Geography

The alluvial soil is spread all over the plains of north India. They are also found in the four delta regions of the south. Strips of alluvium occur along rivers in the plateau as well as in the mountains. Alluviums are mainly loams, i.e.…

The various uses of Forest resources are discussed below: 1. Resin obtained from Chir Pine in western Himalayas is sent to factories in the plains to produce turpentine oil, which is used in paints and polishes. 2. Mysobalans were much in…

Siwalik ranges are the southern-most hills of the Himalayas, foothills of the mighty Himalayas. They mostly maintain a regular course from the River Yamuna to River Ravi on the south of the Western Himalaya. The ancients called them…

Lesser Himalaya (or Middle Himalaya or Himachal or Antagiri) was formed rising up south of the Greater Himalaya. The average height of lesser Himalayan ranges is about 5000 meters. Pirpanjal in Jammu and Kashmir, Dhauladhar in Himachal…

Introduction: India is predominantly an agricultural country. For the purpose of discussing the characteristics of Indian soil, we have divided it into two essentially different sets, viz. (1) North Indian soil and (2) South Indian Soil.…

Rains form a very important feature of the Indian climatic conditions. It helps India in various way as follows: Economic value: Their economic value to this country is very great. They are responsible for our large agricultural produce.…

India being an agricultural country mostly depends on monsoons rain that is very much uncertain. Therefore, Indian agriculture needs artificial watering of the fields. The artificial way of supplying water to the agricultural farm or field…

The Brahmaputra Valley: The eastern part of the Northern ­plain in Assam made by the deposition of silts of Brahmaputra river is called Brahmaputra valley. Salient features: This is an elongated narrow plain which is bounded by the…

Differences between Weather & Climate Weather: At any definite place and on a particular day, the conditions of the atmospheric elements (like temperature, pressure and humidity of air, air current, rainfall etc.) combined together,…