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• Out of this, Bihar was found to be endowed with 222.885 million tonnes (44 percent) of ore containing 37.6 tonnes of metal.
• So, according to the National Mineral Inventory data 2015, Bihar has the highest reserves of gold ore (primary).
• The island is formed by the Brahmaputra River in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north in Assam.
• It was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit.
• Kachchh Biosphere Reserve (KBR) is mainly composed of two major ecosystems called Great Rann of Kachchh (GRK) and Little Rann of Kachchh (LRK) covering area of 12.454 km².
• Dibru-Saikhowa in Assam is the smallest Biosphere Reserve in India.
• The part of the Peninsular plateau lying to the north of the Narmada river, covering a major area of the Malwa plateau, is known as the Central Highlands.
• Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand are eastward extensions of this plateau.
• After flowing for about 1,465 km., in a generally southeast direction, it falls into the Bay of Bengal.
• Godavari is the second largest river of India after ganga.
• It takes millions of years for the formation of fossil fuels.
• The rate at which we are using them is very fast compared to the rate of their formation.
• Due to this, fossil fuels are exhaustible in nature.
• It runs parallel to the Pir Panjal Range in the north-westerly direction, and cuts through the range near Kishtwar.
• It enters the plains of Punjab near Akhnur and is later joined by the Jhelum.
• It is further joined by the Ravi and the Sutlej in Pakistan.
• They are isolated from their lands and forests without adequate compensation.
• Example: The oustees of the Tawa Dam of Madhya Pradesh, built in the 1970s, are still fighting for the benefits they were promised.
• It is situated at an altitude of 1,869 metres (6.132 ft) above sea level and within sight of the western peaks of the Himalayas.
