Category Archives: water

Oceans on Earth and Other Planets were made by Traces of Water

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

A recent study by an MIT planetary scientist suggests that the planetesimals themselves provided the water that created oceans. As Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor of Geology in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, reports … Continue reading →

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Indian Rivers

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The origin of the rivers in India comprises three prime watersheds: Himalayas and the Karakoram ranges Vindhya, Satpura ranges and the Chota Nagpur Plateau Western Ghats The Indian rivers  can be classified into the Himalayan Rivers, Deccan Rivers , Coastal … Continue reading →

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Amazing places around the world

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Lencois Maranhenses – A desert with lagoons Located in the State of Maranhao, on the north shore of Brazil, the Lenois Maranhenses National Park is an area of about 300 square kms of blinding white dunes and deep blue lagoons, … Continue reading →

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Bhakra ’tilt’ raises flood fears in India

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

With deflection — in layman’s parlance ’tilt’ — confirmed in the structure of the iconic Bhakra dam beyond permissible limit, serious concerns for the safety of the dam are being raised. The possibility of a repeat of the 1988 “man-made” … Continue reading →

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