INTRODUCTION

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world.

Rivers of India play an important role in the lives of the Indians.

They provide potable water, cheap transportation, electricity, and the
livelihood for a large number of people all over the country. This
easily explains why nearly all the major cities of India are located
by the banks of rivers. One of the most important rivers is for
example Meghna River Basin.

All major rivers of India originate from one of the three main watersheds:

   1. The Himalaya and the Karakoram ranges
   2. Vindhya and Satpura ranges and Chotanagpur plateau in central India
   3. Sahyadri or Western Ghats in western India one of the important cities of India:

Agra: Located in Uttar pradeson the banks of the River Yamuna, the city of Agra is
synonymous with the Taj Mahal- one of the Seven Wonders of the World,
renowned for its beauty and historical significance.

8 FACTS ABOUT INDIA

• ·       It’s illegal to take Indian currency (Rupees) out of the country.

• ·       Breathing the air in Mumbai ,for just a day, is like smoking 100 cigarettes.

• ·       India has more population than the entire western hemisphere of earth

• ·       It’s the world’s largest democracy, with 1.2 billion people.

• ·       India has more mobile phones than toilets.

• ·       53% of the houses in India, don’t have a lavatory.

• ·       The world’s most polluted city is New Dehli, in India.

• ·       When they shake their heads (like us when we mean no) they mean yes, and when they nod, they mean no.

5 MUST DO'S IN INDIA

• ·       Get a sunburn in Goa Beach

• ·       Enjoy the tea plantations of Munnar

• ·       Take a camel safari in the That desert.

• ·       Visit the Gold Temple in Punjab

• ·       Go to the sunset on the side of Yamuna River in Agra to see how the day ends with the Taj Mahal in the background.

DO'S AND DONT'S FOR AN EXTREME SPORT TYPICAL OF THE COUNTRY

Skiing in Kashmir: Kashmir, the heaven of earth is offer best one of the place for extreme snow sports like Snowboarding, ice-skating and Skiing. Gulmarg in Kashmir, Kufri in Shimla and Auli in Uttarakhand are well known destination in India for adventure skiing and other winter sports. Skiing is the major attractions of Kashmir along with ice-skating in frozen lakes and hiking in deep valleys.

DO'S: 

1 - Come with the right attitude 

2 - Hire a local guide 

3 - Bring backcountry safety gear 

4 - Learn some local lingo 

5 - Bring a torch

DONT'S: 

1 -Forget to bring laxatives 

2 - Miss out on Kashmiri Khawa 

3 - Miss out on Kashmiri Khawa 

4 - Come to Gulmarg for the nightlife 

5 - Expect to get any female action