{"id":20692,"date":"2024-02-20T02:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20692"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T21:32:03","slug":"vaitarna-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vaitarna-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaitarna River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Vaitarna River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is one of the\u00a0west flowing rivers in the region North of Mumbai and South of the Tapi River.<\/li>\n<li>It originates in the\u00a0Trimbakeshwar Hills of Nasik district of Maharashtra.<\/li>\n<li>It receives most of the rainfall from the South West monsoon during June to October. Almost 98% of the annual rainfall of the basin is received during this period.<\/li>\n<li>Tributaries: The main tributaries are\u00a0Pinjal, Ganjai, Surya, Daharji and Tansa.<\/li>\n<li>The catchment area of Vaitarna basin completely lies in Thane and Nasik districts of Maharashtra.<\/li>\n<li>It drains an area of 2019 sq km before it falls in\u00a0Gulf of Khambhat.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key facts about Bull Shark<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They\u2019re known to be aggressive towards humans and are thought to be one of the most dangerous shark species in the world.<\/li>\n<li>Habitat: These are frequently spotted in tropical coastal areas worldwide, including shallower waters along coastlines.<\/li>\n<li>Bull sharks have a unique ability to\u00a0tolerate freshwater and saltwater habitats, meaning they can sometimes be found venturing into rivers and traveling great distances upstream.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It\u00a0reproduces through viviparity, the process in which the embryo develops within the mother\u2019s body, leading to live birth.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Conservation status\n<ul>\n<li>IUCN: Vulnerable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is a gulf?<\/h3>\n<p>It is a portion of the ocean that penetrates land. Gulfs vary greatly in size, shape, and depth. They are generally larger and more deeply indented than bays. Like bays, they often make excellent harbors. Many important trading centers are located on gulfs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/bull-shark-travelled-40km-upstream-before-attacking-fisherman-in-vaitarna-river-101708341228414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Bull shark that attacked fisherman was first sighting in Vaitarna river<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaitarna River  is one of the west flowing rivers in the region North of Mumbai and South of the Tapi River.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-20692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","7":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}