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🔆 Kursk Region Emergency Declared in Russia
📍 Context
✅ An emergency has been declared in Russia’s Kursk Region due to escalating tensions and attacks.
📍 Geographical Location
✅ Position: Located in the central part of the Eastern European Plain, adjacent to Ukraine.
✅ Encompasses: The Dnieper and Don river basins.
📍 Security Situation
✅ Armed militants have attacked Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, highlighting the region's growing instability.
📍 Key Notes
✅ The Kursk region is a critical area in the context of the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, and this declaration comes as military tensions continue to rise.
📍 Context
✅ An emergency has been declared in Russia’s Kursk Region due to escalating tensions and attacks.
📍 Geographical Location
✅ Position: Located in the central part of the Eastern European Plain, adjacent to Ukraine.
✅ Encompasses: The Dnieper and Don river basins.
📍 Security Situation
✅ Armed militants have attacked Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, highlighting the region's growing instability.
📍 Key Notes
✅ The Kursk region is a critical area in the context of the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, and this declaration comes as military tensions continue to rise.
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🔆Where is Greenland?
✅Greenland - the world's largest island which is not a continent - is located in the Arctic.
✅It is also the most sparsely populated territory. About 56,000 people live there, mostly indigenous Inuit people.
About 80% of its territory is covered by ice, meaning most people live on the south-western coast around the capital, Nuuk.
✅An autonomous - or self-governing - territory of Denmark, it is also home to Danish and US military bases.
Greenland's economy is mainly based on fishing. Large subsidies from the Danish government account for about a fifth of its income, or GDP.
✅In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources, including mining for rare earth minerals, uranium and iron.
✅Greenland - the world's largest island which is not a continent - is located in the Arctic.
✅It is also the most sparsely populated territory. About 56,000 people live there, mostly indigenous Inuit people.
About 80% of its territory is covered by ice, meaning most people live on the south-western coast around the capital, Nuuk.
✅An autonomous - or self-governing - territory of Denmark, it is also home to Danish and US military bases.
Greenland's economy is mainly based on fishing. Large subsidies from the Danish government account for about a fifth of its income, or GDP.
✅In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources, including mining for rare earth minerals, uranium and iron.
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🔆 Hussain Sagar Lake: An Icon of Hyderabad
📍 Key Points
✅ Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
✅ The lake is fed by the Musi River.
✅ Excavated in the year 1562 A.D. by Hussain Shah Wali during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah.
✅ The lake spans an area of 5.7 square kilometers.
✅ The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet.
📍 Additional Information
✅ The Tank Bund, the dam/embankment to Hussain Sagar, links Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
✅ A monolithic Buddha statue (16 meters tall, weighing 350 tonnes) was installed in the lake in 1992. The statue is made of white granite.
📍 Key Points
✅ Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
✅ The lake is fed by the Musi River.
✅ Excavated in the year 1562 A.D. by Hussain Shah Wali during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah.
✅ The lake spans an area of 5.7 square kilometers.
✅ The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet.
📍 Additional Information
✅ The Tank Bund, the dam/embankment to Hussain Sagar, links Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
✅ A monolithic Buddha statue (16 meters tall, weighing 350 tonnes) was installed in the lake in 1992. The statue is made of white granite.
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🔆Thilawa Port
📍In news?
✅India delivered 442 metric tonnes of food aid to Myanmar, including rice, cooking oil, noodles, and biscuits, through the Thilawa Port, as part of "Operation Brahma" after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28th.
✅Thilawa Port is the largest port terminal in Myanmar and, alongside the Port of Yangon, is one of the two main ports of Yangon
📍Yangon river :
✅The Yangon River, also known as the Rangoon River, is a marine estuary in southern Myanmar formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers, emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea, and is navigable by ocean-going vessels
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📍In news?
✅India delivered 442 metric tonnes of food aid to Myanmar, including rice, cooking oil, noodles, and biscuits, through the Thilawa Port, as part of "Operation Brahma" after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28th.
✅Thilawa Port is the largest port terminal in Myanmar and, alongside the Port of Yangon, is one of the two main ports of Yangon
📍Yangon river :
✅The Yangon River, also known as the Rangoon River, is a marine estuary in southern Myanmar formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers, emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea, and is navigable by ocean-going vessels
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🔆 Important Glaciers of Antarctica
📍 Lambert Glacier
✅ Location: East Antarctica
✅ Key Features:
- World’s largest glacier by volume and length (over 400 km long).
- Flows into the Amery Ice Shelf.
✅ Significance:
- Vital for studying ice dynamics and climate change.
- A major drainage outlet for the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
📍 Pine Island Glacier
✅ Location: West Antarctica
✅ Key Features:
- Rapidly thinning and retreating glacier.
- Part of the Amundsen Sea Embayment.
✅ Significance:
- A key contributor to global sea-level rise.
- Monitored closely for ice sheet instability.
📍 Thwaites Glacier
✅ Location: West Antarctica
✅ Key Features:
- Known as the "Doomsday Glacier" due to its significant potential for contributing to sea-level rise.
- Melting rapidly due to warm ocean currents.
✅ Significance:
- Considered a critical glacier for understanding future sea-level changes.
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📍 Lambert Glacier
✅ Location: East Antarctica
✅ Key Features:
- World’s largest glacier by volume and length (over 400 km long).
- Flows into the Amery Ice Shelf.
✅ Significance:
- Vital for studying ice dynamics and climate change.
- A major drainage outlet for the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
📍 Pine Island Glacier
✅ Location: West Antarctica
✅ Key Features:
- Rapidly thinning and retreating glacier.
- Part of the Amundsen Sea Embayment.
✅ Significance:
- A key contributor to global sea-level rise.
- Monitored closely for ice sheet instability.
📍 Thwaites Glacier
✅ Location: West Antarctica
✅ Key Features:
- Known as the "Doomsday Glacier" due to its significant potential for contributing to sea-level rise.
- Melting rapidly due to warm ocean currents.
✅ Significance:
- Considered a critical glacier for understanding future sea-level changes.
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🔆 Aigai
✅ The city of Aigai was the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia.
✅ It was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern Greece.
✅ The most important remains are the monumental palace, lavishly decorated with mosaics and painted stuccoes, and the burial ground.
✅ Alexander the Great was crowned in the ancient Palace of Aigai.
✅ It was built by Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, the tombs of Philip and other Macedonian kings are nearby.
✅ After the assassination of his father, Alexander was crowned at the palace in 336 BC .
✅ The palace and the nearby tombs are listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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🔆Mahadayi River
✅Farmer leaders, environmentalists, religious heads, and advocates came together recently to protest the proposed land acquisition by the State Government for the Bandura Nala water diversion project in the Mahadayi river basin.
📍Mahadayi River:
✅The Mahadayi River, also called Mandovi or Mhadei, is a rain-fed river that is shared between Karnataka and Goa for their water needs.
📍Course:
✅It originates from Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats in Karnataka.
✅It travels briefly through Maharashtra before entering Goa and emptying into the Arabian Sea at Panaji, Goa.
✅About 76 km of Mahadayi's 111-km length runs through Goa.
✅Tributaries: It has several tributaries, namely Rogaro, Kushavati, Nanorem, Nanuz, Valvota, and Mapusa.
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✅Farmer leaders, environmentalists, religious heads, and advocates came together recently to protest the proposed land acquisition by the State Government for the Bandura Nala water diversion project in the Mahadayi river basin.
📍Mahadayi River:
✅The Mahadayi River, also called Mandovi or Mhadei, is a rain-fed river that is shared between Karnataka and Goa for their water needs.
📍Course:
✅It originates from Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats in Karnataka.
✅It travels briefly through Maharashtra before entering Goa and emptying into the Arabian Sea at Panaji, Goa.
✅About 76 km of Mahadayi's 111-km length runs through Goa.
✅Tributaries: It has several tributaries, namely Rogaro, Kushavati, Nanorem, Nanuz, Valvota, and Mapusa.
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🔆Chile
✅India and Chile have initiated discussions on a comprehensive trade agreement that aims to enhance economic cooperation.
✅Located in South America, Chile is a long, narrow country with an average width of 110 miles (~178 km).
✅Borders:
North – Peru
Northeast – Bolivia
East – Argentina
West – Pacific Ocean
Chile also has sovereignty over Easter Island, the Juan Fernández Archipelago, and other Pacific islands.
📍Physical Features
✅The country is mountainous terrain dominated by the Andes Mountains (the most extended mountain range in the world).
✅Atacama desert in the north – the driest non-polar desert in the world.
✅Highest peak: Ojos del Salado (6,893 m), an active stratovolcano in the Atacama region.
✅Prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
📍Economic Importance
✅Copper mining: Chile is the largest producer of copper globally. Copper is a key component in electronic devices, renewable energy systems, and electric vehicles.
✅Lithium reserves: Part of the "Lithium Triangle" along with Argentina and Bolivia, a crucial region for battery production.
✅Major rivers: The Loa River, originating from the Andes, is Chile’s longest river.
✅India and Chile have initiated discussions on a comprehensive trade agreement that aims to enhance economic cooperation.
✅Located in South America, Chile is a long, narrow country with an average width of 110 miles (~178 km).
✅Borders:
North – Peru
Northeast – Bolivia
East – Argentina
West – Pacific Ocean
Chile also has sovereignty over Easter Island, the Juan Fernández Archipelago, and other Pacific islands.
📍Physical Features
✅The country is mountainous terrain dominated by the Andes Mountains (the most extended mountain range in the world).
✅Atacama desert in the north – the driest non-polar desert in the world.
✅Highest peak: Ojos del Salado (6,893 m), an active stratovolcano in the Atacama region.
✅Prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
📍Economic Importance
✅Copper mining: Chile is the largest producer of copper globally. Copper is a key component in electronic devices, renewable energy systems, and electric vehicles.
✅Lithium reserves: Part of the "Lithium Triangle" along with Argentina and Bolivia, a crucial region for battery production.
✅Major rivers: The Loa River, originating from the Andes, is Chile’s longest river.
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Tanzania:
✅Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) is the largest country in East Africa and includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia.
✅It is bordered by the Indian Ocean and eight countries.
✅It is bordered by 3 of the largest lakes in Africa i.e., Lake Victoria (world's 2nd largest freshwater lake), Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Nyasa.
✅Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) is the largest country in East Africa and includes the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia.
✅It is bordered by the Indian Ocean and eight countries.
✅It is bordered by 3 of the largest lakes in Africa i.e., Lake Victoria (world's 2nd largest freshwater lake), Lake Tanganyika, and Lake Nyasa.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
✅Why in News: The UN condemned the widespread rape of children in eastern DR Congo, where thousands faced sexual violence in early 2025.
✅It is a country located in Central Africa. It is the second-largest country in Africa by land area
Kinshasa is the capital city, located on the Congo River, and is one of the largest urban areas in Africa.
✅Bordering countries : Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
✅It is endowed with exceptional natural resources, including minerals such as cobalt and copper, hydroelectric potential, significant arable land, immense biodiversity and the world’s second largest rainforest.
✅Why in News: The UN condemned the widespread rape of children in eastern DR Congo, where thousands faced sexual violence in early 2025.
✅It is a country located in Central Africa. It is the second-largest country in Africa by land area
Kinshasa is the capital city, located on the Congo River, and is one of the largest urban areas in Africa.
✅Bordering countries : Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
✅It is endowed with exceptional natural resources, including minerals such as cobalt and copper, hydroelectric potential, significant arable land, immense biodiversity and the world’s second largest rainforest.
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