National tree: Indian fig tree or banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis) Geographical description: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan Total area: 1.27 million sq. mi. (3,287,590 sq. km.) Climate: Varies from tropical monsoon in sou...
Panikkar Ridgestretched continental crustDeccan volcanismnorthwest continental margin of India[1] The nature of the crust in the Laxmi Basin, western margin of India, is an uncertain issue; more importantly, this has implications on paleogeographic reconstructions of the western Indian Ocean. We have ...