The various types of Systems of Irrigation practiced in India Irrigation refer to the supplying water to the dry land as a supplementation of rain water. It is mainly aimed for cultivation. There are various types of systems of irrigation practices in different parts of India. Irrigation in India is carried on through wells, tanks, … Read more
Major ports on the East Coast of India. Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Paradip are three important ports on the east coast of India. The Port at Chennai Chennai port is situated on the eastern coast. Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, etc. are included in its hinterland. Tea, coffee, tobacco, are the chief exports from this port. The … Read more
The distribution of population in India depends mainly physical features, climate conditions, means of communication, development of agriculture and industries etc. India is primarily an agricultural country and more than 70% per cent of the people living in India depend on agriculture. As agriculture is the main occupation of 82% of the Indian people live … Read more
The black soil of Western India is favourable for cotton Cultivation. Ahmedabad has witnessed growth of large number of Cotton Textile Industries in recent years. The reasons are cited below : Ahmedabad is situated on the bank of the river Sabarmati and it gets water from it which is used for dying thread. It is … Read more
The raw materials required for Iron and Steel Industry in India are given below : Iron ore: Iron ore is the most important and basic raw material of the iron and steel industry. It takes about 1.5 tonnes of iron ore to make a ton of pig-iron. Fuels: The most important fuels are coal and coke. … Read more
Gujarat State is located between 20°N and 24°N along the Arabian Sea coast in western India. The State covers about 6% of the total area of India. Physical Environment Topographically, Gujarat can be divided into four parts: (i) The Hilly regions of north, east and south. (ii) Saurashtra plateau made up of Deccan lava. Mt. … Read more
Ahmedabad is called the Manchester of India because of similarity with the famous cotton textile centre of Manchester, Great Britain. Manchester is an industrially developed region in U.K. and is particularly developed in cotton industries. Climate condition of Manchester is temperate and is suitable for spinning fine thread. The water of the river Mershey is … Read more
Gujarat has witnessed growth in chemical industries because of availability of mineral oil and port facilities of Kandla through which raw materials can be imported easily. Beside the above mentioned minerals, natural gas, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, steatite etc. are also available here in large quantity. These minerals are used as raw materials for chemical industries. … Read more
Gujarat is rich in mineral resources, especially in petroleum. The major mineral resources of Gujarat are natural gas, limestone, manganese, bauxite, china-clay fire-clay, calcite, dolomite, fluorspar, gypsum, bentonite, quartz, silica sand, and steatite. Good quality of limestone is quarried in certain parts of Saurashtra,, Lakhpat, Kheda and in Banaskantha districts of Gujarat Manganese ore is mined … Read more
The Climate of West Bengal The climate of West Bengal experiences hot and wet tropical monsoon climate. The seasonal characteristics of various climate West Bengal is summarized below : Dry Summer climate of West Bengal March to mid June is the hottest season. Day lengthen, heat increases, air pressures falls. The hot air on land … Read more