Notes and Study material for Exams
INFRASTRUCTURE-development/”>Infrastructure Development– Dams, Roads, Rails (Including Airways and Ports) The availability of efficient infrastructure Services is an important determinant of the pace of market development and output Growth. Historically, the infrastructure sector has been one of the key drivers of growth of the Indian economy and has shown positive growth in the current reporting year … Read more
Uttar Pradesh:Hinduism (B) Islam (C) Christianity (D) Sikhism Which of the following is the Literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh? (A) 69.3% (B) 74.04% (C) 79.3% (D) 84.1% Which of the following is the per capita income of Uttar Pradesh? (A) â¹1,05,088 (B) â¹1,12,846 (C) â¹1,20,624 (D) â¹1,28,402 Which of the following is the agricultural land … Read more
Hydropower and Irrigation projects Rihand Dam – This is the largest multi-purpose project of Uttar Pradesh, straight gravity concrete dam across the river Rihand (a Tributary of the Son river) near village Pipri in Sonbhadra district. The water so impounded is collected in Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir. Dam is used for irrigation and … Read more
Major Irrigation Projects of India and Command Area Development Command area development programme The Centrally sponsored Command Area Development (CAD) Programme was launched in 1974-75 with the main objectives of improving the utilization of created irrigation potential and optimizing agriculture production and productivity from irrigated agriculture through a multi-disciplinary team under an Area Development Authority. … Read more
Irrigation and Hydropower of Telangana Hydropower in Telangana Hydroelectric Power — what is it? It is a form of energy … a renewable resource. Hydropower provides about 96 percent of the RENEWABLE ENERGY in the United States. Other renewable Resources include geothermal, wave power, tidal power, wind power, and solar power. Hydroelectric powerplants do not … Read more
INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO IN BIHAR Located in India’s eastern part, Bihar, the third largest state in the country in terms of Population and 12thlargest in area, is surrounded by Nepal in the north, West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the west and Jharkhand in the south. The state enjoys a great geographical advantage by … Read more
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS OF KARNATAKA Almatti Hydroelectric Project The official name of Almatti Dam is Upper Krishna-I which is main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project. The Krishna River conflict between Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra was resolved by the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal and the dam was authorised to be raised the height. District Bijapur and Bagalkot district Basin Krishna River Krishna … Read more
Water Resources Rainfall: With an Average annual rainfall of 1,170 mm, India is one of the wettest countries in the world. At one extreme are areas like Cherrapunji, in the northeast, which is drenched each year with 11,000 mm of rainfall, and at the other extreme are places like Jaisalmer, in the west, which receives … Read more
Major part of this state is hilly , because of this Irrigation is not available on the total agricultural land.irrigation facility is only possible at that place where small channels are constructed . its called ‗gool‘ in uttarakhand.putting big obstructions in the way of river the water is turned into the gools. The total … Read more
Inclusive Growth Good quality infrastructure is the most important requirement for attaining faster growth for the state and also for ensuring investment in backward regions. This includes roads network, availability of power, water, rail network& dry port for imports and exports, Airports & air Services to provide connectivity to all parts of the country; and … Read more