Indian Geography

Types of Soil Erosion

The decline in soil fertility, when the nutritional status declines and depth of the soil goes down due...

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Types of Soils in India

Soil is the mixture of rock debris and organic materials which develop on the earth’s surface. The major...

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Distribution of Rainfall In India

Rainfall in India is highly uneven over a period of time in a year.  The western coasts and...

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Seasons in India

There are four seasons in India viz. Winter (December-February), Hot weather summer (March-May), Rainy south-western monsoon (June-September) and...

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South-West and North-East Monsoon in India

The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word ‘Mausim’ which means season. Monsoon refers to the seasonal...

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Factors Affecting Indian Climate

India is home to an extraordinary variety of climatic regions, ranging from tropical in the south to temperate...

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Geography: Other Islands

Diu Island Diu is an off – shore island on the western coast, off the Gulf of Cambay,...

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Lakshadweep Islands

Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 12 attols, 3 reefs and 6 newly formed/ submerged sand banks.  It...

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Andaman and Nicobar Geography Notes

The Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago consists of over 345 islands, islets and rocky outcrops, with land area extending...

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Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait

The Gulf of Mannar is a shallow bay, part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. A...

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