♦ A volcano erupted in Northern Ethiopia for the first time in nearly 12,000 years on 24 November 2025.

♦ The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted, and the winds moving at a speed of 100-120 km/h carrying the ash plumes to many countries, including India.

♦ The ash plumes, thousands of feet up in the atmosphere, first entered Gujarat and drifted towards Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab.

♦ The volcano, which rises about 500 metres in altitude, sits within the Rift Valley, a zone of intense geological activity where two tectonic plates meet.