Back Point / Camel’s Back\ Road The road borrows its name from a large rock here that looks like a camel’s back. One can see the rock from the ’Mussoorie Public School’. The road starts from Kurli Bazaar and goes up to the Library Bazaar. Thick deodar trees girdle this 3 km long stretch. The atmosphere is veryserene and ideal for pony-riding and watching the sun playing ’hide and seek’ in the Himalayas. Gun Hill At a height of 2122 m‚ this is the second highest peak of the town. During the
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About 6 months ago I had the chance to visit The Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul‚ Turkey. And I was fascinated by the design of the place and the history that it carried. When we were asked to use a topic to write about‚ the only thing that came to my mind was the palace. When I first did some research about the topic I didn’t find much to write about and I found it difficult to link it to our course concepts but after getting some help from my classmates I was able to get a better picture of what
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UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand (Sanskrit: उत्तराखण्डम्‚ Uttarākhanḍam ?‚ Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड‚ Uttarākhanḍ ?)‚ formerly Uttaranchal‚ is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods (Hindi: देव भूमि‚ Dēv bhūmi ?) due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state‚ some of which are among Hinduism’s most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship. Known for its natural beauty and wealth of theHimalayas‚ the Bhabhar and the Terai‚ the
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Contents: Page. No Introduction …………………………….. 2 List of works …………………………….. 2 1. Report on housing typologies in Agra ………. 3 2. Report on Bhim Nagri project ………………… 3 3. Renovation of a cottage in Nainital ………… 4 4. Walkthrough for Kalyanpuri project …………… 4 5.
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Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME Aamanaka Castor bean Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae 2 Aadaththodaa Malabar nut Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae 3 Afihun Opium poppy Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae 4 Ahi / Ehi Cheese fruit / Great morinda / Indian mulberry Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae 5 An’bihi Gamboge tree Garcinia cambogia Guttiferae 6 Akarakara Pellitory
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Natural Vegetation of India: Diverse and a Unique One! [pic] January 10th‚ 2011 [pic] mapsofindia1 • • • 0digg • • 0 EmailShare • • SHAREBAR [pic] Located at tropical latitudes‚ the beautiful land of India is characterized by rainfall regimes and diverse temperature and climate. India’s climate helps in the growth of forests in the country. However‚ in the past thousand years‚ various types of human activities have altered the climatic formations in the
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Shimla /ˈʃɪmlə/ (Hindi: शिमला [ˈʃɪmlaː] ( listen))‚ formerly known as Simla‚ is the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh‚ located in northern India. It is bounded by Mandi and Kullu in the north‚ Kinnaur in the east‚ the state of Uttaranchal in the south-east‚ and Solan and Sirmaur to the south. The elevation of the city ranges from 300 to 6000 metres. Shimla is well known as a hub for India’s tourism sector. It is among the top 10 preferred entrepreneurial locations in India.
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NATURAL VEGETATION Natural vegetation refers to a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as virgin vegetation. Thus‚ cultivated crops and fruits‚ orchards form part of vegetation but not natural vegetation. Virgin vegetation -The virgin vegetation‚ which are purely Indian are known as endemic or indigenous species but those which have come from outside India are termed as exotic plants. Flora- The term
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CHAPTER NATURAL VEGETATION H ave you ever been to a forest for a picnic? You might have surely gone to a park if you live in a city or to a mango‚ guava or coconut orchard‚ if you live in a village. How do you differentiate between the natural vegetation and the planted vegetation? The same variety may be found growing wild in the forest under natural conditions and the same tree may be the planted one in your garden under human supervision. Natural vegetation refers to a plant community
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ECO TOURISM NEED OF HOURS AS EARTH IS OUR HOME AMRIK SINGH THAKUR MANAGEING HOST – HIMACHAL ADVENTURE LEISURE & HOLIDAYS‚ RESEARCH‚ SCHOOLAR MTA IVS Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill – SHIMLA – 171005 Introduction Tourism is an ever growing industry around the world with many countries now dependent on the tourism industry within their country to continue to grow and develop. As a report put out by the World Economic Forum states‚ there was an increase in the number of international
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