Indian Geography

Water Resources: Utilization and Irrigation

Introduction to India’s Water Resources India makes up around 2.45% of the world’s specific region, 4% of the world’s water resources, and about 16% of the world’s people. India gets water from 4000 cubic kilometres of yearly precipitation and 1869 cubic kilometres of surface and groundwater resources. However, only 60% (1122 cubic kilometres) of the

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Water Resources

Water covers three-fourths of the earth’s surface, yet only a small amount of it is fresh water that may be used. This freshwater is mostly acquired through surface runoff and groundwater, which are constantly refreshed and recharged by the hydrological cycle. Water Scarcity:  Water scarcity refers to less availability of water for fulfilling human and

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Warm Temperate, Cold Snow Forest and Polar Climate

Warm Temperature (Mid-Latitude) Climates It is found primarily on the eastern and western borders of continents and ranges in latitudes from 30 to 50 degrees. Summers are hot and winters are pleasant in these climates. Types of Warm Temperate (Mid-Latitude) Mediterranean Climate: It is found in subtropical latitudes between 30° and 40° latitudes. It surrounds

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Volcanic Landforms

The structures and terrestrial landforms created by the explosion of volcanoes can be defined as volcanic landforms. These landforms are ever-changing and the transformation in the structure of these landforms depends on the volcanic eruptions. Some of the basic structures formed by the eruption of volcanoes are cinder cones, calderas, volcanic domes and stratovolcanoes. Generally,

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Vanilla Islands

Vanilla Islands (French: Les Îles Vanille) is a new vacation destination brand formed by the islands of Seychelles, Madagascar, Réunion (France), Mauritius, Comoros, and Mayotte (France) in the Indian Ocean. The goal of the cooperation, which was created on August 4, 2010, in La Réunion, is to pool resources and sell the region as a

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Urban Waste Disposal, Land Degradation and Rural- Urban Migration

Introduction This article provides Urban Waste Disposal, Land Degradation, and Rural-Urban Migration. This topic regularly appears in UPSC exams because it is relevant to current affairs. The basics of the subject can be picked up from the NCERT textbook and supplemented with current information and case studies. The rural-urban migration adds pressure on Indian cities,

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Understanding the Human Geography

Geography is an extensive field of study. Every phenomenon that changes over time and space is empirical, practical, and integrative. Geographically, it is possible to study every phenomenon that changes over time and space. Human Geography is one of the main branches of Geography that focuses on what roles various activities humans perform in this world and their implications

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Types of Farming

Contingent on the geological conditions, the interest for produce, work and level of innovation, cultivating can be arranged into two principal types: Subsistence cultivating and Commercial cultivating. Subsistence Farming It is practised in order to meet the needs of the farmer’s family. Customarily, low degrees of innovation and family work are utilised to deliver little

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