Source – This post on Taiwan Strait is based on the article “Japan warship asserts right to sail through Taiwan Strait” published in The Hindu on 27th September 2024. Why in News? Recently, a Japanese warship Sazanami destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time asserting its right to freedom of navigation. About Taiwan Strait 1.… Continue reading Taiwan Strait
Category: Places in News
Gopalpur Port
Source- This post on Gopalpur Port is based on the article “Adani Ports enters agreement to acquire 95 per cent stake in Gopalpur port” published in The Telegraph on 17th September 2024. Why in News? Recently, the Odisha government has approved the proposal of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) acquisition of 95 per cent… Continue reading Gopalpur Port
New Caledonia
Source-This post on New Caledonia has been created based on the article “France: Will quell New Caledonia riots ‘whatever the cost”published in “Times of India” on 21 May 2024. Why in News? French security forces are intensifying their actions to restore order in New Caledonia due to continuing and fatal disturbances. About New Caledonia 1. Geographical… Continue reading New Caledonia
Cook Islands
Source– This post on Cook Islands has been created based on the article “The tiny nation at the vanguard of mining the ocean floor” published in “The Hindu” on 9th May 2024. Why in the news? The Cook Islands is leading efforts to explore deep-sea mining for minerals essential in electric car batteries. About Cook Islands… Continue reading Cook Islands
Paradip Port
Source-This post on Paradip Port is based on the article “Paradip Port becomes numero uno among Indian Major Ports in cargo throughput in FY 2023-24” published in “PIB” on 2nd April 2024. Why in the News? Paradip Port has become the country’s highest cargo-handling major port, surpassing Deendayal Port, Kandla, for the first time in… Continue reading Paradip Port
Africa’s Afar Triangle
Source-This post on Africa’s Afar Triangle is based on the article “Geologists have found a fault that create world’s sixth ocean” published in “Times of India” on 22nd March 2024. Why in the News? Recent geological discoveries indicate that the Afar Triangle in Africa may become the origin of a new ocean within the next… Continue reading Africa’s Afar Triangle
Katchatheevu Island
Source-This post on Katchatheevu Island is based on the article “Did Congress ‘give away’ Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka?” published in “The Indian Express” on 1st April 2024. Why in the News? PM Narendra Modi recently criticized the Congress for giving away the strategic Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in the 1970s. About Katchatheevu Island… Continue reading Katchatheevu Island
Barberton Greenstone Belt
Source-This post on Barberton Greenstone Belt is based on the article “Oldest evidence of earthquakes found in strange jumble of 3.3 billion-year-old rocks from Africa” published in “Live Science” on 15th March 2024. Why in the News? Recently, scientists discovered evidence of some of the earliest recorded earthquakes in the Barberton Greenstone Belt. About Barberton… Continue reading Barberton Greenstone Belt
Gulf of Tonkin
Source-This post on Gulf of Tonkin is based on the article “Vietnam urges respect of international law as China draws Gulf of Tonkin baseline” published in “The Indian Express” on 14th March 2024. Why in the News? Vietnam urges respect for international law after China sets a baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin. This action… Continue reading Gulf of Tonkin
Darien Gap
Source-This post on Darien Gap is based on the article “What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?” published in “Down to Earth” on 14th March 2024. Why in the News? Illegal immigration to the US has in recent weeks moved its focus south… Continue reading Darien Gap
