Fast Facts Portuguese Presence in India: 1505 – 1961 Portuguese East India Company: 1628 – 1633 Portuguese Capitals in India: Cochin (1505 – 1530), Old Goa (1530 – 1843), Nova Goa (1843 – 1961) Political Structure: Colony Portuguese Viceroys in India 1505–1509 Francisco de Almeida (first) 1896 Afonso, Duke of Porto (last) Portuguese Governor-generals in […]
Indus River System The Indus originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Manasarovar. It follows a north-westerly course through Tibet. It enters Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir. It forms a picturesque gorge in this part. Several tributaries – the Zaskar, the Shyok, the Nubra and the Hunza join […]
Drainage System The Ganga and Bhramputra River System The Ganga river system is the largest in India and has a number of perennial and non-perennial rivers originating in the Himalayas in the north and the Peninsula in the south, respectively. It accounts for 26.3% of the geographical area of the country and is shared by […]
ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone UPSC IAS G.K Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) also known as Doldrums are areas of low pressure around the Equator where Trade Winds converge. WHY DOES ITCZ FORM? ITCZ is the belt of Low Pressure circumventing the Earth. It is an imaginary line/area/zone which shifts towards the north & south throughout […]
Map of India For UPSC from 1 AD to the 20th century Battles were fought, territories were drawn and re-drawn. An amateur historian has caught these shifts in a series of maps. India’s history is speckled with the ruins of empires. Kingdoms have periodically risen here, expanded and fallen, reshaping with them the region’s culture […]
Climate of India For UPSC IAS 2022.A Topic of Indian Geography & G.K The Climate of India comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a vast geographic scale and varied topography, making generalisations difficult. Based on the Köppen system, India hosts six major climatic subtypes, ranging from arid desert in the west, alpine tundra […]
The contemporary India experiences an almost unrestricted exploitation of resources because of the lure of new consumerist lifestyles. The balance of nature is disrupted. This has led to many conflicts in the society. In this article, we discuss the major environmental movements in India. 7 Major Environmental Movements in India Must read for UPSC 2021 […]
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NCERT notes on important topics for the UPSC civil services exam. These notes will also be useful for other competitive exams like banking PO, SSC, state civil services exams and so on. This article talks about the Geography syllabus for IAS exam as an assimilating discipline as a science of spatial characteristics and Divisions of […]
Rock System Based on Geological History Of India The Archaean Rock System. The Purana Rock System. The Dravidian Rock System. The Aryan Rock System. Rocks formed prior to the Cambrian system. The Archaean rock system includes: Archaean Gneisses and Schists [4 Billion Years] Gneiss == Mineral composition varies from granite to gabbro. Schists == mostly […]
Indian Geography UPSC IAS CSE 2020 Must Read topic for the GS mains and Pre Exam Planets A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star is known as a planet. The planets of our solar system are divisible in two groups: the planets of the inner circle (as they lie between the […]