Features of the seasons in India Given below are the prominent features of the seasons in India in a tabular format: Name of the season Features Winter The winter in India spans the months of December till the beginning of April. The coldest months of the year are January and December. During this period‚ the average temperature is approximately 50-59 °F (10-15 °C) in the northwestern parts of the country. The mercury soars as you move in the direction of the equator‚ and the maximum temperature
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Conserving water can greatly limit the negative impact we have on the environment. By thinking conscientiously and creatively‚ we can make sure that everyone has enough water‚ while also minimizing the energy we use to bring it to our faucet or garden hose. Plus‚ using water wisely can lower many water bills. At Urban Times‚ it has been high on our agenda to bring more awareness to the increasing scarcity of water. This infographic‚ brought to us by Seametrics‚ illustrates that our water consumption is
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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT aheli and Boojho went to their uncle’s house during the summer vacation. Their uncle is a farmer. One day they saw some tools like khurpi‚ sickle‚ shovel‚ plough‚ etc.‚ in the field. P Food has to be produced on a large scale. I want to know where and how we use these tools. In order to provide food for a large population— regular production‚ proper management and distribution of food is necessary. You have lear nt that all living organisms require food
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Causes for Low Productivity of Indian Agriculture The causes for low productivity of Indian agriculture can be divided into 3 broad categories‚ namely‚ (1) General factors‚ (2) Institutional factors and (3) Technological factors. 1. General Factors (a) Overcrowding in Agriculture: The increasing pressure of population on land is an important demographic factor responsible for low yield in agriculture. The area of cultivated land per cultivator has declined from 0.43 hectare in 1901 to 0.23 hectare
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than a subsistence one.[1] The initiatives‚ led by Norman Borlaug‚ the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over a billion people from starvation‚ involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains‚ expansion of irrigation infrastructure‚ modernization of management techniques‚ distribution of hybridized seeds‚ synthetic fertilizers‚ and pesticides to farmers. The term "Green Revolution" was first used in 1968 by former United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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and a river valley is developed‚ by exploiting all the resources of the river. Basically‚ dams are built to harness the river water so that it can be utilised according to the needs. A multipurpose project is launched often for storing water for irrigation purposes‚ generating hydro-electricity by utilising the water stored by the dams‚ preventing floods and facilitating afforestation in the catchments areas of the reservoirs. Moreover‚ the dams also provide drinking water‚ using the canals for navigation
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for irrigation and as water transport in different parts of the country. These water transports of India play a very important role in irrigation of crops in drought region of India such as Rajasthan and Tamil nadu. Indian governments have launched many projects for rivers Inter link and National Waterways. INDIRA GHANDI CANAL:- Indira Gandhi Canal starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur‚ a few kilometres below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state. Irrigation facilities
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moderate capacity for timely payment of short-term debt obligations and carry higher credit risk as compared to instruments rated higher. Ratings take into account established track record of KCL in the construction sector with good presence in irrigation segment‚ presence of price escalation clause in majority of projects in order book which protect margins to a certain extent and good order book position with sector & geographical diversity. Ratings are constrained by delay in execution of some
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livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ etc. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used for drinking water as well if the storage is a tank that can be accessed and cleaned when needed. advantages • Makes use of a natural resource and reduces flooding‚ storm water runoff‚ erosion‚ and contamination of surface water with pesticides‚ sediment‚ metals‚ and fertilizers. • Excellent source of water for landscape irrigation‚ with no chemicals
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Is Industrialisation leading to the depletion of drinking water resources? Water...Water...everywhere‚ but not a drop to drink??? How So? While seventy one percent of our planet is covered by water‚ it would seem that we could never run out of water. But did you know that of that seventy one percent water‚ ninety seven percent is salt water. Only the other three percent is fresh water‚ which is in the form of: oceans‚ glaciers
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