Geography
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D.K. Shivakumar urges Karnataka MPs to put pressure on Centre to seek approval to raise Almatti dam height
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has urged Karnataka's Members of Parliament to pressure the Central Government to approve the proposal to rai...
West Asia crisis: 38 Indian ships stuck in Persian Gulf; 3 sailors dead
Approximately 38 Indian-flagged vessels carrying over 1,100 Indian sailors are stranded in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman following the disruption of the ...
Chance of El Nino emerging on the rise as La Nina weakens, says World Met body
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that the 2024-25 La Nina event has significantly weakened and the tropical Pacific is transitioning to ...
Watch: Iran-Israel conflict: Why the closure of the Strait of Hormuz matters?
With the US-Israel military campaign against Iran intensifying and Iran threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation, global energy markets have ...
UN flags possible El Nino comeback this year as neutral conditions emerge
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued an update on March 3, 2026 stating that the recent weak La Nina event is fading and ENSO-neutral condition...
Restoration of temple pond in Kurinjipadi a start to citizen-driven revival of Chola-era waterbodies
The Singapuri Sri Subraya Swamy Temple pond in Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu — choked for decades by household wastewater and plastic waste — h...
Oil rises as expanding U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran elevates supply risks
Following US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and warned that any...
How landscape memory, hysteresis shape the way Indian cities flood
New research highlights how two interconnected concepts — landscape memory and hydrological hysteresis — fundamentally shape the way Indian cities flood, and...
Iran-US-Israel war rattles financial markets, trade corridors
The Iran-US-Israel conflict — triggered by coordinated airstrikes on Tehran including the reported killing of Supreme Leader Khamenei — sent immediate shockw...
Russian crude back in focus for India as Iran war squeezes supply
With Iranian IRGC threats effectively halting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Indian state refiners and government officials convened emergency ...
Iran vows to attack any ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz
Following coordinated US-Israel airstrikes on Iran — including the reported killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal completes 5-day Odisha visit
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), led by Chairperson Justice Bela M. Trivedi, completed a 5-day field visit to Odisha in late February–early March...
Expert Explains: ‘The Strait of Hormuz is simply too vital an artery to remain closed for too long’
The 2026 Iran-US-Israel war that began February 28 has placed the Strait of Hormuz — the world's most critical maritime oil chokepoint — at the centre of glo...
Ras Tanura refinery temporarily shut down after drone attack
Saudi Aramco temporarily shut down the Ras Tanura refinery on March 2, 2026, after Iranian drones targeted the facility on Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf coast....
Oil, gas prices continue to spike as tensions mount in West Asia
Oil and natural gas prices surged sharply in the first days of March 2026 as the Iran-US-Israel war escalated and supply disruptions from the Gulf region mul...
QatarEnergy halting LNG production may impact India’s gas consumption
QatarEnergy, the world's largest LNG producer, suspended all LNG production and associated products on March 2, 2026, after Iranian drones struck critical in...
Vessel traffic through Strait of Hormuz drops amid West Asia tensions
Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell by approximately 81% in the first days of March 2026 compared to normal levels, following the dramatic escal...
Indian shipments take costlier, longer route to Europe amid US-Iran tensions
Indian cargo ships are being rerouted around Africa's Cape of Good Hope instead of transiting through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, following the escalation of...
Why India’s rice production and exports requires a rethink
Analysts and agricultural economists are calling for a fundamental rethink of India's rice production and export policy, citing unsustainable water consumpti...
Disruption at Strait of Hormuz: India covered, for now
Despite active disruption at the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Indian officials and analysts have assessed that India is "covere...