Geography Notes

Earthquakes in India

Earthquakes originate due to the breakage of fault lines and at irregular intervals, which makes…

Natural Disasters and Hazards in India

Natural disasters can significantly impact a country’s socio-economic development, often leading to a humanitarian crisis.…

Yokohama Strategy and Plan of Action for a Safer World

The World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction is a series of United Nations conferences focusing…

Classification of Natural Disasters

The natural disaster category being divided into six disaster groups: Biological, Geophysical, Meteorological, Hydrological, Climatological,…

What are Disasters? – Natural Hazards and Disasters

Disasters are sudden, unanticipated tragedies that may be caused by nature, such as tornadoes, hurricanes,…

Soil Conservation – Geography

Soil Conservation is a broad discipline that employs various practices to prevent the unsustainable use…

Soil Erosion – Forest Conservation

Soil erosion is a part of soil degradation. It's when the topsoil and nutrients are…

Soil Degradation – Geography

Soil degradation can be defined as the decline in soil fertility due to erosion and…

Classification of Soils

Soils are naturally occurring soft matters forming the chief part of the superficial crust of…

Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve is located at the nexus of where Indian subcontinent,…