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How thousands mile away ocean current affects Indian economy

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It is really astonishing to know that a small ocean current so much far from the Indian subcontinent can have such huge impact on the life of the people of India and its economy. Monsoon in India is one of the most influencing factor, it completely guides the life of farmer and almost every human in this country, and what guides the monsoon is a small warm current on the coast of Per. El-nino (Spanish name for the male child) is a  warm current appearing annually around Christmas time along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and lasting only a few weeks to a month or more. This current was first recognized by the fisherman, in most years trade winds flowing from southeast, push the warm water away from the cast. In its place the cold water comes up on the surface due to up welling. This brings food for the fishes and hence there good catch of fishes, this was the reason why Peru was the number one fishing nation in the world till 1970s, and this same helps in the strengthen of the monsoon…
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Harmful impacts of slums on society and people living in it

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The rapid urbanization in conjugation with  industrialization has resulted in the growth of slums. As we have discussed in previous post that how the shortage of land for housing, the high prices of land beyond the reach of urban poor and a large influx of rural migrants to the cities fuelling the development of slums. These slums give rise to many problems in the urban areas. The major problems of slums in India are as follows:- Shortage of space: About 77.6% of the urban dwellers in Mumbai reside in one room and lakhs of them sleeps on the footpath. About 62% of the households of the metropolis reside in these slums. This give rise to the problem of shortage of space.
Prone to natural and man-made hazards: As in slums, houses are crammed in a little space, they are often prone to dangerous hazards like floods, water logging, fire etc. Extent of hazard is increased because of high population density. The slum areas of Delhi specially Yamuna-Pushta are affected by flood-water of Yamuna…
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The Middle and the Great Himalayas

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In the previous post we discussed the physical features of Shiwalik Himalayas and found out that how Shiwaliks created the beautiful Dun valleys. This post will discuss about the geography of other two ranges of The Himalayas- The Middle or Lesser Himalaya and The Great Himalaya which are the other two division of The Himalayan Ranges.
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6 Factors responsible for the growth of slums in India

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A slum, commonly called Jhuggi-Jhopris in India, is residential area where the dwellings by reason of over-crowding, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, unhygienic conditions and other set of factors are detrimental to safety, health and morals. According to the estimates of Town and Country Planning Organization, about 21.2% of urban population lives in slums. This proportion is even higher in metropolitan cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, etc. First question which arises here is that how slums developed, what are the requirements for their development. There are varieties of factors which helps in the formation of slums.
 Growth rate of population (Urbanization) First of all the growth rate of Indian population is very high and this growth rate is much higher in the urban areas because of the migration of large number of people from rural to urban. Due to the poverty, unemployment, lack of other amenities and more importantly to elevate their status, people migrate to ur…
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