UNIT 2: Natural Resources 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES 2.2.1 Natural resources and associated problems 2.2.2 Non-renewable resources 2.2.3 Renewable resources a. Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation‚ deforestation‚ case studies. Timber extraction‚ mining‚ dams and their effects on forests and tribal people b. Water Resources: Use and over-utilisation of surface and ground water‚ floods‚ drought‚ conflicts over water‚ dams – benefits and problems. c. Mineral
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in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities were common in India. The largest ones were between the city of Mathura (on the Yamuna river) and Magadha (on the Ganges). Another series of forts in the south‚ was on the Ujjain(on the Narmada)leading into the Deccan. These are inferred by the remains of fort walls and bastions seen on excavation at Rajagriha and at several sites in the Gangetic plain notably Kaushambi. At the latter site huge walls of burnt brick‚ which look like they
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PREFACE MHRM is fast growing and widely applicable MANAGEMENT COURSE It gives so much knowledge in the field of management of people in the organization. It provides better knowledge about people. It is four semester post graduate course with theory and fieldwork practicum‚ during every fieldwork student placed in different places like Village‚ NGO‚ Industries and Service sector. It helps in better understanding the overall scenario of industries as well as of the workers. During‚ field work
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Gharchola saris The Gharchola saris are among the most famous traditional wear of the women of the Indian state of Gujarat. This variety of silk saris has earned much popularity among the people from other regions of this country as well.The weaving technique of the Gharchola silk saris first came from the region around Cambay. These saris are first woven by using the silk and zari thread. Later they are either block printed or tie-dyed. The Gharchola saris of Gujarat are generally bought for
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Tourism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Every year‚ more than 3 million tourists visit the Taj Mahal in Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh. Tso Moriri Lake‚ Ladakh Tourism in India is a large industry. The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated $121 billion or 6.4% of the nation’s GDP in 2011. It was responsible for 39.3 million jobs‚ 7.9% of its total employment. The GDP of the tourism sector has expanded
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The Jan Lokpal Bill (Hindi: जन लोकपाल विधेयक) (Citizens ’ ombudsman Bill) is an Indian draft anti-corruption bill that would create the Jan Lokpal‚ an independent body similar to the Election Commission with the power to prosecute politicians and bureaucrats without prior government permission.[1] Drafted by Shanti Bhushan‚ retired Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi‚ Justice N. Santosh Hegde‚ advocate Prashant Bhushan‚ former chief election commissioner J. M. Lyngdoh in consultation with the
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states‚ what brought the sub continent together in this period was the spread of commerce and trades. It was a time when there was noticeable material prosperity in many areas. The Deccan Introduction India‚ south of the vindhya mountain and the Narmada river‚ was known in ancient times as Dakshinapatha; now it is called the Deccan. South of the Deccan is the land of the Dravidian speaking people. In the first millennium B.C. the life of the people living in the peninsula gradually changed from
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Growth of fertilizer industry in India From a nation dependent on food imports to feed its population‚ India today is not only self--sufficient in grain production‚ but also has a substantial reserve. The progress made by agriculture in the last four decades has been one of the biggest success stories of free India. Agriculture and allied activities constitute the single largest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product‚ almost 33% of it. Agriculture is the means of livelihood of about two-thirds
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Josseline Acevedo 9-17-13 1st period Gupta Empire Around 320 to 550 B.C.E.‚ an ancient Indian empire called the Gupta Empire was formed and maintained by powerful leaders and its court‚ a strong military‚ religion‚ and technology. The Gupta Empire was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta and created the Gupta dynasty. The Gupta Empire grew out of the kingdom of Magadha on the Ganges Plain and had its capital at Pataliputra (Bulliet 177). This period was called the Golden Age of India and was marked
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Himalayas enveloped all the beauty with in itself‚ giving rise to the mighty rivers-Indus‚ Ganga and Yamuna and their tributaries‚ spreading over the land like arteries‚ providing life blood to the species while in the Deccan plateau and South‚ the Narmada‚ Krishna‚ Godavari Cauvery‚ sucked water from the vast seas and drenched the entire land. With so much vivacity all around‚ life bloomed and soon the entire subcontinent was filled with rare‚ fragrant flowers and beautiful creatures started making
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