Usually cities grow up around administrative, commercial and religious centers or places of popular pilgrimage. Growth of cities mainly depends on the surplus food production of the neighboring villages. Cities cannot exist if the people residing in the hinterland of cities fail to develop any food producing economy on a large scale. In Ancient India, … Read more

Introduction: Subhas Chandra Bose (also spelled Subhash Chandra Bose), the great national hero of Bengal was born in Cuttack, Orissa (now Odisha) on 23rd January, 1897. He was a patriotic and selfless leader of India, popularly known for forming the Indian National Party (INA). His father Janakinath Bose was an eminent pleader. His mother was … Read more

Urbanization has created a large number of problems for the people. It is not argued that urbaniza­tion is desirable in itself, but the haphazard growth of modern cities and towns has created a very unhealthy environment. Urbanization has given rise to overcrowding, slums, inadequate civic amenities. It is responsible for prostitution, juvenile delinquency, addiction to … Read more

The Legislature in Indian Democracy plays the a democratic country seeks to give shape to and fulfills the people’s aspirations, necessities and ideals and the requirements of the state. It also shapes laws and formulates fiscal measures. Legislature may be of two types :- Unicameral or Bicameral. A system in which there is only one … Read more

The Functions and Role of the District Magistrate in India are discussed below: As collector: This is the traditional function of the district magistrate. As the head revenue officer his foremost task is the assessment and collection of land revenue. In addition to these taxes of different types, such as irrigation dues, income tax dues, … Read more

Major Coal Producing States in India Coal is an important source of power in India. It is unevenly distributed in India. Majority of the coal producing states are found in the eastern part of India comprising part of Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. Jharkhand is the largest coal producing state in the coun­try followed … Read more

Causes and Effects of Earthquakes Earthquake refers to the sudden violent movement of the earth’s crust. It creates seismic waves. It often causes great destruction. Its causes and effects are mentioned below. Causes of Earthquakes The important causes of the earthquake are: Natural Causes of Earthquake: Tectonic Movement: This particularly happens when the continental plate … Read more

What is wind energy? Wind energy is energy that is generated by the movement of the winds. Wind energy is usually captured through wind farms, made up of wind mills whose moving arms power electrical generators. Wind energy is a cheap and clean energy resource. This energy requires only initial cost on the establishment of … Read more

Factors affecting Climate of India The factors that have a great impact on the climate of India are: 1. Monsoon winds: There are two monsoon winds that blow over India, one is the moist south-west monsoon wind in the summer and the other is the dry north-east monsoon winds in winter. These two different types … Read more

Rivers of South India According to the direction of flow of the rivers of south India they can be divided into 2 groups: One group flowing eastwards and The other flowing westwards. East flowing rivers of South India These rivers are Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, etc. Subarnarekha: It rises from the Chotanagpur plateau of … Read more