Notes and Study material for Exams
Irrigation and Hydropower of Himachal Pradesh Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to Plants at needed intervals. It helps grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. Types of irrigation Surface irrigation- Itis the oldest form of irrigation and has been in … Read more
Himachal Pradesh Planned development Himachal Pradesh-Profile: Himachal is one of the most dynamic hill states of India with significantly high indicators of Human Development. Its natural Resources and physiography, separate administrative identity, and notable accomplishments in Literacy hold the promise of great progress. The socio-economic base of the state at the time of its formation … Read more
Mineral Resources : Iron-Ore: India possesses high quality iron-ore in abundance. The total reserves of iron-ore in the country are about 14.630 million tonnes of haematite and 10,619 million tonnes of magnetite. Haematite iron is mainly found in Chbattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Goa and Karnataka. The major deposit of magnetite iron is available at western coast … Read more
Water Resources in India India accounts for about 2.45 per cent of world’s surface area, 4 per cent of the world’s Water Resources and about 16 per cent of world’s Population. The total water available from Precipitation in the country in a year is about 4,000 cubic km. The availability from surface water and … Read more
Depletion of Ground Water and its conservation in Telangana– Mission Kakatiya The Telangana State, where groundwater availability has always been a challenge, had not seen a worse situation in terms of water levels as early as March 2016, during the past one decade. If Hyderabad is excluded, for which data is available only since 2005, … 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
Fluorosis in Telangana Even as the Telangana State is yet to tackle the dreaded disease of fluorosis in Nalgonda district caused due to presence of alarming levels of fluoride in its ground water, there is more bad news for the State. The tentacles of fluorosis that leaves people crippled is threatening to spread across the … Read more
Safe Drinking And Supply Safe drinking water is the birthright of all humankind – as much a birthright as clean air. The majority of the world’s Population, however, does not have access to safe drinking water. This is certainly true in most parts of Africa and Asia. Even in relatively advanced countries such as India, … Read more
Flood and Drought Occurrence Drought Drought is a complex, slow-onset phenomenon of ecological challenge that affects people more than any other natural hazards by causing serious economic, social and environmental losses in both developing and developed countries. The period of unusual dryness (i.e. drought) is a normal feature of the Climate and weather system in … Read more
Telangana Industries Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal, clinical and botanical products constitute about 29% of the GVA within the manufacturing sector, followed by manufacture of electrical equipment (11%), manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (9 %) and manufacturing of food products (9 %). In terms of Investment, manufacture of pharmaceuticals, other non-metallic mineral products, rubber and … Read more