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Showing posts with label Geography. Show all posts

Airports and Seaports Map of India

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Rationalisation of Numbering system of national highways

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All national highways in India are rationalised based on the US Highway numbering system. All highways are numbered based on their orientat...

Common Pulses of India

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The term "pulse", as used by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), is reserved for crops harvested solely for the dry see...

Common Cereal Crops

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Cereals are major food crops, grown for their grains. The most common cereals are Maize, Rice, Wheat etc. The whole grains are rich sourc...

Map of North Eastern India

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Map of North Eastern India

Wetland, Swamp, Marsh, Bog, Fen and Mangrove

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A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally , such that it takes on characteristics that disti...

National Waterways of India

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Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was created in 1986 for development and regulation of Inland Waterways for shipping and navigat...

Draft National Water Policy 2012 Document Free Download

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Draft National Water Policy 2012 Document Free Download Click here to download

Water in Indian Constitution

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The Constitution of India lays down the legislative and functional jurisdiction of the Union, State and local Governments regarding 'Wa...

Catchment Area, Drainage basin, Watershed and River basin

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A river drains the water collected from a specific area, which is called its ‘ catchment area ’. An area drained by a river and its tribut...

Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands of India

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The islands of the Arabian sea include Lakshadweep and Minicoy . These are scattered between 8°N-12°N and 71°E -74°E longitude. These island...

Important Indian River Drainage Patterns

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The drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is known as “ dendritic ” the examples of which are the rivers of northern plain ...

EI-Nino and the Indian Monsoon

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EI-Nino and the Indian Monsoon EI-Nino is a complex weather system that appears once every three to seven years, bringing drought, floods ...

Break in the Indian Monsoon

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Break in the Monsoon During the south-west monsoon period after having rains for a few days, if rain fails to occur for one or more weeks,...

Some Famous Local Storms of India in Hot Weather Season

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Some Famous Local Storms of India in Hot Weather Season Mango Shower : Towards the end of summer, there are pre-monsoon showers which ar...

Geography 2012 Mains Syllabus pdf free download

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GEOGRAPHY PAPER - I PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY Physical Geography: 1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endo...

Top 10 populous states of India - Census 2011

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Top 10 populous states of India according to Census 2011 Sno State 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Maharashtra ...

Rivers of Indian subcontinent map

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The Rivers of India The Rivers of India
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Isthmus

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Isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. It's sides are covered by water. Usually they obstruct the ocean nav...