Second Carnatic War (1749-54) The second Carnatic war was fought between Nasir Jung, the Nizam and his follower Muhammad Ali with the support of English, and Chanda Sahib and Muzaffar Jung with support of the French. The war lasted from 1749 Read more…
First Carnatic War – 1740-48 Some important Facts of the first Carnatic war: The war fought between English and French The leaders involved- Anwar-du-din Khan (Nawab of Carnatic), Major Stringer Lawrence (British), and Joseph Francois Dupleix (French Governor-General) Place Carnatic Read more…
List of Important Local Winds local winds blow over a limited area. They are caused due to influence of local pressure gradient and terrain. The local winds blow between small, low, and high-pressure systems. These winds are influenced by local Read more…
Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics: The term was first coined by JT Wilson in 1965. After the evolution of the concept of the “continental drift hypothesis” and “seafloor spreading” a broader concept of “plate tectonics” was developed in 1967. The theory Read more…
Earthquakes (also called quakes, tremors, or temblors) A sudden movement of Earth’s crust is caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity. In simple words, the earthquake refers to the shaking of the earth. Read more…
Phylum-Hemichordata These are recently added as a phylum under non-chordates, earlier these were considered as a sub-phylum under the phylum chordates. They possess a rudimentary structure in the collar region known as a stomochord, which is similar to a notochord Read more…
Phylum-Echinodermata The members of Phylum Echinodermata are exclusively marine animals, till now these are not found as terrestrial or freshwater. About seven thousand living species are included in this phylum. The adults are recognizable by their radial symmetry. The Phylum Read more…
Phylum-Mollusca Phylum Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of the animal kingdom after the Arthropod. These are soft-bodied animals. The members of this phylum are called mollusks or mollusks. Around 85000 species of mollusks are recognized. The size of mollusks ranges Read more…
Phylum-Arthropoda – (The name is derived from- Atheros-joint, pods-appendages). These are invertebrates include insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. Phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum of the kingdom Animalia. Around two-thirds of all species on earth belongs to the phylum Arthropoda. Read more…
Phylum-Annelida – (Name Annelida: Latin word, annulus: little ring) Phylum-Annelida – The organisms of this phylum also known as the ringed worms or segmented worms, are a large phylum. The phylum includes over 22,000 extant species. The variation includes ragworms, Read more…
