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Broad Physical Feature: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Lakes and Glaciers:- Landforms are the natural features and shapes existent on the face of the earth. Landforms possess many different physical characteristics and are spread out throughout the planet. Together, landforms constitute a specific terrain and their physical arrangement in the landscape forms what is … Read more
Land Resources: In terms of area India ranks seventh in the world with a total area of 32, 87.263 sq. km. (32.87 crore hectare). It accounts for 2.42% of total area of the world. In absolute terms India is really a big country. However, land man ratio is not favourable because of the huge Population … Read more
Three Geological divisions: The peninsular block The Himalayas and other Peninsular Mountains Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain Peninsualar block is made of gneisses (metamorphic) and granites (igneous). Six physiographic divisions: The Northern and North-eastern Mountains The Northern Plain The Peninsular Plateau The Indian Desert The Coastal Plains The Islands Northern and North-Eastern Mountains Approximate length of the … Read more
yojna 65 yr of independence aug 2012read ARTICLE LAND REFORM: NEEDFORMORESPEED https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_FR6Jkv0z2cUlhabHZBMEJJOFE/edit?usp=sharing rest i am uploading reports and articles please look at them https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_FR6Jkv0z2ca3ZHMElfNnFJcDQ&usp=sharing , Land reforms are a set of policies that aim to change the way land is owned and used. They are often implemented in developing countries in order to improve the lives of … Read more
Chhattisgarh Forest Policy and conservation The basic objectives that should govern the State Forest Policy are the following: Unlocking of the vast array of forest Resources on sustainable basis for enhanced well-being of local people by converting these open access resources (OAR) into community controlled, prioritized, protected and managed resources. A shift in accent from … Read more
Indian forest policy Historically our communities have always lived in harmony with nature, and participation of community in protection and management of common property Resources has been a tradition. The British introduced scientific management of forests through a centralised approach to forest management and development. The first formal government approach to Forestry can be traced … Read more
The Environment Protection Act is an important legislation that provides for coordination of activities of the various regulatory agencies, creation of authorities with adequate powers for environmental protection, regulation of the discharge of environmental pollutants, handling of hazardous substances, etc. The Act provided an opportunity to extend legal protection to non-forest habitats (‘Ecologically Sensitive Areas’) … Read more
In order to check rapid deforestation due to forestlands being released by state governments for agriculture, Industry and other development projects (allowed under the Indian Forest Act) the federal government enacted the Forest conservation Act in 1980 with an amendment in 1988. The Act made the prior approval of the federal government necessary for de-reservation … Read more
Natural Resources are the product or material that occurs in nature and which are very useful from the perspective of human use. Examples of Natural Resources: Water Minerals Forests Now, we will discuss the natural resources of Chhattisgarh one by one. Water 80% of Chhattisgarh Population relies on agriculture for subsistence, water is … Read more
Forest- Types and Conservation of Forest and Forest Resources A forest is a complex ecosystem which is predominantly composed of trees, shrubs and is usually a closed canopy. Forests are storehouses of a large variety of life forms such as Plants, mammals, birds, insects and reptiles etc. Also the forests have abundant Microorganisms … Read more