Meghalaya Schemes & Projects

Meghalaya Schemes & Projects Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS): The Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS) is being implemented across the state of Meghalaya by the government. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial aid to all the citizens of the state at the time of hospitalization. The policy period of insurance is only … Read more

Minerals of Haryana for Haryana PSC

Minerals of Haryana A host of mineral occurrences have enriched the state of Haryana. The minerals occurring in this state are primarily china clay, limestone, dolomite, quartz/ silica sand, quartzite, slate. Other minerals, such as, barytes, calcite, feldspar, marble, copper, tin and tungsten are noteworthy. Among building stones, granite, slate, marble, quartzite and sandstone are … Read more

JPSC Prelims Notes for Geography of World and India

Physical Geography (General Principles) : [su_posts template=”templates/list-loop.php” posts_per_page=”100″ tax_term=”1324″ tax_operator=”0″ order=”desc”] (i) Origin and evolution ol earth, interior of earth, Wegner’s Continental Drift Theory; Plate tectonics.Composition, Structure and Stratification of the atmosphere (v) Insolation,heat budget of the earth. (vi) Horizontal and vertical Distribution of Temperature, inversion of  temperature. (vii) Air masses and fronts. Tropical and … Read more

Relief and Structure of Telangana

Relief and Structure of Telangana Introduction: Telangana, also spelled Telengana or Telingana, constituent state of south-central India. It is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh and Odisha to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast and south, and Karnataka to the west. The area of what is now Telangana constituted the … Read more

Ore

Ore An ore is a special type of rock that contains a large enough amount of a particular mineral (usually a Metal) to make it economically practical to extract that mineral from the surrounding rock. Not all Minerals are found in a large enough amount in one location to make it worth it to remove the ore … Read more

Bihar Minerals

Bihar Minerals Introduction The mineral base of this state is very rich. Particularly the Chotanagpur plateau is very mineral rich field. It has an extensive and high quality coal deposits. Iron Ore and copper ore are also produced in Bihar. Bauxite, ore for aluminiumis also found here. This state has a reserve of pyrites and … Read more

Uttarakhand :Minerals

Mineral Resources contain rocks – quartzite ,marble, and various types of schist and gnesiss.the southern division contains rocks such as gneiss , limestone,phyllites,quartzite,sericite-biotite schist and slate. Some of the important Minerals of uttarakhand :  Asbestos  Copper  Graphite  Lead  Building stone  Magnestic  Iron  Gold  Slate  Sulphur … Read more

Relief and Structure of Madhya Pradesh

Relief and Structure of Madhya Pradesh– In graphically, Madhya Pradesh state located at middle of India in plains  between latitude 21°04’N-26.87°N and longitude 74°02′-82°49′ E, Madhya Pradesh state is exactly located in center of the India map so it known as the “Central Region” of India and also known as the “Heart of India” or … Read more

Development of Mining Sector of Madhya Pradesh

Mineral wealth of MP, and ranking in mineral:- Madhya Pradesh is richly endowed with rich mineral reserves. In Mineral Production , the state ranks fourth after Jharkand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. Madhya Pradesh is the only state of the country producing diamond in the country. Madhya Pradesh stands first in production of Copper Ore and Pyrophyllite. … Read more