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Manchester is an industrially advanced city of the United Kingdom, the history of which goes back to the 18th century, when industries in Great Britain took the world by storm with launch of the famous Industrial Revolution. Production moved out of the homes and little workshops of people into more organized factories where technology reached its pinnacle to invent great inventions such as James Hargreaves’ spinning jenny, Richard Arkwright’s water frame and Samuel Crompton’s spinning mule. Among various technological innovations and industrial advancements, it was the cotton textile industry that particularly prospered. Cities like Manchester and Liverpool became famous as the major textile manufacturing hubs of the globe.

• Doab is made up of two words-'do' meaning two and 'ab' meaning water.
  
• Doab is the area lying between two rivers flowing in the same direction.
  
• Doab refers to the riverine island where two rivers meet. 
  
• Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for the "tongue," or tract of land lying between two converging, or confluent, rivers.
  

• Chambal and Luni are the two main rivers of Rajasthan.
  
•  Chambal is the only perennial river of the state, which enters Rajasthan at 
  
• Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh, after originating from the northern slopes of the Vindhya Range.
  
•  This river flows along the eastern border between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
  
•  Fed by its tributaries, Chambal flows northwards across the state and meets the Yamuna River.
  

• Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown. However, it is recognised by Guinness Book of World Records as World's Largest River Island. 
  
• The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, another branch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.
  
• The island is inhabited by Mising tribes, Deori and Sonowal Kachri tribes. 
  
• At the world's largest inhabited riverine island, ancient cultural traditions and nature blend into everyday life seamlessly.
  

• Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown. However it is recognised by Guinness Book of World Records as World's Largest River Island. 
  
• The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.

• The Indus receives its most-notable tributaries from the eastern Punjab Plain.
  
•  These five rivers—the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej—give the name Punjab (“Five Rivers”) to the region divided between Pakistan and India. 
  
• The Ravi River is a river in Kashmir and Pakistan. 
  
•  It is also one of the major five rivers/tributaries of Indus.
  

• The River that flows through the Indian Desert is Luni. It's the only large river in this region. Streams appear during rainy Season.
  
•  Soon after they disappear into the sand, as they do not have enough water to reach the sea.
  
• The Luni is an endorheic river of western Rajasthan state, India.
  
• It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch Gujarat, after traveling a distance of 495 km.