Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Beyond Krishna and Godavari, Andhra Pradesh plans river-linking project to plug water gaps
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for an integrated statewide water grid, proposing to link major rivers ...
Indian Ocean Dipole may hold key to El Nino’s impact on this year’s monsoon
Forecasters have flagged the possible development of a "Super El Niño" in 2026, comparable in intensity to the strong El Niño events of 1982, 1997, and 2015 ...
Iran attacked Kuwait, UAE after strikes on its oil facilities: State TV
Iran launched waves of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in retaliation for airstrikes on Iran's Lavan Island oil facili...
Trump says U.S. will help with 'traffic buildup' in Hormuz Strait
US President Donald Trump indicated the United States would assist in clearing "traffic buildup" in the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran two-week cease...
Cabinet clears Rs 1.74 lakh crore projects; major push for HPCL Rajasthan refinery expansion and Jaipur Metro Phase 2
The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved proposals worth a total of approximately Rs 1.74 lakh crore on April 8, 2026 Key approvals: HPCL Raj...
NITI Aayog calls for ‘Operation Golden Green’ to boost J&K’s horticulture sector, increase exports
NITI Aayog released a report titled "Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir" on April 8, 2026, pitching "Operation Golden Greens...
NITI Aayog lays out roadmap for horticulture transformation in J&K
NITI Aayog released a comprehensive roadmap titled "Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir," anchored by a mission-mode initiati...
Israel says missiles fired by Iran as Trump pauses attack
Israeli officials reported Iranian missile launches even as US President Trump announced a two-week suspension of planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure. ...
Oil production to take hit, output from Middle East expected to drop by 9 million barrel per day
Oil production from the Middle East is expected to drop by approximately 9 million barrels per day (mb/d) in April 2026, according to estimates from the US E...
From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk
Global markets have entered a period of acute turmoil following disruptions to oil supplies from West Asia, triggered by the ongoing war in Iran India's alum...
India likely to see weaker monsoon in 2026, Skymet forecasts
Skymet Weather Services has forecast a below-normal southwest monsoon for India in 2026, predicting total seasonal rainfall at 94% of the Long Period Average...
Why Odisha’s BJD, BJP leaders opposed the carving out of stretch from Railways’ biggest freight-loading zone
The Railway Board decided to transfer the Palasa–Ichchapuram section (approximately 50 km) from the Khurda Road Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to ...
India’s South-West Monsoon will be below-normal this year, says private weather forecast agency
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet has predicted a below-normal southwest monsoon for India in 2026, projecting seasonal rainfall at 94% of the Long P...
Iran urges youth to form human chains to protect power plants
Iranian officials urged youth, athletes, artists, and students to form human chains around power plants to protect them from threatened US strikes The call c...
Police invoke PIT NDPS Act, detains repeat drug offender
Police authorities invoked the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act, 1988 to detain a repeat drug offen...
US Energy agency says fuel prices may keep rising for months after Strait of Hormuz reopens: All we know
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has projected that fuel prices will continue rising for months even after the Strait of Hormuz reopens Retail ...
Crucial dependence: West Asia’s share in Indian oil imports rose to 54% just before the Iran war
India imported nearly 91% of its crude oil requirement in February 2026 — a historic high — according to government data released in April 2026. West Asia's ...
Watch: Iranians form human chains on bridges, near power plants as Trump threatens to unleash ‘hell’
Thousands of Iranians, including youth, athletes, artists, and students, formed human chains around power plants and critical infrastructure across Iran in r...
Jammu & Kashmir has lost 315 lakes since 1967
A CAG Performance Audit found that 315 out of 697 identified lakes in Jammu & Kashmir have completely disappeared since 1967, while 518 lakes in total have e...
Strait of Hormuz will never return to previous status: Iran’s IRGC
The IRGC Navy issued a statement declaring that "the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its previous status, especially for the US and the Zionist regime"...