Wednesday, March 17, 2010

DAILY UPDATE

11/03/2010 : Pangong Tso: is one of the world's highest and brackish lakes in Jammu & Kashmir.

11/03/2010 : Oraon (Tribes): are aborig­inal people of the Chhota Nagpur region in the State of Bihar. They call themselves Kurukh and speak a Dravidian language.

11/03/2010 : Onges: are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

11/03/2010 : Negritos (Tribes): are the ancient tribes of Andamans.

11/03/2010 : Munda (Tribes): are most­ly located in Madhya Pradesh.

11/03/2010 : Masai (Tribes): of the East African plateau are the example of pastoral peoples. They are a tall, strong, warlike race, partly negroid in type. They treat their cattle with great respect and affection and do not kill them for food or for sale as meat.

11/03/2010 : Maoris (Tribes): are the original inhabitants of New Zealand.

11/03/2010 : Lushais (Tribes): are tribes of Mizoram.

11/03/2010 : Local winds and their areas: Khamsin - Egypt; Zonda - Argentina; Santa Ana - California; Simoon - Iran.

11/03/2010 : Laterite soils: Laterite soils are formed by the weathering of laterite rocks. These can be dis­tinguished from other soils by their acidity. Laterite soils are generally poor on the higher levels and cannot retain mois­ture. In the plains, however, they consist of heavy loams and clay and can retain moisture. Laterite soils occur in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and along the eastern and western Ghats. Tea plantation require acidity which is there in the laterite soil. It is, therefore, common in these areas.

11/03/2010 : Lambadies (Tribes): are concentrated in Karnataka.

11/03/2010 : Kirghiz (Tribes): of Central Asia are an example of people adapted to a grassland environment. The Kirghiz are pastoral nomads who move from pasture to pasture with the flocks and herds of horses, camels, oxen, sheep and goats. Meat forms only a small portion of their food. The Kirghiz are fearless horsemen, and even their children are expert riders

11/03/2010 : Kikuyu (Tribes) : are a race of Bantu negroes who live to the north of Mount Kenya. These people combine agriculture with pastoralism.

11/03/2010 : Khonds (Tribes): were primitive tribes living in Orissa.

11/03/2010 : Kandla: is a sea port situat­ed at the head of the Gulf of Kuch in Gujarat State. It was the first port to be developed after independence. It has a free trade zone.

11/03/2010 : Hyetology: is the study of rainfall.

11/03/2010 : Hydroponics: means culti­vation of the plants without use of soil.

11/03/2010 : The first fertilizer plant in India was set up at Sindri (Bihar).

11/03/2010 : Detroit of India: Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, where a large number of auto­mobile industries have been set up, is called the "Detroit of India".

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