What is Zaid crop?
Zaid is a short season during the summer months between the rabi and the kharif seasons. Important crops produced during... View Article
Zaid is a short season during the summer months between the rabi and the kharif seasons. Important crops produced during... View Article
Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. Explore The... View Article
Commercial crops or cash crops are grown to sell for profit or money. The main characteristic of this type of... View Article
Potato is a rabi crop. It is sown in winter between October and November and harvested in March. Further... View Article
Sugarcane is a long duration crop and requires 10 to 15 months and even 18 months to mature depending upon... View Article
Maize is a Kharif crop that requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil. It... View Article
Rice, maize, jowar, bajra, tur (arhar), moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut and soyabean are the main crops grown in the... View Article
Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June. These crops... View Article
Kharif crops are grown during the monsoon or rainy season(June to October). Further Reading: Rabi and Kharif Crops: Overview and Major Crops... View Article
Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon(in the months of June and July) in different parts of the... View Article
Kharif crops are grown with the onset of monsoon in different parts of the country and these crops are harvested... View Article
Carbon sequestration reduces emissions, greenhouse effect resulting in fewer warmer days as well as less occurrence of drought and other... View Article
Agro-forestry is the raising of trees and agriculture crops on the same land inclusive of the waste patches. It combines... View Article
Contour ploughing mitigates the impacts of floods, storms and landslides on the crops. It controls runoff water and increases moisture... View Article
The Raniganj coalfield is the oldest coal mine in India. It was first mined in 1774. Further Reading: NCERT Notes:... View Article
Coal is a natural mineral that is formed under the earth’s crust due to the prolonged decay of plant and... View Article
Some advantages of coal are It is abundant in nature, It is affordable for industrial purposes, Low capital expense needed... View Article
Anthracites contain the highest carbon. It has 92-95% C and 5-8% volatile compounds. Further Reading: NCERT Notes: Geography- Some... View Article
Over the years, thick layers of plants were covered by layers of dirt, rock and water. They were packed down... View Article
Pros: abundance, affordability and low capital expense needed to build coal-powered generation plants. Cons: Greenhouse gas emissions and the dangers... View Article