Total Area of the Country - 3287263 sq.km Length of Cost line - 8118 kms Exclusive Economic Zone - 2.02 million sq. km Continental Shelf Area - 0.53 million sq. km Percentage of World Area - 2.42 per cent (7th Place) Forest & Tree Cover Area - 782871 sq. km (23.81% of the total area) Total Forest Cover Area (Including 4662 km2 area under mangroves) - 692027 sq. km (21.05% of the total geogra...

Agriculture in India Agriculture is the mainstay of Indian economy because of its high share in employment and livelihood creation notwithstanding its reduced contribution to the nation's GDP .. This sector continues to support more than half a billion people providing employment to 52 per cent of the workforce. It is also an important source of raw material and demand for many industrial produ...

Irrigation :- The Government has also been creating irrigation potential through public funding and assisting farmers to create potential on their own farms. Substantial irrigation potential has been created through major, medium and minor irrigation schemes. Multipurpose River Valley projects in India :- 1. Bhakhra Nangal Project: Punjab, Harayana, Rajasthan - Its a joint venture of...

Soils of India :- Soil-types in India can be classified into three groups. The first group comprises of the alluvial, black and red soils, which are basically fertile and are arable and cultivatable. The second group consists of the peaty and marshy, the saline and alkaline soils which are potentially arable. The third group is the laterite and forest and hill soils, which are not at all...

India's Mineral Sector :- India is endowed with significant mineral resources. India produces 89 minerals out of which 4 are fuel minerals, 11 metallic, 52 non-metallic and 22 minor minerals. The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic minerals was Rs. 404768 million in 1998-99. The entire metallic production is accounted for by iron-ore, copper-ore, chromite and/or zinc concentrate...