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Lothal was a major trade centre, importing en masse [citation needed] raw materials like copper, chert and semi-precious stones from Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, and mass distributing to inner villages and towns.
The state of Kerala was created in 1956 from the former state of Travancore-Cochin, the Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara District of Madras state. [ 7] The state is called Keralam in Malayalam, due to its grammatical addition of Anusvara .
Lakshadweep (Malayalam: [lɐkʂɐd̪βʷiːbɨ̆]) is a union territory of India.It is an archipelago of 36 islands [b] divided into three island subgroups: the Laccadive Islands in the middle with the Amindivi Islands in the north separated roughly by the 11th parallel north and the atoll of Minicoy to the south separated by the Nine Degree Channel along the 9th parallel north.
The Chera dynasty ( or Cēra, IPA: [t͡ʃeːɾɐr] ), was a Sangam age Tamil dynasty which unified various regions of the western coast and western ghats in southern India to form the early Chera empire. [ 1][ 2] The dynasty, known as one of the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam alongside the Chola and Pandya, has been documented as early as the ...
Location of Kerala in India. Temple Procession in Kanhangad. The culture of Kerala has developed over the past millennia, influences from other parts of India and abroad. [ 1][ 2] It is defined by its antiquity and the organic continuity sustained by the Malayali people. [ 3] Modern Kerala society took shape owing to migrations from different ...
The Konni Forest Division is located in Kerala, India, and covers an area of about 331.66 square kilometres (128.05 sq mi). [1] It is the first reserve forest in Kerala, which was declared on 9 October 1888 under the Travancore Forest Act of 1887. [2] The division is part of the Western Ghats, which were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage ...
Household waste generation and composition. Solid waste management (SWM) is a major problem for many urban local bodies (ULBs) in India, where urbanization, industrialization, and economic growth have resulted in increased municipal solid waste (MSW) generation per person. Effective SWM is a major challenge in cities with high population density.
Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, [1] [2] was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792–1800), [3] Madras Presidency (1800–1937), [4] Madras Province (1937–1950) and finally, Madras State (1950–1956) in India. It was the most populous and the third-largest district in the ...