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India’s first and longest ropeway to connect Mumbai with the famous Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea is planned to be constructed by the Mumbai Port Trust, according to the official report.

 The 8-km ropeway will begin from Sewri in Mumbai’s east coast and end at Raigad district’s Elephanta Island, globally renowned for Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Glass snake is a lizard.

Nirmala Sitharaman, who took oath as the new Cabinet member in september 2017 under Narendra Modi, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio. Incidentally, she has become the first dedicated woman defence minister of India and only the second woman to hold the crucial ministry after Indira Gandhi. 

1. In India Alluvial Soils are most likely found in Indo-Gangetic Plains that stretches across almost East and North India. 

2. Indo-Gangetic Plains has got this name after the two rivers The Indus and The Ganges Drain th plain.

3. These soil cover more than the 35% of the total land in India.

4. These Soils are suitable for Wheat, Vegetables, Cotton, Bajra, Oil seeds,...

5. These soils tend to be sandier and has quick draining properties than many other soils in India.