Ocean of Knowledge
Meghalayan Age 01 Jan 2022 5 min read Why in News? Geologists have decided to classify the past 4,200 years as the Meghalayan Age. It is the most recent unit of the Geologic Time Scale in the 4.6 billion-year history of the Earth. Following this, the International Chronostratigraphic Chart, which depicts the timeline for Earth’s…
Western Ghats 08 Jan 2022 14 min read Introduction The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri Hills, are well known for their rich and unique assemblage of flora and fauna. The range is called Sahyadri in northern Maharashtra and Sahya Parvatham in Kerala. The northern portion of the narrow coastal plain between the Western…
Charter Act, 1833 17 Jan 2022 8 min read Introduction Background of Act: The Charter Act, 1833 came under the backdrop of great changes that had taken place in Great Britain because of the Industrial Revolution. Laissez Faire was accepted as the principle of the government’s attitude towards industrial enterprise. The liberal movement resulted in…
Climatic Regions of World: Part-I 28 Jan 2022 18 min read About Climate is the average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time—30 years or more. And as you probably already know, there are lots of different types of climates on Earth. For example, hot regions are normally closest to the…
Jainism 03 Feb 2022 15 min read Introduction Jainism is an ancient religion that is rooted in the philosophy that teaches the way to liberation and a path to spiritual purity and enlightenment through disciplined nonviolence to all living creatures. When did Jainism Originate? Jainism came to prominence in the 6th century B.C., when Lord…
Socio-Religious Reform Movements: Part I 15 Feb 2022 16 min read What are Social Religious Reform Movements? The Indian society in the first half of the 19th century was caste ridden, decadent and rigid. It followed certain practices which are not in keeping with humanitarian feelings or values but were still being followed in the…
Ocean currents 21 Feb 2022 18 min read What are Ocean Currents? Ocean currents are the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater. It is a massive movement of ocean water that is caused and influenced by various forces. They are like river flows in oceans. Ocean water moves in two directions: horizontally and vertically. Horizontal…
Socio-Religious Reform Movements: Part II 28 Feb 2022 23 min read Socio-Religious Reform Movements: Part I What was the Wahabi/Walliullah Movement? The teachings of Abdul Wahab of Arabia and the preachings of Shah Walliullah inspired this essentially revivalist response to Western influences and the degeneration which had set in among Indian Muslims and called for…
Landforms of the Earth 05 May 2022 14 min read What are Landforms? A landform is a feature on the Earth’s surface that is part of the terrain. Each landform has its own physical shape, size, materials and is a result of the action of certain geomorphic processes and agent(s). Actions of most of the…
Landforms Part-II 17 May 2022 14 min read What is the Landform Made by Wind? Wind is a geomorphic agent in all terrestrial environments. It is more active in arid regions with fine-textured soils and sediments and little or no vegetation. Wind can erode desert rocks in two ways: Deflation: The removal of fine, loose…