🔆Shahid Rajaee Port

✅Recently, a massive explosion occurred at Shahid Rajaee Port near the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, resulting in 18 deaths and 800 injuries.

📍Strategic Importance of Shahid Rajaee Port

✅Location: The port is located near the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly 20% of global oil trade passes, making it a critical chokepoint in global energy security.

✅Economic role: It is Iran’s largest and most technologically advanced container port, handling a significant share of the country’s import-export trade.

#mapping

Polar Vortex

The polar vortex is a large, swirling mass of cold air and low pressure that surrounds the Earth's poles. It's a natural phenomenon, but its strength and behavior can be influenced by factors like global warming and can impact weather patterns in mid-latitudes.

Lorenz Curve #prelims

PM Modi's Tribute to Basaveshwara (Basava Jayanthi – April 30, 2025)

About Basaveshwara (1131–1196 CE):

1. Born in Karnataka; 12th-century philosopher, poet, and social reformer.

2. Also known as Basava or Basavanna; called Bhakti Bhandari (Treasurer of Devotion).

3. Served as Prime Minister in Kalachuri King Bijjala's court.

4. Founded the Lingayat sect, which worships Shiva as the sole deity.

5. Composed Vachanas – poetic verses conveying spiritual and philosophical ideas.

6. Established Anubhava Mantapa – a democratic forum for spiritual and social discourse.

7. Advocated Kayaka – the doctrine of "work is worship" regardless of one’s profession.

8. Led the Sharana movement, promoting equality and attracting followers from all castes.

India US ties #gs2

Chronology of states Bifurcation after 1956

Anti Caste Movement #prelims

#gs2 #UPSC

🔆 Waterfalls in India

📍 Chhattisgarh

1. Amritdhara Falls
   ✅ Height: 90 m
   ✅ River: Hasdeo (Tributary of Mahanadi)

2. Teerathgarh Falls
   ✅ Height: 91 m
   ✅ River: Munga (Tributary of Kanger which joins Mahanadi)

3. Chitrakote Waterfalls
   ✅ Height: 29 m
   ✅ River: Indravati (Tributary of Godavari)

📍 Madhya Pradesh

1. Dhuandhar Waterfall
   ✅ Height: 30 m
   ✅ River: Narmada (Independent)

2. Chachai
   ✅ Height: 130 m
   ✅ River: Bihad (Tributary of Tons, a tributary of Ganga)

3. Kapildhara Falls
   ✅ Height: 30 m
   ✅ River: Narmada (Independent)

4. Rajat Prapat (Silver Falls)
   ✅ Height: 107 m
   ✅ River: Not associated with a specific river

5. Sonemuda Falls
   ✅ Height: 15 m
   ✅ River: Son (Tributary of Ganga)

📍 Jharkhand

1. Panchghagh Falls
   ✅ Height: 45 m
   ✅ River: Banai (Tributary of Subarnarekha)

2. Lodh Falls
   ✅ Height: 143 m
   ✅ River: Budha (Tributary of North Koel)

3. Hundru Falls
   ✅ Height: 99 m
   ✅ River: Subarnarekha (Independent)

📍 Odisha

1. Barehipani
   ✅ Height: 399 m
   ✅ River: Budhabalanga (Tributary of Subarnarekha)

2. Khandadhar Falls
   ✅ Height: 244 m
   ✅ River: Korapani Nala (Tributary of Brahmani)

3. Koilighugar Falls
   ✅ Height: 61 m
   ✅ River: Ahiraj (Tributary of Mahanadi)

📍 Karnataka

1. Kunchikal Falls
   ✅ Height: 455 m
   ✅ River: Varahi (Tributary of Krishna)


2. Barkana Falls
   ✅ Height: 259 m
   ✅ River: Sita (Tributary of Krishna)

3. Jog Falls
   ✅ Height: 253 m
   ✅ River: Sharavati

4. Magod Falls
   ✅ Height: 198 m
   ✅ River: Bedti

5. Shimsha Falls
   ✅ Height: 46 m
   ✅ River: Shimsha (Tributary of Cauvery)

6. Shivanasamudra Falls
   ✅ Height: 98 m
   ✅ River: Cauvery

7. Hebbe Falls
   ✅ Height: 168 m
   ✅ River: Thunga (Tributary of Krishna)

📍 Maharashtra

1. Thoseghar (Series of Waterfalls)
   ✅ Height: 15 to 20 m, one is 200m
   ✅ River: Cataracts (unnamed river)

2. Gangapur Falls
   ✅ Height: 50 m
   ✅ River: Godavari (Independent)

3. Someshwar Falls
   ✅ Height: 10 m
   ✅ River: Godavari (Independent)

📍 Kerala

1. Athirappilly Waterfall
   ✅ Height: 25 m
   ✅ River: Chalakuddy (Tributary of Periyar)

2. Soochipara Falls
   ✅ Height: 200 m
   ✅ River: Chaliyar (Independent)

3. Meenvumty Falls
   ✅ Height: 300 m
   ✅ River: Kallar (Tributary of Neyyar)

📍 Other States

1. Nohsngithiang Waterfall
   ✅ Height: 315 m
   ✅ River: Cherrapunji (Rain-fed), Meghalaya

2. Vantawng Falls
   ✅ Height: 229 m
   ✅ River: Lau (Tributary of Tlawng which joins Barak river), Mizoram

3. Kempty Falls
   ✅ Height: 40 m
   ✅ River: Yamuna, Uttarakhand

4. Dudhsagar Falls
   ✅ Height: 320 m
   ✅ River: Mandovi, Goa

5. Thalaiyar Falls (Rat Tail Falls)
   ✅ Height: 297 m
   ✅ River: Manjalar (Tributary of Vaigai)

Senkaku and diaoyu Islands

Governal General of India #prelims

🔆 Important Rivers of Europe

📍 Volga
✅ Basin Countries: Russia
✅ Source: Valdai Hills, Russia
✅ Mouth: Caspian Sea

📍 Danube
✅ Basin Countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Moldova (Germany HAS CRUMBS)
✅ Source: Black Forest, Germany
✅ Mouth: Black Sea

📍 Ural
✅ Basin Countries: Russia, Kazakhstan
✅ Source: Ural Mountains, Russia
✅ Mouth: Caspian Sea

📍 Dnieper
✅ Basin Countries: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine (RUB)
✅ Source: Valdai Hills, Russia
✅ Mouth: Black Sea

📍 Dniester
✅ Basin Countries: Ukraine, Moldova
✅ Source: Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine
✅ Mouth: Black Sea

📍 Tiber
✅ Basin Countries: Italy
✅ Source: Apennines, Italy
✅ Mouth: Tyrrhenian Sea

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India's Sacred Geography #mapping #prelims

Red Sea (Context - Houthi attacks)

- In the north Connects to Mediterranean Sea via Suez Canal
- In the south connects to the Indian Ocean via Bab el Mandeb

Countries that surround the Red Sea

- Sudan
- Eritrea
- Egypt
- Djibouti
- Yemen
- Saudi Arabia
- Jordan
- Israel

(Remember as SEED YeS JI)