Latest Update

Sindh River

[Not to be confused with Kali sindh River(tributary of chambal) and Sind river (tributary of jhelum)]   ▪️ Origin: Malwa Plateau (Vidisha district)   ▪️End: In Yamuna River near Jalaun (Uttar Pradesh)     ▪️Tributary: Pahuj, Kuwari, and Mahuar.   ▪️Dams: Madikheda (Shivpuri). ...Read More

Image
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENT

• The Lahore Congress of 1929 had given the mandate to launch civil disobedience movement along with the non-payment of taxes.   • Mahatma Gandhi presented his 11 demands to the Viceroy Lord Irwin and gave him the ultimate of January 31, 1932 to acccept his 11 demands.   • In Tamil Nadu, C. Rajgopalchari led a march-similar to the Dandi marchfrom Trichinopoly to Vedaranyam.   • In Dharsana, in Gujarat, Sarojini Naidu, led non-violent satyagrahis in a march to the sal...Read More

Image
Mahanadi River (part 2/2)

▪️Tributaries :       Left - Seonath, mand, Ib, Hasdeo       Right - Ong, Parry, jonk, Telen   ▪️ The Mahanadi was notorious for its devastating floods for much of recorded history. Thus it was called 'the sorrow of Orissa'.   ▪️At Sambalpur the Hirakud Dam (one of the largest dams in India) on the river has formed a man-made lake 35 miles (55 km) long.   ▪️Puri, at one of its mouths, is a famous pilgrimage site.   ▪️Mahan...Read More

Image
Mahanadi River (part 1/2)

▪️The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India and the largest river of Odisha state.   ▪️Its basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh   ▪️ The river originates from Sihawa in Chattisgarh and Drains near False point in Odisha, Bay of Bengal ...Read More

Image
Kaveri/ Cauvery river (part 2/2)

▪️ Left Bank: the Harangi, the Hemavati, the Shimsha and the Arkavati.    ▪️ Right Bank: Lakshmantirtha, the Kabbani, the Suvarnavati, the Bhavani, the Noyil and the Amaravati.   ▪️On the Cauvery, lies the “Grand Anicut dam” said to have been constructed by Chola King in 1st century A.D.   ▪️Imp dams : Krishna Raja Sagara dam, Mettur ...Read More

Image
Kaveri/ Cauvery river (part 1/2)

▪️It rises in the Brahmagiri range near Cherangala village of Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka and drains into the Bay of Bengal.    ▪️It is bounded by Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and by the ridges separating it from Krishna basin and Pennar basin.   ▪️It is the third largest river – after Godavari and Krishna – in South India   ▪️the largest river in the State of Tamil Nadu   ▪️Cauvery basin extends over states of Tamil Nadu, Karnata...Read More

Image
Narmada River (part 2/2)

▪️The tributaries of Narmada River are Kolar River, Shakkar River, Dudhi River, Tawa River, and Hiran River.   ▪️Major Hydro Power Project in this river are Maheshwar Dam, Sardar Sarovar Dam, and Indira Gandhi Sagar Dam   ▪️ To Hindus the Narmada is one of the seven holy rivers of India; the other six being Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Sindhu, and Kaveri.   ▪️There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the lar...Read More

Image
Narmada River (part 1/2)

* It is located mainly in Madhya Pradesh.   * The Narmada River is also known as the Rewa River.   * The River is originated from Maikala range near Amarkantak.   * It is a West flowing river.   * The River flows through Gujarat, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.   * Its total length from its source in Amarkantak to its estuary in the Gulf of Khambhat is 1,310 km ...Read More

Image
Sabarmati River

▪️The Sabarmati is the name given to the combined streams the Sabar and Hathmati.   ▪️The Sabarmati basin extends over states of Rajasthan and Gujarat .   ▪️Sabarmati originates from Aravalli hills Tepur, in Udaipur district of Rajasthan.   ▪️The total length of river from origin to outfall into the Arabian Sea is 371 km.   ▪️Tributaries   ▪️Left bank - Wakal, Hathmati and Vatrak.   ▪️Right bank - Sei.   ▪️Projects:...Read More

Image
UNION OF STATES

????️ Article 1 describes India, that is, Bharat as a ‘Union of States’ rather than a ‘Federation of States’.    ????️ This provision deals with two  things: one, name of the country; and two, type of polity. There was no unanimity in the Constituent Assembly with regard to the name of the country.   ????️ Some members suggested the  traditional name (Bharat), while other advocated the modern name (India). Hence, the Constituent Assembly had to adopt a mix of...Read More

Image