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Lakes and Its Types : India and The World

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Lakes of India and The World  The areas located on the continents surrounded by land from all sides are called Lakes. Lakes of India and the world are examples of this. Like – Sambhar Lake, Chilka Lake, Loktak Lake etc. in India. Apart from this, the size of the lakes can also be very large. Like – Caspian Sea, Dead Sea etc.    Exogenous Forces - Weathering and Erosion Classification of Lakes Turbulent Lake  Rift Valley or Rift Lake Navasthal Lake Coastal Lake or Seismicated Lake Lake Formed by Volcanic Action Lava Dam or Coolie Lake Lakes of Lava Territory Crater Lake  Glacial Lake  Tarn or Himtal or Kori or Glint lake  Snowfall or Paternaster Lake  Piedmont Lake  Snowy Lake  Lake Formed by Rivers  Fallen Lake   Deltai Lake   Gokhur Lake or Visharp or Chhadan Lake     Lake Formed by The Wind  Playa or Salanas Lakes  Lake Formed by Underground Water  Trough Lake  Landslide Lake ...

What is Living Classification? - A Brief Introduction

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Living Classification Scientists on the basis of their size, behavior, internal structure, body parts and their lifestyle and their activities present all the living things on our earth. Classification according to method into different groups and subgroups is called Living Classification. Carbon Footprint : Impact and Prevention Taxonomic Science The scientist who studies plants and animals and classifies them in different groups on the basis of their properties is called taxonomic science. Divergence From Mendelism or Neomendelism History of Living Classification of Organisms ( A ) According to Indian Scholars In Indian Vedas and Upanishads, the mention of living classification on the basis of morphological structure of animals and plants has been found. Indian Ayurvedacharya Sushruta studied living beings on the basis of their diversity and usefulness and classified them alive in his book Sushruta Samhita, in which he classified all immovable living beings i.e. plants as immovable ...

Bamiyan Buddha : A Dilapidated World Heritage

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Bamiyan Buddha The statues of Bamiyan Buddha are included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. These are located in Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, which were built around 4th – 5th century BC. Bamiyan was a major city on the Silk Route located in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain ranges and on the banks of the Bamiyan River. The world's tallest Buddha statue of that time was built by cutting sandstone rocks located in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range, which was called Bamiyan Buddha. At present, this area is called 'Mes Aynak' or 'Mes Anneki' . There is also a copper mine in this area, where copper ore is present in abundance. Plateau - Relief of the Crust Location At present, it was situated on the banks of the Bamiyan river in the valley of the Hindu Kush mountain range at an altitude of 2500 meters (about 8200 feet), 230 km away from Kabul in the north-west direction. At that time, this place was a major center lying in the middle of the Sil...