Geography
Physical geography, resources, disasters and urbanisation
Earth’s magnetic flips can last 70,000 years, new study finds
A new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment (2026) by researchers from the University of Utah, France, and Japan found that some ...
A seismic decision: On revision to India’s earthquake zoning, rollback
India's Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a revised seismic zonation map in November 2025 under IS 1893 (Part 1): 2025, the seventh revision of the ear...
Recent rise in deaths, property damage due to building collapses: Union Home Secretary
Union Home Secretary flagged a recent increase in deaths and property damage caused by building collapses across India, indicating an escalating urban struct...
West Asia conflict could hurt agri input availability: UPL Executive
Geopolitical tensions and conflict in West Asia — including strikes on Iranian infrastructure and near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz — have caused global f...
For the first time in five years, Himachal Pradesh records severe heatwave in the first week of March
Himachal Pradesh experienced severe heatwave conditions on March 6, 2026 — the first time in five years that the state has recorded such extreme temperatures...
BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
The government has approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting the northern bord...
Aravallis lost 13.8% soil per year during 2017-2024: Study
Researchers from O.P. Jindal Global University and IIT Kharagpur found that the Aravalli Mountain System lost 13.8% more soil annually between 2017 and 2024,...
Centuries before the Inca, parrots were transported from the Amazon across the Andes to coastal Peru: Study
A study published in Nature Communications (2026) by researchers from Australian National University (ANU) and other institutions reveals that Amazonian parr...
El Nino may hit India's monsoon, hotter months ahead, says WMO
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that an emerging El Niño could impact India's 2026 southwest monsoon and contribute to above-normal te...
U.S. Navy has not yet escorted ships through Strait of Hormuz: White House on Energy Secretary’s now-deleted post
The White House clarified that the US Navy had not yet escorted commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz despite an earlier post by the US Energy Secret...
U.S. military destroys at least 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels ‘near Strait of Hormuz’
US Central Command announced on March 10, 2026, that it had destroyed at least 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, acting on orders fro...
Oil prices plunge to $87.8 per barrel as IEA eyes emergency release with Strait of Hormuz in focus
Oil prices — which had surged to above $119 per barrel on March 9, 2026, the highest since 2022 — pulled back toward $87.8 per barrel on March 10 after the I...
India’s farm output seen surging to record levels, buoyed by wheat
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare released Second Advance Estimates for 2025-26, projecting total foodgrain production at a record 3,486 lakh met...
Cabinet clears ₹3,631 cr elevated link to connect Jewar Airport with Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a revised total capital cost of Rs 3,630.77 crore for a g...
India’s kharif, rabi foodgrain output pegged 3% up at 349 million tonnes in 2025-26
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released its Second Advance Estimates for 2025-26, pegging combined kharif and rabi foodgrain production at a...
Naidu calls for developing A.P. as integrated strategic material hub
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to transform the state into an Integrated Strategic Material Hub under the proposed And...
What is driving the early summer and heat-wave conditions in north India?
North India is experiencing an abnormally early onset of summer-like conditions in March 2026, with temperatures in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and we...
The quiet demographic revolution unfolding in India
India, long characterised as a "high-fertility developing country," has undergone a quiet but profound demographic transition, with the Total Fertility Rate ...
Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
A new study tracking 140 of Alaska's largest glacial lakes between 2018 and 2024 found they are expanding approximately 120% faster today than they were betw...
Why desalination plants have become the latest focal point in West Asia war
Desalination plants in Bahrain and Iran were struck on March 7–8, 2026, as the Iran-Israel-US war escalated across the Gulf. Bahrain's interior ministry repo...