Geography
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India works out Chabahar handover to Iran amid US sanctions
India is negotiating an arrangement to transfer operational control of the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar port back to Iran, structured so that control...
Cauvery water row: Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu plea against Karnataka on August 17
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea by the Tamil Nadu government on 17 August 2026 seeking directions to the Karnataka government for the immediate...
Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a U.S. territory
The US administration stated that it intends to declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States once the ongoing West Asia conflict concludes. ...
Trump says will ‘soon’ declare Hormuz Strait U.S. territory
The US administration stated it would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory once the ongoing conflict with Iran concludes, citing the naval bloc...
UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz Strait
The UAE's state-owned oil and gas company, ADNOC, confirmed that one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE condemned the...
West Asia war LIVE: Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices
Iran's government reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until its conditions for ending the ongoing West Asia conflict are acce...
Andhra’s Rs 150 cr exploration MoU for lithium, gallium as Centre pushes critical mineral self-reliance
An MoU worth ₹150 crore was signed between CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) and the Andhra Pradesh Department of Mines and Geology for exp...
Why did Vladimir Putin’s historic Kuril Islands trip spark a fierce Russia-Japan showdown?
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, travelling to Iturup (Etorofu), one of the four southern islands claimed by both ...
Indus Waters Treaty should remain suspended, our lifeblood has drained: Omar Abdullah
The Jammu and Kashmir government reiterated its call for the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to remain suspended, citing long-standing restrictions on the region's...
Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-Day
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has organized an assessment and flag-hoisting trip to Taksing, a frontier village in Upper Subansiri distri...
What does a ‘River Board’ mean for India? | Explained
The Chairperson of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) called for the establishment of a river board that would "own, operate, manage, and regulate...
Sugauli Treaty missing? Nepal can’t confirm where 1816 document is amid Lipulekh border row
Nepal's Foreign Minister told the House of Representatives that the government holds records relating to the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli but cannot confirm whethe...
Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Karnataka to decide future course after SC hearing, says minister
The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) directed Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, a sharp increase ...
Delimitation row: CM Vijay moves resolution to freeze Lok Sabha Seats at 543
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed a special resolution opposing any delimitation exercise that would alter the state's relative representation in th...
Ladakh’s giant ‘rivers of ice’ are slowing as the mountains warm
New observations indicate that glaciers in Ladakh — often described as "rivers of ice" — are showing a slowdown in their flow as the surrounding mountains wa...
CWMA endorses CWRC’s direction to Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water a day for 15 days to Tamil Nadu
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) affirmed and endorsed a recommendation of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), directing Karnataka to...
Cauvery row: Karnataka CM calls all-party-style meet amid Tamil Nadu water demand
Karnataka's state leadership convened a multi-party consultation with ministers and technical experts to deliberate on the Cauvery Water Management Authority...
Climate change, human activity driving Himalayan extreme weather, Centre tells Lok Sabha
The Union government informed the Lok Sabha that climate change, combined with anthropogenic (human-driven) factors, is raising the risk of extreme rainfall,...
Karnataka faces fresh Cauvery squeeze as CWMA backs 12,000-cusec release to TN
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directed Karnataka to ensure a release of 12,000 cusecs of water per day at the Biligundlu gauging station to T...
Centre makes a subtle change to stance on Karnataka needing Tamil Nadu’s consent for Mekedatu
The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti informed the Rajya Sabha that the Supreme Court's February 16, 2018 judgment on Cauvery water-sharing did not explicitly req...