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FORDOW FUEL ENRICHMENT PLANT (FFEP) According to satellite images, Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordow amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic programme. Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) is an Iranian underground uranium enrichment facility located 20 miles northeast of the Iranian city of Qom, near Fordow village. It is the second Iranian uranium enrichment facility, the other one being that of Natanz. Iran has not publicly acknowledged any new construction at Fordow, whose discovery by the West in 2009 came in an earlier round of brinkmanship before world powers struck the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. While the purpose of the building remains unclear, any work at Fordow will likely trigger new concern in the waning days of the Trump administration before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. @UPSC_MAP

#Hills_Mountains_Peaks Aravalli Range (Hills) ▪️The Aravalli Range is a mountain range in Northwestern India, running approximately 692 km in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat. ▪️ The highest peak is Guru Shikhar (Mount Abu) at 1,722 metres (5,650 ft). ▪️Rivers passing : Banas, Luni, Sakhi and Sabarmati ▪️ "The Great Green Wall of Aravalli" is a 1,600 km long and 5 km wide green ecological corridor along Aravalli range from Gujarat to Delhi Aravali is home to very diverse and rich flora and fauna Join : @UPSC_MAP

✅The Sigur Elephant Corridor, the only one of its kind connecting Western and the Eastern Ghats and facilitating easy movement of about 6,300 Asiatic elephants from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, is set to be implemented in Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu following a favorable Supreme Court verdict. ♦️JOIN :- @UPSC_MAP

♦️ Al-Aqsa Mosque Recently, Israeli armed forces entered Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram esh-Sharif in Jerusalem, ahead of a march by Zionist nationalists commemorating Israel’s capture of the eastern half of the city in 1967. Al-Aqsa Mosque- It is one of the holiest structures in the Islamic faith. It sits inside a 35-acre site known by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, and by Jews as the Temple Mount. It is 3rd holiest site in Islam. The site is part of the Old City of Jerusalem, sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims. It is believed to have been completed early in the eighth century and faces the Dome of the Rock, the golden-domed Islamic shrine that is a widely recognized symbol of Jerusalem. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has classified the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls as a World Heritage Site. @UPSC_MAP

#Straits Sunda Strait ▪️ The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. ▪️ It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean. ▪️ Anak Krakatau, volcano which erupted recently is located on this strait. Join 🔜 @UPSC_MAP

#Straits Cook Strait ▪️ Cook Strait is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand. ▪️ It connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city, Wellington and Picton. Join 🔜 @UPSC_MAP

#Straits Bass Strait ▪️ Bass Strait, channel separating Victoria, Australia, from the island of Tasmania on the south. ▪️ Connecting Tasman sea on the west and Indian Ocean in the east. Join 🔜 @UPSC_MAP

#Places_in_news ▪️Sagarmala Seaplane Services ♦️To be launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. ♦️It will be launched under a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) framework through prospective airline operators. The project execution and implementation would be through the Sagarmala Development Company Ltd (SDCL), which is under the administrative control of the Ministry. ♦️JOIN :- @UPSC_MAP

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Godavari River System

#National_Park Neora Valley National Park ▪️ Situated in the Kalimpong District of West Bengal. ▪️ one of the richest biological zones in the entire Eastern India ▪️ Neora Valley National Park is the Natural Habitat of Red panda ▪️ The forest in Neora Valley has such luxurious growth that even sunlight finds it difficult to touch the ground. ▪️ It borders Sikkim and Bhutan. ▪️ The forests consists of mixed species like rhododendron, bamboo, oak, ferns, sal, etc. ▪️ Fauna : Indian leopard, Red panda, Sloth bear, Asiatic golden cat, goral, sambar deer etc. @UPSC_MAP

⬛️Geographically, there are 3 Scandinavian countries ♦️(Denmark, Sweden, and Norway). Culturally, there are 6 Scandinavian countries Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland and The Faroe Islands. ♦️In the current scenario, while the term 'Scandinavia' is commonly used for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the term"Nordic countries" is vaguely used for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, including their associated territories of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands. ♦️Join🔜 @UPSC_MAP

#Places_in_news ♦️ Palk Bay ♦️ Palk Strait ♦️ Gulf of Mannar ♦️ Adam’s Bridge 🔥Join 🔜 @UPSC_MAP

#Hills_Mountains_Peaks Siwalik Hills ▪️Also known as Churia Hills ▪️In some Sanskrit texts, the region is called Manak Parbat. ▪️Sivalik region is home to the Soanian archaeological culture ▪️They have many subranges and extend west from Arunachal Pradesh through Bhutan to West Bengal, and further westward through Nepal (here known as Churia Hills) and Uttarakhand, continuing into Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir.  ▪️People of the Lepcha tribe inhabit the Sikkim and Darjeeling areas. ▪️ The Indian Navy's Shivalik-class frigate is named after these ranges. Learn Important rivers passing through the siwalik Hills Join : @UPSC_MAP

#National_Park Neora Valley National Park ▪️ Situated in the Kalimpong District of West Bengal. ▪️ one of the richest biological zones in the entire Eastern India ▪️ Neora Valley National Park is the Natural Habitat of Red panda ▪️ The forest in Neora Valley has such luxurious growth that even sunlight finds it difficult to touch the ground. ▪️ It borders Sikkim and Bhutan. ▪️ The forests consists of mixed species like rhododendron, bamboo, oak, ferns, sal, etc. ▪️ Fauna : Indian leopard, Red panda, Sloth bear, Asiatic golden cat, goral, sambar deer etc. @UPSC_MAP

#International_Organizations #Trick_Mnemonic Trick to Remember ASEAN Countries--- Those who pass MBBS watch PTV and buy LIC policy. MBBS PTV LIC M- Malaysia B- Brunei B- Burma S- Singapore P- Phillipines T- Thailand V- Vietnam L- Laos I- Indonesia C - Cambodia Total= 10 countries 🔸JOIN👉 @UPSC_MAP

#Places_in_News Silver line semi high speed rail project It involves laying of semi high-speed trains between the two corners of the state of Kerala. It is 532- km long. The corridor will be built away from the existing line between Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur. 🔸 JOIN👉 @UPSC_MAP

#Places_in_News ▪️ Taiwan In Headlines: US has backed participation of Taiwan at the United Nations. Taiwan is an East Asian nation located to the east of China and to the North of the Philippines. Japan is located to its northeast, Philippines to its South. Seas: East China Sea to its north, South China Sea to its southwest, Pacific Ocean to the Southeast. [ Remember Exactly ] Straits: Luzon Strait to its south, while Taiwan strait between China and Taiwan. Join, 👉@UPSC_MAP

✅️The North Sea is bounded by the coastlines of England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. ✅️Mnemonic- GuN SEND to BSF G- Germany N- Netherland S- Sweden E- England N- Norway D- Denmark B- Belgium S- Scotland F- France