Saffron and Heeng (asafoetida) are the most valuable spices of the world and widely used in Indian cuisine since time immemorial. In India, the annual demand for Saffron spice is 100 tons per year but its average production is about 6-7 tons per year. Hence a large amount of Saffron is being imported. Similarly, there is no production […]
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Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has released concept paper on Regulatory Framework for Promoting Electric Vehicles and their impact on the Grid. Along with the concept paper, the commission has also released a Suo Moto Draft Order on “Charging Infrastructure, Tariff and other regulatory issues for Electric Vehicles” & has invited comments/suggestions on concept paper
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Water is an essential component of all life forms that exist over the surface of the earth. The earth, fortunately has an abundant supply of water on its surface. Hence, our planet is called the ‘Blue Planet’. About 71 per cent of the planetary water is found in the oceans. The boundaries between these Oceans
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Plains are large stretches of flat land. Generally, they are not more than 200 metres above mean sea level. Plains are usually very fertile and population settlements are concentrated here. The Indo-Gangetic plains, the Mississippi plain and the Yang-tze plain are some of the famous plains of the world. Some plains are extremely level. Others
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Plateaus are elevated uplands with extensive level surfaces, and usually descend steeply to the surrounding lowlands. Like all highlands plateaux are subjected to erosional processes, which usually results in alteration of their general features. Plateaus form an important landform throughout the geography of the world. A plateau is an elevated flat land. It is a
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