◇ Seperated Legislative and Executive functions of Governor-General's council. ◇ It provided for Addition of Six new members to the Council. ◇ It introduced open Competition for Selection and recruitment of Civil servants. ◇ Extended Company's rule of Indian possession on behalf of British Govt. But did not specify any particular period. ◇ It introduced Local representation in Indian (central) Legislative Council. ◇ Of 6 new member...Read More
▪️ The Tapti (also known as the Tapi) is the second largest west flowing river of the Peninsular India and is known as ‘the twin’ or ‘the handmaid’ of the Narmada. ▪️ It originates near Multai in Madhya pradesh ▪️ River Tapi flows through three states Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat ▪️It is a Westward flowing river which drains into Arabian sea near Gulf of Khambhat. ▪️Tributaries ▪️Right Bank: Suki, Gomai,...Read More
▪️The Brahmaputra (meaning the son of Brahma). ▪️It is 2,900 km in length. ▪️Source: Chemayungdung glacier (Kailas Range) at an elevation of about 5,150 m. It’s source is very close to the sources of Indus and Satluj. ▪️Mariam La separates the source of the Brahmaputra from the Manasarovar Lake. ▪️ In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma, the popular name of the river Ganges in Bangladesh, and finally, after merging with Pa...Read More
▪️Mahananda River is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar and Bangladesh. ▪️ The Mahananda is another important tributary of the Ganga rising in the Darjeeling hills. ▪️ Countries- India, Bangladesh ▪️ States- West Bengal, Bihar ▪️ Mahananda originates in Himalayas: Paglajhora Falls on Mahaldiram Hill near Chimli, east of Kurseong in Darjeeling district at an elevation of 2,100 metres (6,90...Read More
[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
• 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
▪️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
▪️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
▪️ 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
▪️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
