hamas group. The Haifa port, situated in the north, accounts for 3% of (Adani […]

    Afghanistan earthquake kills 2000: The frequent tremors the country sees Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan with magnitude 6.3 have killed more than 2,000 people and injured more than 9,000. Affected regions: Herat province, which borders Iran. The quake also was felt in the nearby Afghan provinces of Farah […]

    Hydro-electric Project in Northeast India Subject :Geography Section: Places in news Project Name River State Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project Subansiri River   Arunachal Pradesh Kameng Hydroelectric Project Kameng River Ranganadi Hydroelectric Project (now Panyor lower hydro power station) Ranganadi River Naying hydropower project Siyom river Emini hydropower project Emini River Etalin Hydro Power […]

    Karnataka facing ‘green drought’ says Minister Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: Centre’s drought review team starting its tour of 13 drought-affected districts in Karnataka. The 10-member inter-ministerial Central team, led by Joint Secretary of Agriculture department Ajit Kumar Sahu, will be touring Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkote, Dharwad, Gadag, Koppal, Ballari, Vijayanagar, Chickballapura, Tumakuru, […]

    At least seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim Subject :Geography Section: Physical geography Context: The flash floods are believed to have been triggered after a lake, formed from the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier, suddenly overflowed and inundated the Teesta river basin. Details: Cause of flash flood: The South Lhonak […]