Question
Which recent development best describes India-Iran
sea-route/connectivity status (mid-2024 to 2025)?Solution
Recent reporting describes a new or strengthened shipping lane linking Indian ports (Mumbai/Mundra/Kandla) to Iran’s Chabahar and Bandar Abbas ports; India signed a 10-year agreement in 2024 to operate the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar and has obtained time-bound waivers/exemptions from US sanctions at intervals to continue operations — these moves are part of broader INSTC and regional connectivity initiatives.Â
At which confluence does the Pindar River meet the Alaknanda River?
The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?Â
1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
<...In which state Vedanta group will set up a steel plant?
Which of the following physiographical features were formed when the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate converged?
1. Trans-Himalayas
Arrange the following mountain ranges from North to South.
1. Vindhya Range
2. Ajanta range
3. Satpura range
4. Nal...
Which of the following Indian state has the largest coastline?
With reference to Indian physical features, which of the statements given below is/are correct?
1. Karewas are the thick deposits of glacial clay...
Which is the southernmost point of India?
Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to Malda fault?
The Swavalambini Women Entrepreneurship Programme was launched in which region of India?