The water of most of the ponds, ditches and rivers are dried up during summer. After summer comes rainy season of monsoon and rains give a great relief from the unbearable heat. But if it does not rain for a longer period than usual – the condition is called drought. The people of the villages … Read more
Gold is a metal. It is not common like other metal. It is the most precious of all metals. It is generally found in mines. Hence, it is called a mineral substance. It is also found in river beds. Gold is found in many parts of the world. In India, gold is chiefly found in … Read more
Introduction: The people of India elect their representatives and these representatives form a government. So, election in a democratic country like India is of utmost importance. Meaning of ‘democracy’, ‘election’, and ‘voting’: The word democracy has its origin in two Greek words ‘demos’ and ‘krasis’. Demos means ‘the people, and Krasis means ‘power to rule’. … Read more
Introduction Zoroastrian, followers of Zoroaster, are popularly known in India as Parsis. They are the followers of the religious system taught by Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism is considered to be one of the oldest religions of the world. The other name of Zorastrianism is Mazdaism. The supreme god of the religion is God Mazda or Ahura Mazda. … Read more
Soils in India For this, a vast country like India, which has a wide variety of land, rock, climate and natural vegetation, presents a large variety of soils. Soils form the uppermost layer of the earth’s crust. They are the loose rock material containing the remains of plants and animals. This organic matter present in the … Read more
Chandragupta I was the first of the imperial Gupta Empire Kings ruling over a territory much larger in size. To some historians, the Gupta Era was founded to mark the Commencement of the reign of Chandragupta I as the founder of the Gupta Empire. The new Era was adopted in due course by the subordinate … Read more
India got its freedom from the British Rule on 15th August, 1947. Hence, we celebrate our Independence Day on 15th of August every year. There is national holiday on Independence Day. We all know that Freedom is not free. It took years of efforts, non-violence and other movement by our national freedom fighter to attain … Read more
The Raniganj coalfield, located in West Bengal, is situated at a distance of 125 km from Calcutta, the total area being about 1500 sq. km. the mining towns of Raniganj and Asansol are located within this coalfield. The Lower Gondwana rocks have been well preserved in this coalfield, the total thickness being about 3200 meters. … Read more
The differences and comparison between Eastern and Western Coastal Plains are discussed below: 1. The Eastern Coastal plain lies along the east coast of India and is washed by the Bay of Bengal. But the Western Coastal Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by The Arabian Sea. 2. The East … Read more
Of all the outdoor games, my most favorite is cricket. This game has been popularly accepted in India in recent years since India’s good performance in international cricket. The game of Cricket is played on a large oval-shaped ground. Each team comprises of eleven players. After the toss, players of one team goes for batting … Read more