Vegetation of Haryana

Vegetation of Haryana Natural Resources – Forests A forest is a complex ecosystem which is predominantly composed of trees, shrubs and is usually a closed canopy. Forests are storehouses of a large variety of life forms such as plants, mammals, birds, insects and reptiles etc. Also the forests have abundant microorganisms and fungi, which do … Read more

Soils of Haryana

Soils of Haryana An overview of Haryana Soil Soil in Haryana is formed almost entirely of alluvium. The state is situated towards the depressions of the rivers Ganges and Indus. Haryana State is a broad level plain standing nearly on the watershed between the basins of the two rivers. Haryana state is a vast ground of … Read more

Divisions and districts of Haryana

Divisions and districts of Haryana Divisions                                       Districts Ambala                                            Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Yamuna nagar Faridabad                                         Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh Gurugram                                         Gurugram, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Hisar                                                 Fatehabad, Jind, Hisar, Sirsa, Rohtak                                              Jhajjar, Charkhi Dadri, Rohtak, Sonipat, bhiwani Karnal                                              Karnal, Panipat, Kaithal Haryana has 22 administrative districts. An administrative district is a geographical unit … Read more

Minerals of Haryana for Haryana PSC

Minerals of Haryana A host of mineral occurrences have enriched the state of Haryana. The minerals occurring in this state are primarily china clay, limestone, dolomite, quartz/ silica sand, quartzite, slate. Other minerals, such as, barytes, calcite, feldspar, marble, copper, tin and tungsten are noteworthy. Among building stones, granite, slate, marble, quartzite and sandstone are … Read more

Geographical location of Haryana

Geographical location of Haryana Haryana is a State in the northwest of India and was carved out of the Indian State of Punjab on 1st November 1966. With capital at Chandigarh which is administered as a Union Territory, this north Indian land locked state is located between 27º 39′ and 30º 35’N latitude and between … Read more