🔆Yemen:
✅Location: Southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, strategically positioned at the entrance of the Red Sea.
Capital:
✅Neighbouring Countries:
Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East).
✅Borders the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea.
📍Geographic Features:
✅Mountains: Hadhramaut Mountains, Haraz Mountains, and Sarawat Range.
✅Rivers: Wadis (seasonal rivers), including Wadi Hadhramaut and Wadi Zabid.
✅Valleys: Tihama Coastal Plain along the Red Sea coast.
📍About Houthi Rebels:
✅A Zaidi Shia rebel group from northern Yemen, officially known as Ansar Allah.
✅Founded in the 1990s as a political and religious movement opposing Saudi-backed Sunni influence.
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✅Location: Southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, strategically positioned at the entrance of the Red Sea.
Capital:
✅Neighbouring Countries:
Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East).
✅Borders the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea.
📍Geographic Features:
✅Mountains: Hadhramaut Mountains, Haraz Mountains, and Sarawat Range.
✅Rivers: Wadis (seasonal rivers), including Wadi Hadhramaut and Wadi Zabid.
✅Valleys: Tihama Coastal Plain along the Red Sea coast.
📍About Houthi Rebels:
✅A Zaidi Shia rebel group from northern Yemen, officially known as Ansar Allah.
✅Founded in the 1990s as a political and religious movement opposing Saudi-backed Sunni influence.
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🔆 Yemen (Capital: Sanaa)
📍 Current Context:
✅ The United States carried out new airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
📍 Political Features:
✅ Location: South-Western tip of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East.
✅ Land Boundaries: Saudi Arabia (North), Oman (East).
✅ Maritime Boundaries: Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden (South), Arabian Sea (Southeast).
✅ Strategic Location: On Bab el-Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, an important shipping route.
✅ Socotra Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean.
📍 Geographical Features:
✅ Climate:
- Hot and humid along the west coast.
- Temperate in the western mountains, affected by seasonal monsoon.
- Dry, harsh desert in the east (Rub' al-Khali desert).
✅ Natural Resources: Petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, etc.
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📍 Current Context:
✅ The United States carried out new airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
📍 Political Features:
✅ Location: South-Western tip of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East.
✅ Land Boundaries: Saudi Arabia (North), Oman (East).
✅ Maritime Boundaries: Red Sea (West), Gulf of Aden (South), Arabian Sea (Southeast).
✅ Strategic Location: On Bab el-Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, an important shipping route.
✅ Socotra Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean.
📍 Geographical Features:
✅ Climate:
- Hot and humid along the west coast.
- Temperate in the western mountains, affected by seasonal monsoon.
- Dry, harsh desert in the east (Rub' al-Khali desert).
✅ Natural Resources: Petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble, etc.
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🔆 Narva River Dispute
📍 Context
- A new dispute emerged between Russia and Estonia, centered around the removal of navigation markers on the Narva River, which forms part of the border between the two countries.
📍 About Narva River
- Location: The Narva basin is situated in the Baltic Sea basin on the eastern part of Estonia and the northwest part of the Russian Federation.
- Transboundary Water Bodies:
✅ Lake Peipsi
✅ Narva Reservoir
- Connection: It connects Lake Peipsi with the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).
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📍 Context
- A new dispute emerged between Russia and Estonia, centered around the removal of navigation markers on the Narva River, which forms part of the border between the two countries.
📍 About Narva River
- Location: The Narva basin is situated in the Baltic Sea basin on the eastern part of Estonia and the northwest part of the Russian Federation.
- Transboundary Water Bodies:
✅ Lake Peipsi
✅ Narva Reservoir
- Connection: It connects Lake Peipsi with the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).
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Arrange the hill ranges from North to South: 1. Baba Budan hills
2. Garhjat hills
3. Palani Hills 4. Shevaroy hills Select the correct answer using the code given below:
2. Garhjat hills
3. Palani Hills 4. Shevaroy hills Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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13%
3 – 2 – 4 – 1
52%
2 – 1 – 4 – 3
24%
3 – 1 – 2 – 4
11%
1 – 3 – 4 – 2
Consider the following statements regarding Chromium:
1. Chromite is the only ore of chromium metal
2. Australia is the largest producer of Chromium in the world
1. Chromite is the only ore of chromium metal
2. Australia is the largest producer of Chromium in the world
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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17%
1 only
36%
2 only
40%
Both 1 and 2
7%
Neither 1 nor 2
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🔆 Ken-Betwa Link Project
📍 Overview:
The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the first project under India’s National Perspective Plan for interlinking rivers. It aims to connect the Ken River and Betwa River to address water scarcity and improve water availability.
📍 Key Features:
• Project cost: ₹44,605 crore.
• Ken River to Betwa: 221 km canal to transfer excess water from Ken River to Betwa.
• Dam: A 77m-high Dam on the Ken River.
• Water Distribution: The project will provide water to 6.2 million people and 1 million hectares of agricultural land across Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Uttar Pradesh (UP).
• Energy: It will generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of solar energy.
• Funding: 90% of funds from the Centre, with states of MP and UP contributing the rest.
📍 How it Helps:
• Ensures drinking water for 6.2 million people.
• Provides irrigation to 1 million hectares of farmland in 2000 villages.
• Generates hydropower and solar energy.
📍 History & Timeline:
The project has seen long-term development, from initial suggestions in 1970 to detailed planning in 2005 and forest approvals in 2023.
📍 PM’s View:
PM Narendra Modi praised efforts to solve water challenges, emphasizing the importance of this initiative over political hurdles.
📍 Overview:
The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the first project under India’s National Perspective Plan for interlinking rivers. It aims to connect the Ken River and Betwa River to address water scarcity and improve water availability.
📍 Key Features:
• Project cost: ₹44,605 crore.
• Ken River to Betwa: 221 km canal to transfer excess water from Ken River to Betwa.
• Dam: A 77m-high Dam on the Ken River.
• Water Distribution: The project will provide water to 6.2 million people and 1 million hectares of agricultural land across Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Uttar Pradesh (UP).
• Energy: It will generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of solar energy.
• Funding: 90% of funds from the Centre, with states of MP and UP contributing the rest.
📍 How it Helps:
• Ensures drinking water for 6.2 million people.
• Provides irrigation to 1 million hectares of farmland in 2000 villages.
• Generates hydropower and solar energy.
📍 History & Timeline:
The project has seen long-term development, from initial suggestions in 1970 to detailed planning in 2005 and forest approvals in 2023.
📍 PM’s View:
PM Narendra Modi praised efforts to solve water challenges, emphasizing the importance of this initiative over political hurdles.