Coastal Plains Coastal plains are a geologic feature found around the world and on both the eastern and western coasts of India. Coastal plains are characterized by an area of flat low lying land that is situated adjacent to a water body often a sea or ocean. It is also of note that coastal plains are separated from the interior of the larger land mass by other unique features. Coastal plains have limited vegetation; however grasses and trees are not uncommon. The coastal plains of India are relatively
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Goa. Goa /ˈɡoʊ.ə/ is India’s smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in West India in the region known as the Konkan‚ it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north‚ and by Karnataka to the east and south‚ while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa is India’s richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. It was ranked the best placed state by the Eleventh Finance Commission for its infrastructure and ranked on
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daily (9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011‚ IR carried over 8‚900 million passengers annually or more than 24 million passengers daily (roughly half of which were suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. Biggest Railway Project : Konkan Railway Project (Roha - Mangalore‚Length = 738 km‚ Cost = Rs 3‚500 Crore‚ Duration - 7 years‚ 88 tunnels‚ 169 Major and 1630 Minor Bridges‚ 59 Stations‚ Operational Speed – 160 km/h‚ One Track‚ Owner - Govt. of INDIA ) External Railway Links : Nepal
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"hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world.[1] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India.[2] The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau‚ and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain‚ called Konkan‚ along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty nine properties including national parks‚ wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests were designated as world heritage sites - twenty in Kerala‚ ten in Karnataka‚ five in Tamil Nadu and four in Maharashtra.[3][4]
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History of South India: The Ancient Period The word Pallava means "branch"‚ in contrast with Chola meaning "new country"‚ Pandiya meaning "old country" and Chera meaning "hill country" in Sangam Tamil lexicon The Cholas 300s BC–1279 The Tamil kingdom that enjoyed the most uninterrupted prosperity was that of the Cholas. As in case of all other polities in ancient India‚ the wealth of the Cholas was based upon a thriving agriculture‚ with two monsoons annually facilitating
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ducation Levels EDUCATION LEVELS AND SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION OF WORK FORCE: AN ANALYSIS OF URBAN INDIA I. INTRODUCTION Low levels of literacy and educational attainment‚ large gender disparity in enrolment‚ completed education and labour market participation are important features of the Indian Economy. Educational systems have developed out of social demands and have tended to follow social changes rather than to lead them. This is partly because of their nature. Common to all countries are
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National Climate Centre Research Report No: 2/2006 Trends in the rainfall pattern over India P. Guhathakurta and M. Rajeevan National Climate Centre India Meteorological Department PUNE. INDIA 411005 ncc@imdpune.gov.in Abstract Monthly‚ seasonal and annual rainfall time series of 36 meteorological sub-divisions of India were constructed using a fixed but a large network of about 1476 rain-gauge stations. These rainfall series are thus temporally as well as spatially homogenous. Trend
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Goa is India’s smallest state ‚ it is located on the west coast of india in the region known as Konkan . Goa was ruled by the Portuguese for 450 years till it was liberated from the portuguese to form a part of india on 19th december 1961. Goa has a long history of rulers dating back to the 3 rd century bc when it was the part of the mauryan empire .goa has been ruled by numerous rulers Silharas‚Kadamdas‚Chaukyans ‚ kings of Deccan‚kings of Vijaynagar‚Adilshah of Bijapur and last but not least the
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Tourism in Goa The state of Goa‚ India‚ is famous for its beaches and places of worship‚ and tourism is its primary industry. Tourism is generally focused on the coastal areas of Goa‚ with decreased tourist activity inland. Foreign tourists‚ mostly from Europe‚ arrive in Goa in winter whilst the summer and monsoon seasons see a large number of Indian tourists. Goa handled 7% of all foreign tourist arrivals in the country in 2011.[1][2] This relatively small state is situated on the western coast
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Rural Economy of India Rubber is one of the significant commercial crops in India. Rubber Industry in India has accounted for a production of 6.49 lakh tons for the year 2006. Places in India where rubber is cultivated include areas of southwest Konkan and Malabar Coast in Kerala and in some areas of Tamil Nadu. a. Fisheries in Rural India The fish production rate in India has witnessed a remarkable growth since 1995-96. The National Program of Developing Fish Seeds‚ Fish Farmers’ Development
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