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Hydropower Generation in India
22 August 2025 | blogwebHydropower output may rise 10% on bountiful rain Context: Heavy monsoon rains may be disrupting roads, but they have filled...
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Earthquakes and Seismic Hazard
20 August 2025 | blogwebMyanmar’s massive quake hints at bigger earthquakes to come Earthquake: A new study by Caltech researchers reveals that the Sagaing...
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Greenland’s Glacial Runoff and Global Ecological Balance
20 August 2025 | blogwebGreenland’s glacial runoff is powering explosions of ocean life Context: NASA-backed simulations show that meltwater from Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier drives...
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Indian Ocean Region
19 August 2025 | blogwebIndian Ocean Region: Strategic Opportunities Driving India’s Maritime Leadership Context: The release of the Eighth Report of the Committee on...
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Glacial Retreat & Ice Thinning
13 August 2025 | blogwebWhy a famously Stable Glacier in Argentina is now under threat Context: Once considered a rare stable glacier in a...
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Drying Lakes & Local Water Bodies
13 August 2025 | blogwebThe Earth is drying out and we need to act urgently Drying Lakes: A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances...
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Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
12 August 2025 | blogwebWhat is Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project? What is the controversy around it? Context: The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), once hailed...
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Places in News: France
10 August 2025 | blogwebBordering Countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Monaco Does the Tropic of Cancer pass through? No...
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Subduction
10 August 2025 | blogwebNew study reveals surprising clues about the beginning of subduction on Earth Context: A recent study published in Nature Communications...
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Flash Floods
10 August 2025 | blogwebHow can we make our hills safe again? Context: Recently, a suspected cloudburst in the upper Kheer Ganga catchment triggered...
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Uttarkashi Flash Floods
07 August 2025 | blogwebUttarakhand flash floods highlight escalating weather disasters Context: The recent flash floods in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, triggered by a cloudburst on...
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Earthquake Preparedness in India
07 August 2025 | blogwebIndia is developing a system to predict earthquakes’ deadly S-waves Context: India is working on an advanced early-warning system to...
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Mangroves Drive Transformative Growth in Coastal Regions
05 August 2025 | blogwebMangroves Fuel Sustainable Livelihoods and Business Innovation Context: Despite their critical role in shielding coastlines, supporting fisheries, and providing valuable...
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Mangrove Revival in India
01 August 2025 | blogwebEfforts to restore mangroves can turn the tide on India’s coastal security Context: Mangrove forests along India’s coasts—from the Sundarbans...
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Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami
01 August 2025 | blogwebContext: Recently, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings in Japan, Hawaii,...
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Pacific Tsunami Alert
31 July 2025 | blogwebTsunami warnings issued across the Pacific after 8.8 M quake in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Context: A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake...
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Places in News: Azerbaijan
29 July 2025 | blogwebContext: Azerbaijani President and Armenian Prime Minister met in Abu Dhabi for their first direct bilateral talks without mediators. Geographical...
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Places in News: Cambodia
29 July 2025 | blogwebThailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Context: The Thailand-Cambodia border conflict has escalated into the deadliest military clash between the two nations in...
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Lakshadweep’s Coral Crisis and the Global Picture
29 July 2025 | blogwebLakshadweep’s coral reefs have halved in last 24 years — and they need time to recover Context: A groundbreaking 24-year...
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Arctic Winter Warming in Svalbard
29 July 2025 | blogwebSnowless winter? Arctic field team finds flowers and meltwater instead Context: A recent commentary published in Nature Communications by Dr....
