Tanzania

Source:  ANI Context: India launched its first Africa-India maritime exercise (AIKEYME-2025) in Tanzania to strengthen naval cooperation. The exercise involves 9 African nations focusing on anti-piracy and maritime security operations. About Tanzania: Located in: East Africa, south of the Equator. Capital: Dodoma (official). Neighbouring Nations: Borders: Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo. Maritime Borders: Comoros, Seychelles. Key Geological Features: …

Maasai Tribe

Source:  DTE Context: Maasai tribe in Tanzania are resisting international carbon credit projects, fearing land dispossession and erosion of their traditional way of life. About the Maasai Tribe: Who They Are: The Maasai are semi-nomadic pastoralists and one of the most prominent indigenous communities of East Africa. They speak Maa, a language from the Eastern …

Threats to Flamingos at Lake Natron, Tanzania

Context: Millions of flamingos at Lake Natron in Tanzania face threats from climate change and human activities, which disrupt their habitat and food sources. About Flamingos:  They are wading birds in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four species in the Americas, including the Caribbean, and two species native …

India Mozambique Tanzania (IMT) maritime trilateral exercise

Mapping   Source: FE  Context: INS Sujata and INS Tir have entered the harbour phase of the India-Mozambique Tanzania (IMT) maritime trilateral exercise.   Phases: Harbour Phase (March 21st to March 24th, 2024): Activities include a Planning Conference, joint harbour training sessions on various aspects like Damage Control, Fire Fighting, Visit Board Search and Seizure …

Zanzibar (Tanzania)

  Source: HT  India is set to establish its first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus outside the country in Zanzibar, Tanzania. This move aligns with India’s National Education Policy 2020 and aims to enhance educational cooperation between the two nations. Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is Stone …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 28 January 2023

InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …