Krishna River The Krishna River is the second biggest river in peninsular India after Godavari River. It originates near Mahabaleshwar (Satara) in Maharashtra. It then runs from four states Maharashtra (303 km), North Karnataka (480 km) and the rest of its 1300 km journey in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh before it empties into the Bay …
Ken-Betwa interlinking Project: The Ken-Betwa ILR project aims to transfer surplus water from the Ken River to the Betwa basin through concrete canal to irrigate India’s worst drought-prone Bundelkhand region. It is India’s first inter-State river interlinking project The main feature of the project is a 230-km long canal and a series of barrages and …
Facts: India has set target to restore 50 lakh hectare of its degraded land by 2030. 29% land of India’s total geographical area is degraded which has to be restored. Importance of Forest Forests act as Carbon sink by absorbing about 30% of man-made GHG emissions on other hand ocean soaks another 23%. So, losing …
The Supreme Court had directed the Centre to constitute a Cauvery Water Management Board as an ideal solution to Cauvery dispute What is the Cauvery Management Board? The Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal mandated the establishment of the Cauvery Management Board to ensure implementation of and compliance with its 2007 final order on the sharing of …
River Cauvery (Kaveri): It is known as ‘Ponni’ in Tamil also known as Ganga of the south, and it is the fourth largest river of southern India. It is a sacred river of southern India. It rises on Brahmagiri Hill of the Western Ghats in southwestern Karnataka state, flows in a south easterly direction through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and descends the Eastern Ghats in a …
What is a census town? A Census Town is an area with urban characteristics like a minimum population of 5,000, at least 75% of the male main working force engaged in non-agricultural activities and population density of at least 400 persons per sq.km. As per 2011 Census, there are 3,784 Census Towns as against 1,362 …
Report : Global Air 2019 Exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to over 1.2 million deaths in India in 2017. Air pollution is the third highest cause of death among all health risks, ranking just above smoking in India. In India, 60 per cent of the population still uses solid fuels. This underscores the importance of …