Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Mapped every village in country from space, says Isro; satellite data to help in better rollout of rural projects
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed high-resolution satellite-based land use and land cover mapping of all approximately 6.5 lakh (65...
NGT issues notice to Centre over risks from hanging glaciers in central Himalaya
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took suo motu cognisance on 24 April 2026 of a news report titled "Study Flags Overlooked Danger Posed By Hanging Glaciers ...
Before the Iran war, how empires fought for the Strait of Hormuz
Since late February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively blocked to commercial shipping following the outbreak of the Iran-US-Israel conflict, tri...
Trump’s Hormuz blockade has deepened a historic shipping crisis
The Strait of Hormuz has been the site of an unprecedented dual blockade in 2026 — the United States declared a naval blockade of Iranian ports from April 13...
Hormuz disruption, $100 oil pose risks to India's inflation, rupee: Union Bank
The ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz (since late February 2026) and the broader West Asia conflict pushed Brent crude oil prices above USD 100 per ba...
Shipping crisis exposes gaps in India’s maritime strategy
The ongoing conflict in West Asia triggered a severe shipping crisis in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, bringing into sharp focus long-standing st...
Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia
In response to the evolving situation in West Asia, the Government of India activated a coordinated inter-ministerial response spanning the energy, maritime,...
U.S. sanctions waiver on Chabahar port ends on April 26, could signal end of 23-year-old connectivity project
The US Treasury Department's sanctions waiver covering India's operations at Iran's Chabahar port expired on April 26, 2026, raising serious questions about ...
Explained: The Odisha-Chhattisgarh Mahanadi river dispute, amid new tribunal warning
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal issued a final warning to the two riparian states in its March 28, 2026 order, expressing dissatisfaction with the slow ...
India hikes wheat procurement target as farm-gate prices rule lower
The Central government has raised India's wheat procurement target for the 2026-27 Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) from 303 lakh tonnes to 345 lakh tonnes — an i...
El Nino may return by mid-2026 amid warming seas, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has signalled a clear shift in equatorial Pacific conditions: sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) are rising rapidly,...
Rising temperatures put India’s rice farming at risk, says FAO-WMO report
A joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) — titled "Extreme Heat and Agriculture" — has f...
Trump says U.S. in no rush but 'clock is ticking' for Iran
The United States indicated it was in no hurry to resolve its military standoff with Iran, while simultaneously warning that "the clock is ticking" for Tehra...
Oil prices up 1% amid continued stalemate on US-Iran talks, closure of Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude oil prices rose above $106 per barrel as the stalemate in US-Iran negotiations continued, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining a flashpoint of geo...
Rupee ends 22 paise weaker at 94.23 against U.S. dollar
The Indian rupee depreciated by 22 paise to close at 94.23 per US dollar on April 24, 2026, extending a week-long losing streak driven by global risk aversio...
West Asia conflict could cause 120 bcm of LNG supply loss from 2026-2030, says International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected that the West Asia conflict could result in cumulative LNG (liquefied natural gas) supply losses of over ...
Indian seafarer safe as vessel in Iranian custody moved to safer zone
The container ship Epaminondas, seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22, 2026, was relocated from the western to the eastern side of the...
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bites
Forecasts from multiple international climate agencies point to a strong El Nino event developing in the second half of 2026, with Japan's meteorological age...
India's wheat output likely at 110-120 mn ton in 2025-26 amid weather damage, says Food Secy
India's wheat production for the 2025-26 crop year is projected to come in between 110 and 120 million tonnes, a revision downward from the agriculture minis...
Indian Navy lists Hormuz as ‘primary area’ of interest, one of the key ‘choke points’
The Indian Navy formally listed the Strait of Hormuz as a "primary area" of maritime interest in its published maritime security strategy, explicitly categor...