{"id":20965,"date":"2026-04-11T11:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20965"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:11:08","slug":"mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mauritius Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and Mauritius concluded agreements to implement projects under a $680 million economic assistance package provided by New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mauritius<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an <\/span><b>island country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located off the <\/span><b>southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member of <\/span><b>the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (COMESA) and the <\/span><b>Southern African Development Community (SADC).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-ocean-rim-association-iora\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Indian Ocean Rim Association<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean Commission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have their <\/span><b>headquarters in Mauritius.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Port Louis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Mauritius<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is made up of the main island of Mauritius and <\/span><b>several outlying islands,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like Ambre Island, Est Island, Cerfs Island, Benitiers Island, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island of <\/span><b>Mauritius is a volcanic island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> formed by volcanic activity around 8 million years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The climate is maritime subtropical, with fairly uniform temperatures throughout the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest peak:<\/b> <b>Mount Piton,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located in the southwest of the plateau.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lake Vacoas, which is a main water source.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Grand River South East and the Black River.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/india-mauritius-sign-deals-to-implement-680-million-aid-package-101775758496861.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mauritius is an island country located off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. 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