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…
List of Highest Mountain Peaks in the Indian States Peak (Height wise) State Region/Range Kanchenjunga 8,586 m The third highest mountain in the world. Sikkim Sikkim is a state in north-eastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province Read more…
Climatic regions of India Climate: The average of weather conditions over a longer period of time is called climate. The climate of India is Monsoonal in rhythm and character. India with the rest of Southeast Asia has the Tropical Monsoon Climate as a large area of it lies in the Read more…
The Peninsular Drainage System The Peninsular drainage system is older than the Himalayan system. The system includes the Narmada, the Tapi, the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, the Kaveri, and many other small rivers. The evolution of the Peninsular drainage system: In the past three major geological events occurred that Read more…
The Brahmaputra river system Origin of Brahmaputra: This river rises in the Chemayungdung glacier in the Kailash range near Mansarovar lake. It is a transboundary river that flows through Tibet, China, India, and Bangladesh. This river is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, Siang or Dihang in Arunachal Read more…
The Ganga River system The Ganga River is a transboundary river of Asia that flows through India and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, it is known as the river Padma. The Ganga river system is the largest river system in India having an area of 8.6 lakh sq km consisting of perennial Read more…
The Indus (Sindhu) River System The Indus River: Origin The Indus is the Western most river system in the subcontinent. River Indus originates from a glacier at the height of 4,164 m near Bokhar Chu (31 ° 15′ N latitude and 81°40 ′E longitude) in the Kailash mountain range in Read more…
Physiography of India Physiography: The study of physical features, processes, and stages of development of an area comes under physiography. The main characteristic of Indian physiography is its vast, extensive, and great diversity in its physical features. Physiographic division of India India can be divided into the following six physiographic Read more…
Location and Geological Divisions of India The mainland of India extends from Jammu and Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari in the South, Arunachal Pradesh in the East to Gujarat in the West. Its territorial stretch extends 12 nautical miles i.e. 12.9 km toward the sea from the coast. Location Read more…
Rivers of India and their main Tributaries Rivers on the basis of the direction of discharge The major rivers of India can be divided on the basis of the direction of flowing or discharge of water: Discharges into the Arabian Sea: Narmada, Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna Discharges into the Read more…