National Parks of India

Articles / Civil Services / Environment & Biodiversity / Geography

March 8, 2016

National Parks of India

A national park is measure take to preserve our environment. The common idea behind national parks is conservation of wild nature for posterity and a symbol of national pride. An international organization, the International...

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February 14, 2016

Inter State River Water Disputes Act

Interstate River Water Disputes Act The Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act) is an act of the Parliament under Article 262 of the Constitution of India. The reason this act came into...

Articles / Civil Services / Geography / International Relations

February 13, 2016

String of Pearls

With recent docking of China’s nuclear powered submarine in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, the discussion on String of Pearls became heated once again. The String of Pearls theory is used to describe trading and...

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February 11, 2016

Contour Bunding

Terminology Bunding is a mechanical technique of reducing run off. It also helps in collecting water for longer time to help infiltration into the ground. There are two types of bunding Block Bunding –...

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February 9, 2016

Freshwater

What is Freshwater ? Fresh water is naturally occurring water on Earth’s surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground...

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February 3, 2016

Revolution vs Rotation of earth and its effect on weather, day and time

Revolution vs Rotation of earth : Rotation of the earth describes the spinning of the earth around its axis, resulting in the 24 hour phenomenon of day and night over the earth. \/ Revolution...

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January 14, 2016

Ports in India

A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize...