The Peninsular Plateau of India is a part of the ancient Gondwanaland and is in a triangular shape. This plateau average height is between 600 to 900 m. It extends from the alluvial plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar towards the south and encompasses the whole of the …

The great Plain of India is also called the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain. It extends for a distance of about 3200 km and its width varies from 150 km to 300 km. The plain was formed due to the filling of marine depressions by detrital materials brought by water. Plain…

On the basis of the characteristics of temperature and air pressure, the earth's environmental envelop is divided into 5 layers as Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Ionosphere Exosphere. Will see each of these below in brief. 1. Troposphere It is the lowermost an…

To the east and west of the peninsular plateau , two narrow strips of plain lands are found , which are respectively called Eastern Coastal Plain and Western Coastal Plain. Eastern Coastal and Western Coastal Plain are formed by the erosional and depositional & …

According to ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) soils are divided into 8 categories. they are alluvial soils, Black cotton soils, Red soils, Laterite soils, Mountainous or forest soils, Arid or desert soils, Saline and alkaline soils Peaty and marshy soil…

The Water transport provides the Cheapest source of transportation to any country. At present, there are about 14,500 km long navigable waterways in India. The length of water ways in India is maximum in Uttar Pradesh followed by West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam a…

The first passenger train in India was started by Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India on April 16, 1853, between Bori Bunder, Bombay, and Thane covering a distance of 34 km. Indian Railway was nationalised in 1951 and presently, it is the largest Railway Netwo…

In India, the regional and seasonal distribution of rainfall is uneven. On the one hand, Jaislamer receives less than 9 cm of annual rainfall and on the other hand, Mawsynram, near Cherapunji, receives more than 1140 cm of annual rainfall. Similarly, most of the rain…