Indian geography for IAS Prelims + Mains

 

Indian Geography

So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.”

– Mark Twain in ‘Following the Equator’

India is a vast country with a great diversity of physical features. Certain parts of India are so fertile that they are counted amongst the most fertile regions of the world while other are so unproductive and barren that hardly anything can be grown there. Climates vary from the blazing heat of the plains to freezing point in Himalayan areas. On one hand, areas like Cherapunji in Meghalaya get more than 1000cm of rainfall per year, and on the other hand, Sindh and Rajasthan get less than 10cm of rainfall per year.

In this article series, we make an attempt to understand the geography of this “epitome of the world” along the following lines:

  1. Geography of India: An Introduction
  2. The Geological Structure of India
  3. Physiography
  4. Drainage System
  5. The Climate
  6. Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
  7. Soils
  8. Irrigation
  9. Agriculture
  10. Miscellaneous Topics

 

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Lalu Bhaiya
5 years ago

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3 years ago

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3 years ago

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