List of Indian States and Union Territories and Their Capitals
8 Union Territories of India
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
Major Grasslands of the World
Major Grasslands: Grasslands Continent / Country
Prairies - North America
Pampas - South America
Pretoria - South Africa
Veld - South Africa
Steppes - Eurasia
Downs - Australia
Pustaz - Hungary
Cantanburry - New Zealand
Biosphere Reserves of India
List of Biosphere Reserves and their location.
1. Nilgiri - Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
2. Nanda Devi - Uttar Pradesh (part of Chamoli, Pithorgarh and Almora districts and Meghalaya ( part of Garo hills)
3. Nokrek - Meghalaya
4. Manas - Assam
5. Sunderbans - West Bengal
6. Gulf of Mannar - Tamil Nadu
7. Great Nicobar - (A & N Islands)
8. Simlipal - Orissa
9. Dibru-Saikhowa - Assam
10. Dihang Dibang - Arunachal Pradesh
11. Kanchenchunga - Sikkim
12. Pachmarhi - Madhya Pradesh
13. Agasthyamalai - Kerala
14. Achanakamar -Amarkantak- Parts of MP and parts of Chattisgarh
The River Ganga – Basic Facts
The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest river on Earth by discharge.
The name Ganges is used for the river between the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, in the Himalayas, and the first bifurcation of the river, near the Farakka Barrage and the India-Bangladesh Border.
The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gomukh, at an elevation of 4,356 m (14,291 ft)
The six headstreams are the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi.
Their confluences, known as the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda. They are, in downstream order,
Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the Alaknanda;
Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins.
Karnaprayag, where the Pindar joins.
Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins; and finally,
Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges.
At Bhagalpur, the river begins to flow south-southeast and at Farakka, it begins its attrition with the branching away of its first distributary, the 408 km (254 mi) long Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, which goes on to become the Hooghly River.
In Bangladesh, the main branch of the Ganges River is known as the Padma.
The Padma is joined by the Jamuna River, the largest distributary of the Brahmaputra.
Further downstream, the Padma joins the Meghna River, the converged flow of Surma-Meghna River System taking on the Meghna's name as it enters the Meghna Estuary, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.
The important cities and towns situated on the banks of the Ganga are Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur etc.
The Ganges Delta, formed mainly by the large, sediment-laden flows of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, is the world's largest delta, at about 64,000 km2 (25,000 sq mi).It stretches 400 km (250 mi) along the Bay of Bengal.
Geography of India – Basic Facts
It shares land borders with China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Bangladesh and Pakistan share both land borders as well as maritime borders, while Sri Lanka shares only a maritime border. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia.
1) Area - 32,87,263 Km2 ( it is the seventh-largest country by area)
2) It has 28 States and 8 Union Territories
Eastern most State/UT: - Arunachal Pradesh
Western most State/UT: Sir Creek in Kutch district (Gujarat)
Northern most State/UT: - Ladakh
Southern most State: Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu
Southern Most UT: Andaman & Nicobar
1)
Area wise States:
Biggest – Rajasthan -> MP -> Maharashtra -> Uttar Pradesh –>Gujarat
Smallest – Goa <-- Sikkim <--
Tripura <-- Nagaland <-- Mizoram
2)
Area wise union Territory:
Biggest – Ladakh --> Jammu and Kashmir
-> Andaman & Nicobar->Delhi
Smallest – Lakshadweep -> Chandigarh -> Puducherry->Dadar and Nagar
Haveli
5)
Population - 1,352,642,280 (2018 estimate)
6)
Population wise State:
Biggest
– Uttar Pradesh-> Maharashtra-> Bihar->West Bengal->MP
Smallest – Sikkim <- Mizoram <- Arunachal Pradesh <- Goa <-
Nagaland
7)
Population wise union Territory:
Delhi -> Jammu & Kashmir -> Puducherry ->
Chandigarh -> Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu -> Andaman and Nicobar Islands -> Ladakh -> Lakshadweep
Population
Density State: per km2
Highest – Bihar (1102) -> WB (1,029) -> Kerala (859) -> UP (828)
Lowest – Arunachal Pradesh (17) <- Mizoram (52) <- Sikkim (86)
<- Nagaland (112)
9) Population
Density State: per km2
Highest
- Union Territory – Delhi (11,297) -> Chandigarh (9,252) -> Pondicherry (2,598) -> Lakshadweep (2,013)
Lowest – Ladakh (2.8 / km2)
10)
Coast Line - 7,516.6 km
(4,670.6 mi)
Longest
Coastal Line (State) – Gujarat
Coastal
States: - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, Andhra, Odisha, WB
Highest in State / UT:
Lowest
in state /UT
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (711) -> Chandigarh
(818) -> Ladakh (853) ->
Delhi (868) – all UT
In States (lowest)
Haryana (879) -> Sikkim 890 -> Punjab (895) -> UP (912)
13)
Lowest Point in India - Kuttanad
(Kerala) -2.2 m from the Sea level
14)
Longest
River: - Ganga (2,525 km)
15)
India's territorial waters extend
into the sea to 12 nautical miles (13.8 mi:
22.2 km) from the coast baseline
17)
Southern most point of India (main Land) – Cape
Comorin ( Kanya Kumari , Tamilnadu)
18)
Aravalli range is the oldest natural
mountain range in India
Highest Urban Population (percentage Wise ) UT – Delhi (97.5%) -> Chandigarh -> 97.25%
Highest Rural Population (percentage Wise ) UT – Jammu &
Kashmir (73.89%) -> A & N
(62.3%)
Northern Mountains: Himalayan
Peninsular Plateau: contains mountain ranges
Indo-Gangetic Plain or The Northern Plains
Coastal Plains: Eastern Ghat folds and Western Ghats
folds
Islands - The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and
the Lakshadweep island
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Hamara Sankalp - Making It Possible
Hamara Sankalp is a group of Aware, Energetic, Self-Motivated, Selfless, Like Minded People with full of Self Compassion towards fellow People who are not lucky enough as others are. Driven by the passion to Make it Possible ...We joined together to work as a team to bring change, to help the needy ones, to contribute to the society individually and as a team. As a group....We joined together to make change, In Child Education , Social Welfare, Community Well-being , Welfare of Old People, Community Fitness etc... It is a non political, non religious & non profitable society.
Going Ahead - Hamara Sankalp – Making it possible
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.”
― Vincent Van Gogh
It is said unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls, the members of Hamara Sankalp Family have showed their true character of selfless service and compassion during the Global Corona Pandemic. It started with offering helping hands during LOCK DOWN to poor & needy people of Burnpur and Durgapur, when the Society distributed essential food items to over 1500 families but it did not stop there, later the society organized plantation activity in 22 cities and three countries besides planting trees on birthday of every member to show its commitment towards environment. It did not fail to show it dedication towards the Importance of education of the Kids, the society successfully organized unique felicitation program from Class X toppers of Burnpur and Later adopted Education of a girl Child in Durgapur. Understanding the importance of Health in our life especially at the time of pandemic, the Society has been organizing weekly YOG Sadhana on every Sunday for physical as well as mental health of Society members and their family. Society members Spent a day with Old Age Home residents at Surjo Nagar in order to bring smile on their face. Showing its compassionate character the members the society helped a missing 72 years old man Shri Jitlal Majhi to be reunited with his family in Jharkhand on the Occasion of Durgapuja. It’s a great & wonderful feeling to see how HAMARA SANKALP is moving with its small and steady steps with solo motive i.e. reaching out the needy ones and helping them in best possible way, in true sense like its slogan “Making it possible”.
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India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude....
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List of Biosphere Reserves and their location . 1. Nilgiri - Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka 2. Nanda Devi - Uttar Pradesh (part of Cha...
