Geography
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Strait of Hormuz: How months of closure creates challenges for ships
Even as shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz begins to partially resume following the June 2026 ceasefire, hundreds of vessels that have spent weeks...
El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chain
El Niño conditions, declared onset in 2026, are threatening to disrupt India's agricultural supply chain, estimated at approximately $300 billion (roughly ₹2...
Oman opens temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping routes, says no tolls will be charged
Oman coordinated with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish a temporary maritime corridor enabling vessels to transit the Strait of Horm...
India-China border trade via Lipulekh Pass to resume after 6 yrs
Border trade between India and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China via the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district is set to resume on June 26, ...
Rainfall 43% deficit so far, kharif crops likely to be hit: Government
The 2026 southwest monsoon deficit has deepened to 43% below the Long Period Average (LPA), intensifying concerns about kharif crop output, rural incomes, an...
Oman announces temporary maritime corridor for ships transiting through Hormuz
Oman announced the creation of a temporary maritime corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to facilitate the phased transit of vessels that had been stranded ...
El Nino effect: Centre says 111 districts with ‘poor irrigation facilities’ are a concern
The Central government's assessment has identified 315 districts as monsoon-vulnerable in 2026, of which 111 districts across 12 states are flagged as primar...
IMO, Oman announce plan to evacuate ships, 11,000 seafarers stranded in Persian Gulf
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Oman jointly announced a phased plan to evacuate over 11,000 seafarers stranded aboard vessels in the Persi...
Govt draws up contingency plans for 315 districts amid 42% rain deficit
India is facing a 42% rainfall deficit in the early phase of the 2026 southwest monsoon, attributed in part to a developing El Nino event. The Union Agricult...
315 districts mapped for contingency measures to rescue farming operation as rain deficit rises to 43%
The Union government has drawn up district-level contingency plans for 315 districts identified as vulnerable to a weak monsoon, as the 2026 kharif season be...
56 critical and strategic mineral blocks auctioned till date: Government
The Ministry of Mines has completed the auction of 56 critical and strategic mineral blocks across seven tranches, achieving an overall success rate of appro...
West Asia war LIVE updates: India welcomes U.S.-Iran peace MoU, says Hormuz opening will boost energy supplies
India welcomed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran that aims to reduce tensions, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial...
Daily Quiz | On history of the treaties and territory of Antarctica
23 June 2026 marks the 65th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty entering into force (23 June 1961), making it one of the longest-standing international envir...
Delayed rains likely to hit sowing of kharif crops, advance preparations underway: Chouhan
Deficient rainfall — running 43% below the long-period average — is threatening on-time sowing of kharif crops across at least 315 districts, with 111 distri...
India prepares contingency plans for 315 districts as monsoon falters
The Union Ministry of Agriculture has mapped 315 districts across twelve states — including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh — as vulnerable to...
New tribunal on Mekedatu won’t affect T.N.’s interest, says Water Resources Minister
Tamil Nadu's Water Resources Minister has stated that the constitution of a new tribunal on the Mekedatu project will not adversely affect Tamil Nadu's inter...
India leads world in ship recycling, captures 35.4% global share
According to the latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India increased its share of global ship recycling to 35.4...
How El Nino could affect India's monsoon and your household budget - explained
An El Niño event is developing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, with the Niño 3.4 index having crossed the El Niño threshold by June 2026. IMD (India Meteoro...
India boosts Russian, UAE oil purchases in June ahead of full Hormuz recovery
India significantly ramped up crude oil purchases from Russia and the UAE in June 2026, according to Kpler tanker-tracking data, as refiners sought to lock i...
Three Indian tankers re-emerge, pointing to Hormuz traffic uptick
Three Indian-linked supertankers — Desh Vibhor, Desh Vaibhav, and Sanmar Herald — re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea after having been last o...