Hydro-electric power ( or water power) forms an important factor in promoting industrial development. India has seen significant growth of Hydroelectric power at various parts across several states. In India, the scope for the establishment of hydro-power generation units is indeed very great, for … [Read more...]
Western Ghats in India
Western Ghats Western Ghats refers to the mountain range that extends roughly parallel to the Western Ghats of India. The Deccan plateau is a tilted block, which is inclined towards the east. So its western edge is high and steep. In fact it looks like a bold escarpment when looked from the low … [Read more...]
Coastal Plains of India
Coastal Plains of India Location: The coastal plains of India are located along the Arabian Sea coast in the west and along the Bay of Bengal coast in the east. According to their location to the east or west of the peninsular, they are called: East coastal plain, and, West coastal … [Read more...]
Eastern Ghats of India
Eastern Ghats of India The Eastern Ghat (also Purva Ghat in Hindi) is not a continuous range of scrap lands as the Western Ghat. Also scarps are nearly absent here. The range is actually cut up into a number separate circum-denudational hills. The only compact mountainous region is found in Orissa. … [Read more...]
Major Gold Fields in India
Major Gold Fields in India In nature, gold is associated with quartz veins. According to most of the geologists, gold was emplaced within the fracture zone of the older quartz veins under the influence of heat and pressure. The major gold fields of India include the following: Kolar Gold … [Read more...]
History of Tea Cultivation in India
The introduction of tea cultivation in India was initiated through seeds obtained from China although the tea plant is found wild in India. The native Indian population seems to have known tea from time immemorial. They knew of it as a vegetable food, but later made infusions of it, a kind of soup, … [Read more...]
Settled Cultivation
Settled Cultivation Settled cultivation has depended on human muscle power, supplemented by animal muscle power. In the industrialized world, it has come to depend increasingly on fossil-fuel energy. However, pre-industrial agriculture depended primarily on plant and animal-based materials, along … [Read more...]
Geographical Location of India
Geographical Location of India India stretches for 3214 km from north to south and 2933 km from east to west measuring a total land area of 32,87,263 sq. km with a total population of more than 1.2 billion. The geographical location of India can be identified in three ways: With the help of … [Read more...]
Brief Note on Engineering Industry in India
Engineering Industry Since independence India has made great advancement in engineering industry. The substantial increase in the production of iron, steel and alloy steel has generated a congenial atmosphere for the development of the various branches of this industry. 1. Locomotive … [Read more...]
Importance of Irrigation in India
Important of Irrigation The need and importance of Irrigation in India are described in the following points: 1. The rainfall anomalies of various types bring about crop failure especially in the rainfall deficient areas or drought prone areas. These are mainly located in parts of north-west of … [Read more...]
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