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Drainage System of India

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India is the country of rivers. Here, more than 4000 big and small rivers are found, which can be divided into 23 large and 200 small river basins. On the basis of origin, Indian rivers are broadly divided into (A)Himalayan Rivers and (B) Peninsular Rivers. The differences in drainage pattern and water levels are found in these two types of river systems. In India, water mainly drains in two directions of the main water divide line of India. 90% of land water drains into the Bay of Bengal and the rest drains into Arabian Sea. Picture Courtesy - https://in.pinterest.com/pin/87609155236646009/ (A) Himalayan Rivers Indus System This system includes the Indus and its tributaries, like Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sultej(The Panchnad), etc. It is 2880 km long, originates from Mansarovar lake in Tibet. In India, it flows between Zaskar and Ladakh ranges. It is also one of the largest river of the world. It is also known as the  Sindhu  and is  India's westernmost Himalayan river . It flow
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International Women's Day - 8th March

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The concept of women empowerment has become a very significant topic of discussion in development and economies. Women empowerment is empowering women to take their own decisions for personal as well as social development. Empowering women is to make them independent in all aspects and to set them free from all social and family limitations. Picture source -  https://tlroi.com/women-empowerment.php Gender equality is, first and foremost, a human right. It implies a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, outcomes, rights and obligations in all spheres of life. Equality between men and women exists when both of them are able to share equal distribution of power and influence; have equal opportunities financially through work and through setting up businesses; enjoy equal access to education and opportunity to fulfill personal ambitions. Yet there is discrimination against women and girls – including gender based violence, economic discrimination, sexual coercion, re
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Indian princess who married a Korean King - Heo hwang ok

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Ayodhya is best known for being the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram. However, the city has special significance for some South Koreans, as many believe they can trace their ancestors back to it. This belief is based on several historical Korean stories about an Indian princess named,  Suriratna   who married a   South Korean king   and established a  dynasty . Source: BBC News According to legend,  Princess Suriratna , also known as  Heo Hwang-ok , travelled to Korea in 48 AD, approximately 2000 years ago, and founded the Karak dynasty by marrying a local king. According to some Chinese-language texts, the then-King of Ayodhya had a dream in which God told him to send his 16-year-old daughter to South Korea to marry King Kim Suro. According to  Samguk Yusa  (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms), a popular South Korean book of fables and historical stories, Queen Hwang-ok was the princess of the " Ayuta " kingdom. The royal couple was a success. They had 12 sons and lived to be
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FACT Devices; Statcom & its working

FACT is an abbreviation for Flexible AC transmission system. It is a system composed of static equipment used for   the alternating current (AC) transmission of electrical energy and is a power electronics based system. Series compensation - In this we connect the fact devices in series with power system. Here, the line impedance is modified, that means net impedance is decreased and increasing the transmittable active power. Shunt compensation - It is used to improve the power factor. In this we connect the fact devices in parallel with power system. It also works as a controllable for the current source. Eg- Statcom (Static synchronous Compensator) and SVC (Static VAR compensator). They are further classified into two types - Shunt capacitive compensation: This method is used to improve the power factor. Whenever an inductive load is connected to the transmission line, power factor lags because of lagging load current. To compensate, a shunt capacitor is connected, which draws the cu
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