One of the most interesting feature about drainage system of Rajasthan is that nearly 60.2 percent of of the area of state has inland drainage system. Nearly all of this area lies wet of Aravalli divide and includes a large number of separate basins like Sota-Sahibi basin, Kantli basin, Barah Basin and streams in Luni […]
The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is studying the preliminary level of the feasibility of the three river inter-linking projects in Rajasthan. One of the suggested project in Rajasthan is the Yamuna Rajasthan Link Canal Project.
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In order to pay a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, India has pledged to become Open Defecation Free and clean by 2nd October 2019. The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched on 2nd October 2014 to accomplish this target and convert this mission into a citizen driven campaign. There are two components
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India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) into its planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on May 05, 2017. This was eleventh successful launch of GSLV and took place from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota. What is GSLV or Geosynchronous Satellite
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Rivers of Rajasthan are mostly seasonal, however, these seasonal rivers recharge the groundwater making well irrigation possible. All the rivers and their floodplains in Rajasthan also serve as vast grazing grounds that support millions of livestock. Most of the Rivers originate from the Aravali hills and flow either in east or west. Those Rivers flowing
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