There has been a strong belief that the Harappan civilization depended on monsoons. But now there is ample evidence that a large number of Harappan settlements had mushroomed and flourished along the ancient course of the modern seasonal stream, Ghaggar, in northwestern India. And this ancient course was that of the mythical river Saraswati. A […]
Scientists find evidence of Saraswati’s existence Read More »
The first PDF book on Geography of Rajasthan was published more than a year back, since then, we have updated few of the chapters as new government information was released and also we have written acrticles on some of the geography related topics. At this time, 13 June 2019, we have complied all this information,
Geography of Rajasthan: Additional Chapters PDF June 2019 Read More »
Rajasthan has a tradition of building, and maintaining rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures such as johad, kuis, and kunds. Traditionally, these structures supported life in this water stressed region, and were well supported in turn by a system of community ownership. Excessive reliance on government run systems has led to the gradual neglect of these structures
Modern Methods of Rain-Water Harvesting in Rajasthan Read More »
Irrigation is the most important input for sustainable agricultural development. Being an arid to semi arid State, development of water resources for irrigation has the highest priority in Rajasthan. There are presently 100 major and medium irrigation projects and minor irrigation schemes in Rajasthan with a total command area of nearly 25 lakh hectares. COMMAND
Major Dam Irrigation Projects in Rajasthan Read More »
Irrigation is an important input by itself for agriculture like fertilisers, improved seeds etc which imparts confidence to the farmers to adopt improved agricultural practices. The State government has given high priority to the development of surface water resources during the last four decades of planned development. A large number of irrigation projects have been
Major Canal Irrigation Projects of Rajasthan Read More »
