The recent Supreme Court's definition of the aravalli hills got me thinking about a hypothetical scenario: What if the Aravalli Range just disappeared, or was completely flattened by mining and real estate or it just didn't existed ?
We often talk about the Himalayas protecting India, but for the National Capital Region (NCR), How important is aravalli for its sustainability ?
All of India follows a single time zone (IST) UTC+5.30 passing through mirzapur in uttar pradesh.
This was proposed during the british rule in 1905 to unify the entire nation with one timezone but ignoring the fact that the western India is almost 2 hours away from eastern India, which is significantly affecting the lives of people and leading to reduced human potential.
There were discussions in the past proposing two timezones for India with UTC+5 for west and UTC+6 for east but never implemented.
Do you think India needs 2 timezones to function efficiently and make better use of human potential ?
Yes, this time it's a tier 1 city, which makes things a bit easier. I hope that doesn't make it too easy, but we'll see. For anyone interested, here's the game: https://visitwhale.com/city-angle/
Most major earthquakes in India are associated with the Himalayan collision zone in the north.
But the Kutch region in Gujarat is different. Even though it lies far from the Himalayas, it remains one of India’s most seismically active regions.
The 2001 Bhuj earthquake is one of the most devastating examples.
Why is this region despite being far from the Himalayas, so seismically active ? What other regions in India do you think have such unusual geography ?
Bengaluru and Chandigarh show average household incomes of around ₹29 LPA Source
On the other hand, cities like Shanghai and Beijing report household disposable incomes of around $26–28k (25 Lpa in Indian money) which is slightly less than Bengaluru and Chandigarh (See the last column which says disposable income per household)
At first glance, this makes it look like top Indian cities might actually be richer than China’s richest regions.
Is that really true, or is something off in how these numbers are being compared?
Long before modern borders were drawn, Thang (also called Dhothang) was a settlement in the historical Chorbat region of Baltistan. Life was heavily influenced by traditional trans-Himalayan trade, seasonal migration, and the unique Balti culture.
Prior to the 1971 war, the village was under Pakistani administration. During the conflict, the Indian Army captured Thang along with three other villages in the sector. When the cease-fire was drawn in 1972, the Line of Control sliced right through the region, leaving many families separated by just a few kilometers.
The village has a population of just over 100 residents, primarily of Balti ethnicity. Despite its tense geopolitical location, it is famous for producing apricots, apples, and walnuts.
It's just barely 50-55 km from okha to mandvi. People from kutch have to travel a very long distance to reach jamnagar or dwarka despite being seperated by a short distance.
I was looking into satellite imagery and saw many hills that seem like volcanic plugs one being a ancient Than volcano.
Was this region a old volcanic field or might very been slightly influenced by deccan volcanism.
Im not a expert in geology.
Obviously More About Northeast state and yeah nothing is ai in this , I did it with hands
Which city surprises you and which city feels understated!
Many capitals weren't chosen because they were the largest city.
Which example do you find the most interesting? Mine is Madhya Pradesh—Indore seems to get far more attention, yet Bhopal remains the capital.
The India-Myanmar-Thailand highway connects Moreh in Manipur to Mae- Sot in Thailand via myanmar. This was established to boost trade and connectivity with south east asian countries as trade with south and east asian countries alone accounts for over 45% of India's total foreign trade. major portion of the highway is completed except for few sections in moreh-mandalay (myanmar) section which is stalled due to current civil unrest in myanmar for almost a decade now.
How it can change the development of northeast India if this highway is completed and open for public travel and trade ?
The Andaman & Nicobar Islands lie much closer to Southeast Asia than much of mainland India. Despite making up less than 1% of India's land area, they contribute around 30% of India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Their location makes them one of India's most strategically important territories and India's gateway to Southeast Asia.
In India, most of the buildings are built in very compact spaces unlike the houses that are built spaciously with front and backyards in the west. is it solely because of space constraints for this huge population ? financial status of people to not able to afford a lot of land ?