Rivers of India Essays

  • River Pollolutions: Pollution Of Rivers In India

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    Pollution of Rivers: Rivers are the backbone of any country as it gives lives such as drinking water to plants and animals including human being, irrigation facilities for dry soil, water for industry, water for house need, and also in many ways. Rapid growth in industrialization to support the country’s growing population and economy has polluted our rivers like never before. Studies show that domestic and industrial sewage, agricultural wastes have polluted almost all of Indian rivers. Most of these

  • Human Elements in Gita Mehta’s A River Sutra

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    impossible. Most of the holy places are located on the banks of the rivers, sea shores and mountain ranges. They have special significance and they are considered sacred. It is the goal of the Hindus to bathe in the waters once in their life time, to be cleansed of their wrong doings .(3)The Hindus have a close and sentimental pious attachment to all the rivers in India. The Narmada is one of the most sacred rivers of the seven holy rivers, originates from the Maikali ranges at Amarkantak in MP and flows

  • Threat of Ganges River Pollution in India

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    that the holy river of Hindus in India, Ganges is losing its sanctity and is under serious threat from exploding population in the last 25 years, lackadaisical attitude of the Government and lax industrial regulations. On a regular basis, nearly 1 billion gallons of untreated sewage waste is drained into the river from over 116 cities, 300 towns and thousands of rural locations situated in the banks of the Ganges. Another 60 million gallons of industrial waste are dumped into the river by numerous

  • Calculating the Morphotectonic Indices of the Mula River Basin, Western Maharashtra, India

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    used for evaluation of tectonic formation of different feature (Geomorphic Units) within the Mula river basin. Good surface analysis research should provide the following information: formation of the basin area, formation of the different geomorphic feature, spatial distribution of geomorphic features. In present article, we have used Remote Sensing and G.I.S. tool to examine the formation of the river basin using DEM analysis. Morphotectonic study plays an important role in deciphering the effects

  • Ganga River Essay

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    The Ganges River also called Ganga River is located in Northern India and later becomes the India-Bangladesh border. This river is the biggest river in India. India is home to over 1.2 billion people who belong to many different type of religions. Bangladesh is home to more than 154.7 million people who are majorly Muslim. The river starts high in the Himalayan Mountains and empties into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges River is about 1560 miles or 2510 km long and has an average deepness of 52

  • Ancient India and China

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    Shaeq Ahmed Religion of India and China The main religions of China were Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. The central religions in India were Hinduism and Buddhism. Both Ancient China and India had religious teachers that invented these prevalent religions. Confucius invented Confucianism, Lao Tzu invented Taoism, and a man named Hsun Tzu invented the ideas of Legalism in China. Hinduism in India took many of its religious beliefs from the Aryan people that invaded India. Buddhism was created around

  • Water Issues in South Asia

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    borders with other South Asian countries, it is India, in its capacity as both upper and lower riparian, that has come into conflict with most of its neighbours, except Bhutan, on the cross-border water issues. Given an atmosphere of mistrust, an upper riparian India has serious issues to resolve with lower riparian Pakistan and Bangladesh and, despite being lower riparian, with the upper riparian Nepal. This, however, does not mean that India is solely responsible for certain deadlocks, even

  • Compare And Contrast India And China Civilization

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    economic profit. With a good amount of resources available, cultures like India and China thrived in the creation and expansion of their civilizations. Geography helped India and China civilization develop their culture, spread their religion, and determine the rate at which each civilization’s ideas were transferred. The physical features that India and China lived on helped their cultures form and thrive into their current form. India and China are blessed with plentiful water to replenish

  • Geography and its Effect in Ancient Civilizations

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    Ancient Egypt they use the Nile River and the Sahara Desert in some many ways that benefited them. Ancient Egypt was divided into two land different land, the black land and red land. The black land was the fertile land that the Nile River made and the red land was the desert of Egypt. They use the Nile River for the fertile soil that was left after the river was not flooded, so that they could use that fertile soil for growing crops. They would also use the Nile River for fishing, washing their clothes

  • The Ganga River: The River Of The River Ganges

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    The River Ganges, also known as the Ganga, flows 2,525 km (1,569 mi) from the Himalaya mountains to the Bay of Bengal in northern India and Bangladesh. The Ganges River begins in the Himalayas' Gangotri Glacier.The glacier sits at an elevation of 12,769 feet (3,892 m). The River Ganges flows through the countries of India and Bangladesh. For most of its course the Ganges flows through Indian territory, although its large delta in the Bengal area, which it shares with the Brahmaputra River, lies

  • Chipko Movement Analysis

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    driven only by economic motives, has demolished the stability of the biosphere. So in today’s world “sustainability “in all aspects of life is very essential to make the world a better place to live. According to Mahatma Gandhi, known as “Father of India”,” The Earth has everything to meet human needs not all human greed”. “Sustainability” means “Take nothing and do no harm”. According to Ray Anderson, one of the green CEOs of America, all business with a no sustainable model is doing a theft (Anderson

  • Kashmir Conflict: A Six-Decade Dispute between India and Pakistan

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    Kashmir, could either become part of India or Pakistan, or become independent. Naturally, India and Pakistan were both enthusiastically interested in acquiring the region. In the last six decades, India and Pakistan have fought three wars with the intentions of resolving the Kashmir conflict. In 1948, men from Pakistan invaded Kashmir to gain control of it. Kashmir, however, enlisted the help of India to protect them from the invasion. In exchange, the ruler granted India control of Kashmir. Since then

  • The Water Shortage in India

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    India is the seventh largest country in the world by geographical area which is located on the South Asia. Moreover, India is the second populous country and second country which gets the most frequent rainfalls. Then why is India experiencing water shortage? Unfortunately, there is an ecological unbalance on the global scale. India is one of the eight countries which are seriously facing a sharp increase in water crisis that threatens humans, while a huge percentage of the world has no access to

  • Research Paper On Golden Age Of India

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    The Gupta Empire (320-540 A.D.) Golden age of India Civilization based in Magadha Modern day Bihar Ganges River - North Champa River - East Vindhya River - South Son River - West The Gupta Empire supported Hindu religion and Vedic traditions Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva Built many temples Made of stone, significant from earlier cultures Temples included sculptures of Hindu gods to show divine power The Vedic language rose which included the rising of Sanskrit Sanskrit ("refined") - The primary language

  • Holi Festival Essay

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    India is a country in South Asia and is surrounded by the neighbouring countries of Pakistan, China, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), and Bhutan. All of these neighbouring countries share a border with India based on kilometers away. India has three geographic regions such as the Himalayan Mountains, the Gangetic Plain, and the Plateau Region. There are three major river systems in India which are the Indus river, the Ganges river, and the Brahmaputra river. These rivers have helped

  • Colonialism And Colonialism In Disgrace By J. M Coetzee

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    nation can be very useful River of Fire captures two thousand years of Indian history through the lived experience of four recurring characters:Gautam,Champa,Kamal,and Cyril. Out of the four characters,the first three enjoy a more privileged position within the narrative drive of the novel. In total the Subcontinent is represented as a storage area of the different cultures that enrich the soil and are tamed by India.The final chapters,captures the post-partition history of India and Pakistan within the

  • Karma In The Ganga

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    Ganges River, located in India, spreading about 1,600 miles, is a highly important resource for India and sadly has been destroyed. Ironically, the Ganges River, worshipped as a representation of spiritual purity, has become one of India’s largest trash can. The root of this crisis runs from the devotional practices of Hindus to government inaction and apathy to corrupt and lazy business owners. From decaying bodies to overflowing sewage to unnecessary waste and pesticides, the people of India have

  • Syncretic Culture In River Of Fire By Qurratulain Hyder

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    Abstract: In her magnum opus River of Fire, Qurratulain Hyder annexes over twenty five centuries of history, tracing the formation, development, evolution and the subsequent partition of culture resulting into the journey of India from a civilisation to nation(s). The integrated vision of India is the one held up by its syncretic culture which transcends history. The wonderful tale that flows through time shows India in its splendour, in its conflict-ridden times as a fabric which absorbed the

  • Disadvantages Of Freshwater

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    than 1%. There are different types of freshwater regions: • Ponds and lakes • Streams and rivers • Wetlands Streams and rivers ( Floating ecosystem) These are flowing water bodies moving in one direction. Streams and rivers can be found everywhere — their origin may be springs, snowmelt or even lakes, and then travel all the way to mouth, usually another water channel or the ocean. The characteristics of river or stream changes during their journey from their source to mouth. The temperature is much

  • Seeds of Trees

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    are four early river valley societies that had successfully met the requirements to be called civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. These four civilizations encompass several similarities as to how they developed, including location, spirituality, governmental structure and forms of written communication. Location played a fundamental role in the development of these four civilizations. They grew next to rivers, which was source of food and water. Thanks to the river, civilizations