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The Katyuri kings were a medieval ruling clan of present-day Uttarakhand, India. They ruled over the Kumaon region from 800 to 1100 AD. They called their state Kurmanchal, the land of Kurma, the second Avatar of Vishnu, which gives the region its present name, Kumaon. ORIGIN Historians such as Badri Dutt Pandey believe the Katyurs … Read more Katyuri kings:History of Uttarakhand
Natural Hazards of India Disaster A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s capacity to cope using its own resources. Vulnerability + Hazard =Disaster Vulnerability- it is defined as the diminished capacity of … Read more Natural Hazards : Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Landslides
Forest types in India are classified by Champion and Seth into sixteen types. Tropical Wet evergreen forests are found along the Western Ghats, the Nicobar and Andaman Islands and all along the north-eastern region. It is characterized by tall, straight evergreen trees. The trees in this forest form a tier pattern: Beautiful fern … Read more INDIAN FOREST TYPES
UTTARAKHAND Assembly to discuss sdg for first time For the first time in the history, the members of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha would hold discussions on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as part of the mission undertaken by the United Nations Organisation (UNO) during the ensuing Budget session at Bharadisain near Gairsain. The … Read more 14.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Archaeological sites of Uttarakhand Archaeological Heritage of Uttarakhand Himalaya affords an awe inspiring study of nature. Fossil remains from the rocks dated to from 18.3 to 0.6 million years BP show a variety of Stresirhine Primate genera. Cercopithecoid genera, and Hominoid genera, the last one being of special interest to hominid ancestry. Significantly, Kalagarh Basin … Read more Archaeological sites of Uttarakhand
Drainage: Flow of water through well-defined channels. Network of such channels is called a drainage system . Drainage basin: An area drained by a river and its tributaries. Watershed: Boundary line separating one drainage basin from other. River basins are larger watersheds. Drainage pattern of an area depends on the geological time period, nature and … Read more Drainage System of India
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand high court asks state counsel to get info on Pancheshwar dam hearing. The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday while hearing a PIL related to the Pancheshwar dam project in Champawat district directed the state counsel to seek instructions from the district magistrates of Champawat, Almora and Pithoragarh districts about the protocol of public … Read more 11.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand bags gold in Khelo India School Games Uttarakhand has bagged first gold medal in Khelo India School Games — a central government-initiated national programme for the development of sports — which started on Wednesday though the formal inauguration was done by the Prime Minister Modi in the evening. Anu Kumar … Read more 04-05.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Teerth purohits of Kedarnath observe fast Teerth Purohits of Kedarnath observed a one-day fast. They were protesting against the government for carrying out beautification work at the temple allegedly in violation of religious and ancient beliefs. The protesters also decided to observe fast every Monday. After performing morning prayers and … Read more 16.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Introduction Indian national movement: One of the biggest. Inspired many others. Gandhian Political Strategy very important. Elements of Gandhian Strategy can be seen in the Solidarity Movement in Poland by Lech Walesa WHY IS THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT UNIQUE In the Indian national movement, the Gramscian perspective of war of position was successfully practiced. … Read more Synopsis of NCERTS