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National Police Commemoration Day October 21, has been observed as National Police Commemoration Day in honour of the martyrs.The commemorates the sacrifices of ten CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. On October 21, 1959, ten Indian policemen were killed...

International Chef’s Day 2022 International Chefs Day is observed to honour the culinary masters who have protected the value of food and are passing on the same message to future generations. This day celebrates the culinary arts and recognizes the hard...

Global Dignity Day Global Dignity Day is an initiative to educate and inspire young people and help them to understand their self-worth and goals. It was established in 2008 and continues to grow in popularity.Speakers go into schools and tell pupils...

Landform made by Running Water Landforms and their Evolution NCERT PDF Major Landforms of the Earth NCERT PDF Erosional Landforms GorgeDeep valley with very steep to straight sidesCanyonCharacterised by steep step-like side slopesWider at its top than at its bottom.Potholes and Plunge PoolsMore...

Endogenic Forces Endogenic forces a can be classified as slow movements (diastrophic) and sudden movements. Slow movements cause changes very gradually which might not be visible during a human lifetime. Exogenic Forces The forces which derive their strength from the earth’s exterior or originate within the...

World Trauma Day 2022 October 17 is celebrated as World Trauma Day. The day is observed with a view to prevent the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world. The day was created in New Delhi, India, in...

Comparison: Continental Drift – See Floor Spreading – Plate Tectonics Continental DriftSee Floor SpreadingPlate TectonicsExplained byPut forward by Alfred Wegener in 1920sArthur Holmes explained Convectional Current Theory in the 1930s.Based on convection current theory, Harry Hess explained See Floor Spreading in the 1940sIn 1967, McKenzie...

Theory of Plate Tectonics states that the earth's outer crust i.e. lithosphere is divided into plates (seven major and seven minors) that move over the asthenosphere, the molten upper portion of the mantle. Plate Tectonics is responsible for various geomorphological processes...

Continental Drift theory was put forth by Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, polar explorer, astronomer, and geologist. He is in fact known as the father of continental drift.In a lecture in 1912, Wegener proposed a startling theory of ‘continental drift’.The movement of...

The literal meaning of the Isostasy is the "stage of balance". It is the mechanical stability between the earth's crust( upstanding parts such as plains, plateaus, mountains, etc, and low-lying parts such as the ocean floor ) and mantle...