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Sound is measured in decibels (dB). An increase of about 10 dB is approximately double the increase in loudness. A person’s hearing can be damaged if exposed to noise levels over 75 dB over a prolonged period of time. The World Health Organization recommends that the sound level indoors should be less than 30 dB. … Read more
Chhattisgarh: Relief and Structure–Chhattisgarh has area of 135194 square km which is 4.14% of the geographical area of India. It is located in the centre of 17.43′ to 24.5 degree North latitude and 80.15 to 84.20 degree East longitude. Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November 2000 by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh. The capital city of Chhattisgarh is Raipur. Uttar Pradesh … Read more
Emerging as a top tourist hub, the east-central state of Chhattisgarh has a strong Network of roadways, though the quality of these roads needs to be upgraded to the desired level. The capital Raipur is connected to all major cities of neighboring states with adequate bus Services. Besides, a number of private operators run … Read more
Chhattisgarh is ranked four in terms of doing business in India among the other Indian States. S. No. Particulars 2015 2016 1 Ranking as per DIPP& World Bank 04 04 2 Implementation Scorecard 62.45 % 97.32% 3 Reform points 285 reforms 340 reforms A lot of steps has been taken to enhance commerce … Read more
Planned development is the very first need of any systematic developed state. It envisages the path for Sustainable Development including the Environment and other biological factors. Chhattisgarh is a new state which has born in 2000. Being a new born state it has challenge of systematic and planned development. The state has state Planning … Read more
Housing in India Issues related to housing sector in India UN-planned Growth of settlements A number of housing clusters have mushroomed in and around various metropolitan centres in haphazard and unplanned manner, without a proper layout and devoid of service lines and other essential facilities. These unauthorized developments are encroachments on land parcels belonging to … Read more
Remote sensing: principles, electromagnetic spectrum, components and applications Remote sensing, also called earth observation, refers to obtaining information about objects or areas at the Earth’s surface without being in direct contact with the object or area. Humans accomplish this task with aid of eyes or by the sense of smell or hearing; so, remote sensing … Read more
Society, Community, Association, Institution, Social group, Folkways and Mores Society society is an organization of people whose associations are with one another. MacIver describes society as a web of relationships. There are a number of definitions of society. Most of them point to the following characteristics of society. The first condition for calling … Read more
Remote sensing- GIS and its application Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation. In current usage, the term “remote sensing” generally refers to the use of satellite- or aircraft-based sensor technologies … Read more
Panchayats and Municipalities Panchayats Village Panchayat In the structure of the Panchayati Raj, the Village Panchayat is the lowest unit. There is a Panchayat for each village or a group of villages in case the Population of these villages happens to be too small. The Panchayat chiefly consists of representatives elected by the … Read more