Types of Oceanic Currents Oceanic currents are classified based on their location, driving forces, and the depth at which they occur. Here’s a breakdown of the main types of oceanic currents: 1. Surface Currents (Wind-Driven Currents) These currents occur in the upper 400 meters of the ocean and are mainly Read more…
oceanic currents Oceanic currents are large-scale movements of seawater that circulate throughout the world’s oceans. These currents play a crucial role in regulating climate, distributing heat, and supporting marine ecosystems. There are two main types of ocean currents: Surface Currents: Driven by wind: These currents are primarily caused by the Read more…
Suez Canal The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways. It is located at the crossroads of Asia, Europe, and Africa. The Canal is owned and operated by Egypt and the main part of that country is separated by it on the west bank from the Sinai Peninsula Read more…
States and Capitals in India India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. The table contains the States and Capitals In India and related important facts: State Capital Date of Read more…
Koeppens’s Scheme of Classification of Climate
Solar Radiation, Heat Balance, and Temperature Solar Radiation Our earth receives almost all its energy from the sun in short wavelengths that are radiated back to space by the earth. As a result, the earth neither warms up nor does it get cooled over a period of time. The amount of Read more…
The Age of Satavahanas The Age of Satavahanas: According to most modern scholars the age of the Satavahana began in the late second century BCE and lasted until the early third century CE. In the Deccan and in central India, the Satavahanas succeeded the Mauryas although after a gap of Read more…
Post-Mauryan India and Central Asian Contacts Post-Mauryan India – time period (200 B.C. to 300 AD) The successors of Asoka were not able to keep the vast Empire intact, after the death of Asoka. The provinces started declaring themselves independent. Kalinga declared itself independent, and further Satavahanas established their independent Read more…
