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Wetlands in India List, Map, Types, Importance and Threats

Wetlands in India From 2014 to 2024, 59 new sites were added to the Ramsar list showing great achievement in environmental conservation. On the eve of Independence Day 2024, Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav announced that three new wetlands...

Physiography of India: Major Physiographic Divisions and Significance

Physiography of India The physiography of India refers to the country's diverse physical features and landforms. In the north, there are the Himalayas which affect the climate and rivers. The Northern Plains are large flat areas made of soil deposits...

Important Lakes in India, State wise and Largest Lakes of India

A lake is a large body of water, which can be either fresh or salty, completely surrounded by land. Lakes can be formed naturally through geological processes or created by humans. India has many different lakes, like the big and...

Northern Plains of India, Features, Map, States, Rivers, Importance

Northern Plains of India The Northern Plains are the second-youngest region in India, after the Indian desert. They are bordered by the Shiwalik range in the north, the Desert in the west, the Peninsular Plateau in the south, and the...

Himalayan Ranges of India, Map, Names, Length, Peaks

The Himalayan Ranges The Himalayas are a young mountain range that runs along the northern border of India. They were formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate. The range stretches about 2500 kilometres from west to east,...

Indus River System, Tributaries, and Sindhu River Origin

The Indus River System is considered the birthplace of many civilizations mainly, the Indus Valley civilization. The Indus River originates in the Tibetan Plateau and ends to the Arabian Sea passing through South Asia. This river contains vast fertile plains,...

Monsoon in India, Mechanism, Importance, Retreating Monsoon

Monsoon in India Overview The word "monsoon" comes from the Arabic word "mausim," which means changing the direction of winds. Monsoons are Periodic(Seasonal) winds in which there is a complete reversal of the wind direction after every six months. In...

Seafloor Spreading Theory, Evidence, Example, Diagram

Post-drift studies, like ocean floor mapping, showed that oceanic rocks are much younger than continental rocks. Rocks near mid-ocean ridges were similar in composition and age. In the 1930s, Arthur Holmes contributed to this with his convection current theory, suggesting...

Brahmo Samaj, History, Founder, Principle and Significance

Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore founded Brahmo Samaj on August 20, 1828, in Calcutta as a reform of the prevalent Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices), and it started the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century, which...

Socio-Religious Reform Movements History, Hindu, Muslims, Aspects and Impact

India's socio-religious reform movements were key responses to British colonialism, modernity, and the internal decay of socio-religious institutions. These movements aimed at social and religious upliftment, rectifying regressive traditions while embracing certain modern ideas. Socio-Religious Reform Movement All Indian communities...