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CONTENTS
Countries - Capital, Currency and Languages ....................................................................................... 2
International Organizations - Headquarters, Chiefs and Purpose ................................................ 15
Population Census 2011 - At a Glance ................................................................................................ 18
Thermal Power Plants/Stations in India ............................................................................................... 21
Dams in India .............................................................................................................................................. 23
Rivers in India ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Stadiums in India ....................................................................................................................................... 33
River Side Indian Cities ............................................................................................................................ 36
Wildlife Sanctuaries in India ................................................................................................................... 37
Heads of National Organisations .......................................................................................................... 43
Banks with Headquarters, CMDs & Tag Lines (PDF Version) ......................................................... 45
Small Finance Banks in India - At a Glance ......................................................................................... 48
Major Sea Ports in India .......................................................................................................................... 50
List of Airports in India ............................................................................................................................. 51
50 Famous Temples in India with Locations ....................................................................................... 56
Indian Classical & Folk Dances .............................................................................................................. 58
Important Tribal Dance ............................................................................................................................ 60
Constituency & Ministry of Cabinet Ministers .................................................................................... 62
List of International Boundary Lines between Countries ................................................................ 64
States of India - Capital, CM, Governor and Demographics .......................................................... 65
Famous Food Festival around the World ............................................................................................. 69
List of Nicknames of Indian Cities ......................................................................................................... 71
Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in World ..................................................................................... 76
Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in India ....................................................................................... 78
List of Stock Exchanges in the world. ................................................................................................... 79
Sports Trophies and Cups ....................................................................................................................... 80
Sports Tournaments and Awards .......................................................................................................... 83
Revolutions in World ................................................................................................................................. 88
National and International Awards ...................................................................................................... 89
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State-Wise List of Museums in India .................................................................................................... 91
Important Places In India ...................................................................................................................... 101
List of Lakes ............................................................................................................................................. 103
New Currency Notes In India 2017 ..................................................................................................... 104
List of Space Centers ............................................................................................................................. 108
National Symbols of India with Pictures ............................................................................................ 109
List of Waterfalls in World With Country & Area ............................................................................ 113
List of Waterfalls in India ...................................................................................................................... 116
Indian States Bordering Countries ...................................................................................................... 118
First Persons in India (PDF Version) .................................................................................................... 119
First in India (Women) ............................................................................................................................ 120
Reports published by International Organizations .......................................................................... 123
Books & Authors ...................................................................................................................................... 127
Famous Books on Indian Politics & Authors ...................................................................................... 133
List of UNESCO World Heritage sites in India .................................................................................. 141
Nuclear Power Plants in India List ....................................................................................................... 143
List of Satellites Launched by ISRO .................................................................................................... 144
COUNTRIES - CAPITAL, CURRENCY AND LANGUAGES
Country Name Capital Currency Official Language Head of Government
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani Dari Persian; Pashto
Chief Executive – Abdullah Abdullah
Albania Tirane Lek Albanian Prime Minister – Edi Rama
Algeria Algiers Dinar Arabic; Tamazight; French
Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan Antoni Martí
Angola Luanda New Kwanza Portuguese President – João Lourenço
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Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John's East Caribbean dollar
English Prime Minister – Gaston Browne
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Spanish President – Mauricio Macri
Armenia Yerevan Dram Armenian Prime Minister – Karen Karapetyan
Australia Canberra Australian dollar English Prime Minister – Malcolm Turnbull
Austria Vienna Euro (formerly schilling)
German Federal Chancellor – Christian Kern
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Azerbaijani Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar English Prime Minister – Hubert Minnis
Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Arabic Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Bangla Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina
Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar English Prime Minister – Freundel Stuart
Belarus Minsk Belorussian ruble Belarusian; Russian
Prime Minister – Andrei Kobyakov
Belgium Brussels Euro (formerly Belgian franc)
Dutch; French; German
Prime Minister – Charles Michel
Belize Belmopan Belize dollar English Prime Minister – Dean Barrow
Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc French President – Patrice Talon
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Dzongkha Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay
Bolivia La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Boliviano Spanish; Quechua; Aymara
President – Evo Morales
Bosnia and Sarajevo Marka Bosnian; Croatian; Chairman of the
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Herzegovina Serbian Council of Ministers – Denis Zvizdić
Botswana Gaborone Pula English; Tswana President – Ian Khama
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese President – Michel Temer[ε ]
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar Malay
Sultan and Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Paul Kaba Thieba
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc Kirundi; French President – Pierre Nkurunziza
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Khmer Prime Minister – Hun Sen
Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc French; English Prime Minister – Philémon Yang
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar English; French Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean escudo Portuguese
Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva
Central African Republic
Bangui CFA Franc Sango; French Prime Minister – Simplice Sarandji
Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc French; Arabic Prime Minister – Albert Pahimi Padacké
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Spanish President – Michelle Bachelet
China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Mandarin Premier of the State Council – Li Keqiang
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Spanish President – Juan
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Manuel Santos
Comoros Moroni Franc Comorian; Arabic; French
President – Azali Assoumani
Congo, Republic of the Brazzaville CFA Franc French
Prime Minister – Bruno Tshibala
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Kinshasa Congolese franc French Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba
Costa Rica San Jose Colón Spanish President – Luis Guillermo Solís
Cote d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
CFA Franc French Incumbent Amadou Gon
Croatia Zagreb Kuna Kuna Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso Spanish Raúl Castro
Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound Greek; Turkish President – Nicos Anastasiades
Czech Republic Prague Koruna Czech; Slovak Prime Minister – Bohuslav Sobotka
Denmark Copenhagen Krone Danish Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc Arabic; French Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar
English; French; Antillean Creole
Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish President – Danilo Medina
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili U.S. dollar
Tetum; Portuguese; Iindonesian
Prime Minister – Mari Alkatiri
Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar Spanish President – Lenín Moreno
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Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Arabic Prime Minister – Sherif Ismail
El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar Spanish President – Salvador Sánchez Cerén
Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc Spanish; French; Portuguese
Prime Minister – Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
Eritrea Asmara Nakfa Arabic; Tigrinya; English
President – Isaias Afwerki
Estonia Tallinn Kroon Estonian Prime Minister – Jüri Ratas
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn
Fiji Suva Fiji dollar English; Bau Fijian; Hindi
Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama
Finland Helsinki Euro (formerly markka) Finnish; Swedish
Prime Minister – Juha Sipilä
France Paris Euro (formerly French franc) French
Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English President – Adama Barrow
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Georgian Prime Minister – Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Germany Berlin Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) German
Chancellor – Angela Merkel
Ghana Accra Cedi English President – Nana Akufo-Addo
Greece Athens Euro (formerly drachma) Greek
Prime Minister – Alexis Tsipras
Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean English; Patois Prime Minister –
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dollar Keith Mitchell
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Spanish President – Jimmy Morales
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc French Prime Minister – Mamady Youla
Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc Portuguese Prime Minister – Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar English Prime Minister – Moses Nagamootoo
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde Haitian Creole; French
Prime Minister – Jack Guy Lafontant
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Spanish President – Juan Orlando Hernández
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna Icelandic Prime Minister – Bjarni Benediktsson
India New Delhi Rupee Hindi; English Prime Minister – Narendra Modi
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Indonesian President – Joko Widodo
Iran Tehran Rial Persian President – Hassan Rouhani
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Arabic; Kurdish Prime Minister – Haider al-Abadi
Ireland Dublin Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
English; Irish Taoiseach – Leo Varadkar
Israel Jerusalem* Shekel Hebrew; Arabic Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu
Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira) Italian President of the Council of
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Ministers – Paolo Gentiloni
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar English Prime Minister – Andrew Holness
Japan Tokyo Yen Japanese Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar Arabic Prime Minister – Hani Al-Mulki
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge Kazakh; Russian Prime Minister – Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling Swahili; English President – Uhuru Kenyatta
Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar English; Gilbertese President – Taneti Mamau
Korea, North Pyongyang Won Korean Premier of the Cabinet – Pak Pong-ju
Korea, South Seoul Won Korean Prime Minister – Lee Nak-yeon
Kosovo Pristina Euro (German Mark prior to 2002)
Albanian; Serbian Prime Minister – Ramush Haradinaj
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar Arabic; English
Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Kyrgyz; Russian Prime Minister – Sapar Isakov
Laos Vientiane New Kip Lao (Laotian) Prime Minister – Thongloun Sisoulith
Latvia Riga Lats Latvian Prime Minister – Māris Kučinskis
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound Arabic; French President of the Council of
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Ministers – Saad Hariri
Lesotho Maseru Maluti Sesotho; English Prime Minister – Tom Thabane
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar English President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar Arabic Prime Minister – Fayez al-Sarraj
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc German Adrian Hasler
Lithuania Vilnius Litas Lithuanian Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)
German; French; Luxembourgish
Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel
Macedonia Skopje Denar Macedonian President of the Government – Zoran Zaev
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc Malagasy; French; English
Prime Minister – Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha English President – Peter Mutharika
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit Malay Prime Minister – Najib Razak
Maldives Male Rufiya Dhivehi President – Abdulla Yameen
Mali Bamako CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga
Malta Valletta Maltese lira Maltese; English Prime Minister – Joseph Muscat
Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar Marshallese; English
President – Hilda Heine
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic Prime Minister – Yahya Ould Hademine
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Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee English Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Spanish President – Enrique Peña Nieto
Micronesia, Federated States of
Palikir U.S. Dollar English President – Peter M. Christian
Moldova Chisinau Leu Moldovan (Romanian)
Prime Minister – Pavel Filip
Monaco Monaco Euro French; Italian; English
Minister of State – Serge Telle
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik Mongolian Prime Minister – Ukhnaa Khurelsukh
Montenegro Podgorica Euro Montenegrin Prime Minister – Duško Marković
Morocco Rabat Dirham Arabic Saadeddine Othmani
Mozambique Maputo Metical Portuguese Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
Myanmar (Burma)
Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Kyat Burmese State Counsellor – Aung San Suu Kyi
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar English; Afrikaans; German
Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa
Nauru no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Australian dollar English; Nauran President – Baron Waqa
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Nepali Prime Minister – Sher Bahadur Deuba
Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
Euro (formerly guilder) Dutch
Prime Minister – Mark Rutte
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New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar
English Prime Minister – Jacinda Ardern
Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba Spanish President – Daniel Ortega
Niger Niamey CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini
Nigeria Abuja Naira English President – Muhammadu Buhari
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone Norwegian Prime Minister – Erna Solberg
Oman Muscat Omani rial Arabic Sultan and Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Urdu; English Interim Prime Minister – Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar English; Palauan President – Tommy Remengesau
Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar Spanish President – Juan Carlos Varela
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Kina English; Tok Pisin; Hiri Motu
Prime Minister – Peter O'Neill
Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní Spanish; Guarani President – Horacio Cartes
Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991) Spanish Prime Minister – Mercedes Aráoz
Philippines Manila Peso Filipino; English President – Rodrigo Duterte
Poland Warsaw Zloty Polish Prime Minister – Beata Szydło
Portugal Lisbon Euro (formerly escudo)
Portuguese Prime Minister – António Costa
Qatar Doha Qatari riyal Arabic Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin
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Khalifa Al Thani
Romania Bucharest Leu Romanian Prime Minister – Mihai Tudose
Russia Moscow Ruble Romanian Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev
Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc Russian Prime Minister – Edouard Ngirente
Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre
East Caribbean dollar English
Prime Minister – Timothy Harris
Saint Lucia Castries East Caribbean dollar English
Prime Minister – Allen Chastanet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown
East Caribbean dollar English
Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves
Samoa Apia Tala Samoan, English Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
San Marino San Marino Euro Italian Captain Regent[ι] – Enrico Carattoni, Matteo Fiorini
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome Dobra Portuguese Prime Minister – Patrice Trovoada
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Arabic King and Prime Minister – Salman
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne
Serbia Belgrade
Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal
Serbian Prime Minister – Ana Brnabić
Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee Seychellois Creole, French English
President – Danny Faure
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone English President – Ernest Bai Koroma
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar English, Chinese Prime Minister –
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and Malay Tamil
Lee Hsien Loong
Slovakia Bratislava Koruna Slovak Prime Minister – Robert Fico
Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)
Slovene Prime Minister – Miro Cerar
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands dollar English
Prime Minister – Manasseh Sogavare
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Somali Arabic Prime Minister – Hassan Ali Khayre
South Africa
Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Rand
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
President – Jacob Zuma
South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound English President – Salva Kiir Mayardit
Spain Madrid Euro (formerly peseta)
Spanish, Catalan Galician , Gasque
President of the Government – Mariano Rajoy
Sri Lanka Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sri Lanka rupee Sinhala, Tamil Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sudan Khartoum Dinar Arabic, English Prime Minister – Bakri Hassan Saleh
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Dutch President – Dési Bouterse
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni English, Swati Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Sweden Stockholm Krona Swedish Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc German, French, Italian, Romansh
Doris Leuthard
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Syria Damascus Syrian pound Arabic Prime Minister – Imad Khamis
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Standard Chinese President of the Executive Yuan – William Lai
Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni Tajik Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda
Tanzania Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Tanzanian shilling Swahili, English Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa
Thailand Bangkok baht Thai Prime Minister – Prayut Chan-o-cha
Togo Lome CFA Franc French Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou
Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga English Prime Minister – ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago dollar
English Prime Minister – Keith Rowley
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Arabic Youssef Chahed
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL) Turkish Prime Minister – Binali Yıldırım
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat Turkmen President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Tuvalu Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Australian dollar Polynesian Prime Minister – Enele Sopoaga
Uganda Kampala Ugandan new shilling
Swahili, English, Luganda
Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda
Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna Ukrainian Prime Minister – Volodymyr Groysman
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Arabic Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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Maktoum
United Kingdom London Pound sterling English Prime Minister – Theresa May
United States of America Washington D.C. dollar English
President – Donald Trump
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso Spanish President – Tabaré Vázquez
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum Uzbek Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov
Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu Bislama, French, English
Prime Minister – Charlot Salwai
Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro Italian
Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Spanish President – Nicolás Maduro
Vietnam Hanoi Dong Vietnamese Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Yemen Sanaa Rial Arabic Prime Minister – Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha English President – Edgar Lungu
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar English, Shona, Ndebele
President – Robert Mugabe
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - HEADQUARTERS, CHIEFS AND PURPOSE
Name Headquarters Heads Foundation Year Number of Members Countries
Purpose
International Criminal Police Organization
Lyon, France Mrs. Ballestrazzi
7 September, 1923 190 Connecting Police for a safer world
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(INTERPOL)
World Bank Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
Jim Yong Kim
July, 1944 189
Crediting, Working for a world free of Poverty
IBRD Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
Jim Yong Kim
1944 189
Development Assistance, Poverty Reduction
ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
Jim Yong Kim
1957 (But operating starts in 1966)
159 International Arbitration
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
Philippe Le Houérou
24 July, 1956 184
Private Sector Development, Poverty Reduction
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
Keiko Honda
1988 181
Political Risk Insurance, Foreign Direct Investment
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Geneva, Switzerland
Roberto Azevedo
1 January, 1995 162 Regulate International Trade
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Washington D.C. (U.S.A.)
Christine Lagarde
27 December, 1945 189
To promotes international economic cooperation
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Basel, Switzerland
Jaime Caruana
17 May, 1930 60 Central Banks
Central Bank Cooperation
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Metro Manila, Philippines
Takehiko Nakao
22 August, 1966 67 Crediting
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Geneva Switzerland
Francis Gurry
14 July, 1967 188
To promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world
World Health Organization (WHO)
Geneva Switzerland
Margaret Chan
7 April, 1948 193 Health For All
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Geneva Switzerland
Guy Ryder 1919 186
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Rome, Italy Kanayo F. Nwanze
1977 173
Enabling the Rural Poor to Overcome Poverty
UNICEF New York Anthony Lake
11-Dec-1946 191
To provide food and healthcare to children of those countries which devastated by world war II.
UN International
Geneva Nikhil Seth 1963 -- To achieve the major objectives
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Training and Research Center (UNITAR)
Switzerland of UN through training and research
UN Environmental Program (UNEP)
Nairobi, Kenya Achim Steiner
5 June, 1972 193
Protect our environment and conserve our future
UN Development Program (UNDP)
New York Helen Clark 1965 166 Overall development
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
New York Reuben Summerlin
1966
For 48 least developed countries
Eradicate extreme hunger poverty, Promotes equality, Ensures Environment Sustainability
International Cricket Council
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Zaheer Abbas
15 June, 1909 125 Great Sport, Great Spirit
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Brussels, Belgium
Petr Pavel 4 April, 1949 28 A mind unfettered in deliberation
POPULATION CENSUS 2011 - AT A GLANCE
The Census 2011 is the 15th National census survey conducted by the Census Organization of India. Mr. C. Chandramouli is the Commissioner & Registrar General of the Indian 2011 Census. The 2011 Indian National Census has been conducted in 2 phases - house listing and population. The national census survey covered all the 28 states of the country and 7 Union territories including 640 districts, 497 cities, 5767 tehsils & over 6 lakh villages.
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KNOW ABOUT THE LOGO OF CENSUS 2011
SLOGAN
Our Census, Our Future
HIGHLIGHTS OF POPULATION CENSUS 2011
1. It has been concluded after every 10 years, beginning in 1871. 2. Census 2011 was the 15th Census of India and 7th Census after independence. 3. The provisional figures of India’s largest Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli. 4. The estimated cost of the Census was 22 Billion Rupees. 5. Census 2011 was held in two phases:
Houselisting & Housing Census : (April to September 2010) Population Enumeration (9 th to 28 February 2011)
6. The population of the country as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 is 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%) are males and 586.46 million (48.46%) are females.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CENSUS 2011 (PROVISIONAL FIGURES) 1. The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.
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2. Total Population - 1,21,01,93,422. 3. India's Rank in population - 2nd with 17.5% (1st China with 19%) 4. Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most populous State in the country followed by Maharashtra with 112 million. 5. Five largest Populous State of the Country a. Uttar Pradesh - 19,95,81,477 b. Maharashtra - 11,23,72,972 c. Bihar - 10,38,04,637 d. West Bengal - 9,13,47,736 e. Andhra Pradesh - 8,46,65,533 6. Five least Populous State of the Country a. Lakshadweep - 64,429 b. Daman & Diu - 2,42,911 c. D & N Haveli - 3,42,853 d. A & N islands - 3,79,944 e. Sikkim - 6,07,688 7. Least Populous State – Sikkim 8. Density of Population in India - 382 sq. km a. Highest Density in State - Delhi (11297) b. Lowest Density in State - Arunachal Pradesh (17) 9. National Sex Ratio - Female : Male (940 : 1000) a. Highest Sex Ratio (State) - Kerala (1084 : 1000) b. Lowest Sex Ratio (State) - Haryana c. Highest Sex Ratio (UT) - Puducherry d. Least Sex Ratio (UT) - Damn & Diu (61 : 1000) 10. Child (0-6 years) National sex ratio - Female : Male (914:1000) a. Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state - Mizoram (971) b. Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state - Haryana (830)
11. Literacy Rate in India - 74%
a. Literacy of Males - 82.14% b. Literacy of Females - 65.46% c. Highest Literacy Rate in state Kerala - 93.11%, d. Lowest Literacy Rate in state Bihar - 63.82%.
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e. Most literate Union territory - Lakshadweep (92.2%) f. Least literate Union Territory - Dadra Nagar & Haweli g. Most Literate District - Serechhip (Mizoram) h. Least Literate District - Dadra Naga & Haveli i. 100% Literacy District - Palakkad (Kerala)
12. Population Growth Rate - 17.64% 13. Highest fertility Rate – Meghalaya 14. Total number of districts – 640 15. Highest Populous District - Thane (Mumbai)
THERMAL POWER PLANTS/STATIONS IN INDIA
State/UT Name of Thermal Power Plant/ Station
Andhra Pradesh Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant
Bihar
Barauni Thermal Power Station Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Plant
Chhattisgarh
Bhilai Expansion Power Plant Korba Super Thermal Power Plant Sipat Thermal Power Plant Dr Shyama Prakash Mukharjee Thermal Power Plant
Delhi Badarpur Thermal Power Plant Indraprashta Power Station Rajghat Power Station
Gujarat
Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station Kawas Thermal Power Station Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station Mundra Thermal Power Plant Sabarmati Thermal Power Station
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Sikka Thermal Power Station Surat Lignite Thermal Power Station Ukai Thermal Power Station Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
Jharkhand Bokaro Thermal Power Station Chandrapura Thermal Power Station Patratu Thermal Power Station
Karnataka Bellary Thermal Power Station Raichur Super Thermal Power Station Udupi Thermal Power Plant
Madhya Pradesh
Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant Satpura Thermal Power Station Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Maharashtra
Amravati Thermal Power Plant Bhusawal Thermal Power Station Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Plant Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Koradi Thermal Power Station Nashik Thermal Power Station Paras Thermal Power Station Parli Thermal Power Station Tirora Thermal Power Plant
Odisha IB Thermal Power Plant Hirakud Captive Power Plant Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
Rajasthan
Anta Thermal Power Station Barsingsar Lignit Power Plant Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Giral Lignite Thermal Power Station Rajwest Lignite Power Plant Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station VS Lignite Power Plant
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Tamil Nadu
Ennore Thermal Power Station Mettur Theral Power Station Neyveli Thermal Power Station North Chennai Thermal Power Station Tuticorin Thermal Power Station
Uttar Pradesh
Anpara Thermal Power Station Auraiya Thermal Power Station Feroz Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant Harduaganj Thermal Power Station National Capital Thermal Power Plant Obra Thermal Power Station Panki Thermal Power Station Pariccha Thermal Power Station Rihand Thermal Power Station Rosa Thermal Power Station Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station Tanda Thermal Power Plant
West Bengal
Bakreswar Thermal Power Station Bandel Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Plant Durgapur Thermal Power Station Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Mejia Thermal Power Station Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Santaldih Thermal Power Station
DAMS IN INDIA
Name of The Dam River Power Generation Capacity
Andhra Pradesh
Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira 815.6 MW
Somasila Dam Pennar
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Srisailam Dam Krishna 770MW
Singur Dam Manjira
Ramagundam Dam Godavari
Dummaguden Dam Godavari
Arunachal Pradesh
Subansiri Lower HE (Nhpc) Dam Subansiri 2,000 MW
Bihar
Nagi Dam Nagi
Chhattisgarh
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam Hasdeo
Gujrat
Ukai Dam Tapti 300 MW.
Dharoi Sabarmati river
Kadana Mahi 240 MW
Dantiwada West Banas River
Himachal Pradesh
Pandoh Beas 990 MW
Bhakra Nangal Sutlej 1325 MW
Nathpa Jhakri Dam Sutlej 1,500 MW
Chamera Dam Ravi 540 MW
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Pong Dam Beas 360 MW
J & K
Bagihar Dam Chenab 900 MW
Dumkhar Dam Indus 45 MW
Uri Dam Jhelam 480 MW
Pakal Dul Dam Marusudar 1,000 MW
Jharkhand
Maithon Dam Maithon 60 MW
Chandil Dam Subarnarekha River
Konar Dam Konar
Panchet Dam Damodar 80MW
Tenughat Dam Damodar
Tilaiya Dam Barakar River, 4 MW
Karnataka
Linganamakki Dam Sharavathi river 55 MW
Kadra Dam Kalinadi River
Supa Dam Kalinadi 100 MW
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Kaveri
Harangi Dam Harangi
Narayanpur Dam Krishna River
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Kodasalli Dam Kali River
Basava Sagara Krishna River
Tunga Bhadra Dam Tungabhadra River, 127MW
Alamatti Dam Krishna River 290 MW
Kerala
Malampuzha Dam Malampuzha River
Peechi Dam Manali River
Idukki Dam Periyar River 780 MW
Kundala Dam
Parambikulam Dam Parambikulam River
Walayar Dam Walayar River
Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar River 180 MW
Neyyar Dam Neyyar River
Madhya Pradesh
Rajghat Dam Betwa River 45 MW
Barna Dam Barna River
Bargi Dam Narmada River 100 MW
Bansagar Dam Sone River 435 MW
Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal River . 115 MW
Indira Sagar Narmada River 1,000 MW
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Maharashtra
Yeldari Dam Purna river
Ujjani Dam Bhima River 12 MW
Mulshi Dam Mula river 25MW
Koyna Dam Koyna River 1,920 MW
Jayakwadi Dam Godavari river 12 MW
Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa river
Wilson Dam Tennessee River
Tansa Dam Tansa river
Panshet Dam Ambi river
Mula Dam Mula river
Kolkewadi Dam Vashishti River 320 MW
Girna Dam Girna river
Vaitarna Dam Vaitarna river
Radhanagari Dam Bhogawati river
Manair Dam Manair River
Khadakwasla Dam Mutha River
Gangapur Dam Godavari river
Odisha
Jalaput Dam Machkund River 120 MW
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Indravati Dam Indravati River 600 MW .
Hirakud Dam Mahanadi River 347.5 MW
Punjab
Damsal Dam Damsal River
Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi River
Sikkim
Rangit III Dam Ranjit River 60 MW (
Teesta Dam-III, IV V Teesta River
Tamil Nadu
Sholayar Dam Chalakkudi River
Pillur Dam
Upper Kodayar Dam
Upper Aliyar Dam
Upper Bhavani Dam
Peruchani Dam Paralayar River,
Mettur Dam Kaveri River
Uttar Pradesh
Rihand Dam Rihand River
Patharai Dam
Rajghat Dam Betwa River 5 MW
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Maudaha (Swami Brahmanand ) Dam Birma
Uttrakhand
Tehri Dam (Highest dam in India) Bhagirathi River 600 MW
Maneri Dam Bhagirathi River 90 MW
Koteshwar Dam Bhagirathi River 400 MW
Kishau Dam Tons River 660 MW
Ramganga Dam Ramganga River 198 MW
West Bengal
Mukutmonipur Dam Kangsabati River
Bindu Dam Jaldhaka River.
RIVERS IN INDIA
Name of Rivers
Touching States Length Originates From Ends in
Ganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
2,525 K.M.
Gangothri Bay of Bengal
Yamuna Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi
1,376 K.M.
Garhwall in Yamunotri
Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra
Assam, Arunachal,Tibet 2,900 K.M.
Lake Manasarovar
Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha 858 K.M.
Amarkantak Plateau
Bay of Bengal
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Godavari Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry
1,465 K.M.
Nasik Hills Bay of Bengal
Krishna Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
1,400 K.M.
Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra
Bay of Bengal
Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat 1,315 K.M.
Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh
Arabian sea
Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat 724 K.M.
Bettul Arabian sea
Gomti Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, 900 K.M.
Gomat Taal Saidpur,Ghazipur
Koshi Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar
720 K.M.
Ganga
Ganga
Gandaki Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar
630 K.M.
Nepal Ganga
Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 590 K.M.
Vindhya Range Rajghat Dam
Son Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand,Bihar
784 K.M.
Ganga Yamuna
Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 1,500 K.M.
Mount Kailash Ropar
Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 720 K.M.
Himachal Pradesh
Chenab
Beas Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 470 K.M.
Sutlej Mandi Plain
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Chenab Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 960 K.M.
Panjnad Jammu and Kashmir
Jehlam Punjab, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, 725 K.M.
Pir Panjal Range Chenab
Kaveri Karnataka, Tamilnadu, 765 K.M.
Hills of Coorg, Karnataka
Bay of Bengal
Ghaggar Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan 1080 K.M
Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh
Indus
Hugli (Hooghly)
West Bengal, Kolkata 260 K.M Ganga Bay of Bengal;
Damodar Jharkhand, Bengal 592 K.M Hoogly River, Howrah
Chota Nagpur plateau.
Indus Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh Tibet
3180 K.M
In Tibet Kalish Range 5080 mts.
Arabian sea
Tungabhadra
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana 531 K.M Krishna Krishna
Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M Gulf of Khambhat , Arabian Sea
Sevalia
Bhagirathi Uttarakhand, 205 K.M Ganga Ganga
Sabarmati Aravalli Range, Udaipur 371 K.M Dhebar Lake Gujarat
Alaknanda Uttarakhand 190 K.M Ganga Nanda Devi
Teesta Sikkim, India, West Bengal, India,Rangpur, Bangladesh
309 K.M Brahmaputra RANGEET RIVER.
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Indravati Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra 535 K.M Kalahandi Godavari
Bhima Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana 861 K.M Krishna River
Pandharpur
Subarnarek
Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal 395 K.M Bay of Bengal Bay of Bengal
Konya Maharashtra 130 K.M Krishna RIVE Maharashtra
Ramganga
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh 596 K.M Ganga Ramganga Dam
Peena Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 597 K.M Nandi Hills Bay of Bengal
Brahmani Odisha 480 Bay of Bengal Ganga
Periyar Kerala, Tamil Nadu 244 K.M Cardaman Hills Bay of Bengal
Mahanada West Bengal, Bihar 360 K.M Lakshadweep Sea, Vembanad Lake
Bay of Bengal
Benas Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 512 K.M Rohtang Pass Chambal
Vaigai Tamil Nadu, 258 K.M Periyar Plateau Bay of Bengal
Sharda Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh 350 K.M Ganga Ghaghra River
IMPORTANT FACTS RELATED TO RIVERS
Longest River (Length Wise) of the World Nile (Egypt) Africa
Biggest River (Flow of Water Wise) of the world Amazon (South Africa)
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Longest River of Europe Volga (Russia)
Longest River of Asia Yangtze (China)
Longest River of India Ganga
Longest River of South India Godavari (Also Called Dakshina Ganga)
River which makes estuary in India Narmada and Tapti
Sorrow of Bengal Damodar River
STADIUMS IN INDIA
S. No. STADIUM NAME LOCATION SPORT GAME ATTACHED
1. Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket
2. HPCA Stadium DHARAMSHALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH
Cricket
3. Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi Cricket
4. M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai , Tamil Nadu Cricket
5. Eden Gardens Kolkata , West Bengal Cricket
6. Gymkhana Ground Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket
7. Jsca Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Cricket
8. Khanderi Cricket Stadium Rajkot , Gujarat Cricket
9. Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune , Maharashtra Cricket
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10. Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra Football And Cricket
11. New Vca Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra Cricket
12. Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground
Indore, Madhya Pradesh Cricket
13. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh Cricket
14. Apca-Vdca Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh
Cricket
15. Indira Gandhi Stadium Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Cricket
16. Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur, Rajasthan Mostly Used For Cricket
17. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala Multipurpose
18. IPCL Sport Complex Vadodara, Gujarat Cricket
19. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh Multipurpose
20. Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa Football & Cricket
21. Maulana Azad Stadium Jammu , Jammu & Kashmir Cricket
22. Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh
Cricket
23. Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh Cricket
24. Nahar Singh Stadium Faridabad, Haryana Cricket
25. Madhav Rao SC India Ground Rajkot, Gujarat Cricket
26. Sector 16 Stadium Chandigarh Cricket
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27. Nehru Stadium Pune, Maharashtra Cricket (Multipurpose)
28. University Stadium Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Football (Multipurpose)
29. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Delhi Multipurpose
30. Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur , Jharkhand Cricket And Football
31. Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad , Gujarat Cricket
32. Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara , Gujarat Cricket
33. Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Cricket
34. Sawai Mani Singh Stadium Jaipur , Rajasthan Cricket
35. Gandhi Sports Complex Ground Amritsar , Punjab Currently Used For Cricket
36. Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Orissa Cricket
37. M. Chinnasawami Stadium Bangalore , Karnataka Cricket
38. Vca Ground Nagpur , Maharashtra Cricket
39. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh Cricket
40. Green Park Stadium Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh Cricket
41. Brabourne Stadium Mumbai , Maharashtra Cricket
42. Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Nanded, Maharashtra Cricket
43. Fort Maidan Palakkad, Kerala Football
44. Dilip Tirkey Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey
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RIVER SIDE INDIAN CITIES
City State River
Agra Uttar Pradesh Jamuna
Ahmedabad Gujarat Sabarmati
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Confluence of Ganga, Jamuna &Saraswati
Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Sarayu
Badrinath Uttarakhand Ganga
Cuttack Odisha Mahanadi
Delhi Delhi Yamuna
Dibrugarh Assam Brahmaputra
Ferozepore Uttaranchal Sutlej
Haridwar India Ganga
45. Birsa Munda Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand Hockey
46. Kalinga Stadium Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha Hockey
47. Mahindra Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra Hockey
48. Dhyan Chand Astroturf Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Hockey
49. Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Thane, Maharashtra Football
50. Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana, Punjab Football
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Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Musi
Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh Narmada
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh Ganga
Kolkata West Bengal Hugli
Kota Rajasthan Chambal
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Gomati
Ludhiana Punjab Sutlej
Nasik Maharashtra Godawari
Patna Bihar Ganga
Sambalpur Odisha Mahanadi
Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir Jhelum
Surat Gujarat Tapti
Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu Kaveri
Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Ganga
Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh Krishna
WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN INDIA
S.No. WILD LIFE SANCTUARIES IN INDIA LOCATION Area
1. Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir 141km2
2. Jim Corbett National Park Uttrakhand 1318.54 km2(including core
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area 520 km2 and buffer area 797.72 km2)
3. Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal 10,000 km2(60% in Bangladesh and Remainder in India)
4. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 950 km2
5. Kaziranga National Park Assam 430 km2
6. Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan 392 km2
7. Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary / Bharatpur National Park
Rajasthan 29 km2
8. Sasan Gir National Park Gujarat 1,412 km2
9. Kanha National Park Madhya Pardesh 940 km2
10. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary Kerala 305 km2
11. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 0.3 km2
12. Sariska National Park Rajasthan 866 km2
13. Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 895 km2
14. Annamalai Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 958 km2
15. Campbell Bay National Park Great Nicobar Island 426 km2
16. Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh 490.3 km2
17. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Uttrakhand 630.33 km2
18. Hemis National Park Jammu & Kashmir 4,400 km2
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19. Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh 446 km2
20. Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh 257 km2
21. Kanchendzonga National Park Sikkim 1,784 km2
22. Bandipur National Park Karnataka 874 km2
23. Wandur National Park/ Mahatama Gandhi Marine National Park
Andaman Island 281.5 km2
24. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 866.41 km2
25. Valley Of Flowers National Park Uttarakhand 87.50 km2
26. Panna National Park Madhya Pardesh 542.67 km2
27. Balpakram National Park Meghalaya 200 km2
28. Similipal National Park Odisha 2,750 km2
29. Kudremukh National Park Karnataka 600.32 km2
30. Eravikulam National Park Kerala 97 km2
31. Bannerghatta National Park Karnataka 104. 3 km2
32. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 90.44 km2
33. Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 350 km2
34. National Chambal Sanctuary Rajasthan 5,400 km2
35. Orang National Park Assam 78.81 km2
36. Nameri National Park Assam 200 km2
37. Gorumara National Park West Bengal 80 km2
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38. Nokrek National Park Meghalaya 47.48 km2
39. Namdapha National Park Arunachal Pradesh 1,985 km2
40. Gulf Of Kutch National Park Gujarat 162.9 km2
41. Silent Valley National Park Kerala 236.74 km2
42. Gulf Of Mannar Marine National Park Tamil Nadu 560 km2
43. Betla National Park Jharkhand 979 km2approx.
44. Desert National Park Rajasthan 3,162 km2
45. Harike Wetland Panjab 41 km2
46. South Button Island National Park Andaman Islands 5 km2
47. Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 812 km2
48. Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar 681.99 km2
49. Palamau Tiger Reserve Jharkhand 1,026 km2
50. Mudumalai National Park Tamil Nadu 321 km2
51. Galathea National Park Andaman and Nicobar Islands
110 km2
52. Middle Button Island National Park Andaman and Nicobar Islands
64 km2
53. Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands
133 km2approx.
54. Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and Nicobar Islands
29.28 km2
55. Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Andhra Pradesh 3,568 km2
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56. Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh 357.6 km2
57. Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary At the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
481 km2
58. Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 130 km2
59. Pakhui Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh 862 km2
60. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh 218 km2
61. Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Assam 20.99 km2
62. Pong Dam Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh 475 km2
63. Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 431 km2
64. Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh 1,197 km2
65. Gangotri National Park Uttarakhand 2,390 km2
66. Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Tamil Nadu 737 km2
67. Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand 820 km2
68. Nagarahole National Park Karnataka 642.39 km2
69. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 625.4 km2
70. Papikonda National Park Andhra Pradesh 1,012.86 km2
71. Valmiki National Park Bihar Forest area is about 900 km2 out of which the Valmiki Sanctuary is 880km2 and spread of the National Park is about 335km2
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72. Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 860 km2
73. Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 635.40 km2
74. Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar 1,342 km2
75. Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu & Kashmir 4,000 km2
76. Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 1,411.6 km2
77. Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary Uttarakhand 599.93 km2
78. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh 4,149 km2
79. SonaiRupai Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 175 km2
80. Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh 551.55 km2
81. Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat 607.70 km2
82. Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Gujarat 4,954 km2
83. Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary Gujarat 444.23 km2
84. BiligirirangaSwamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 540 km2
85. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 526.96 km2
86. Ratapani Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh 688 km2
87. TamorPingla Wildlife Sanctuary Chhattisgarh 608.55 km2
88. Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 492.46 km2
89. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 285 km2
90. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra 423.55 km2
91. Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary Maharashtra 260 km2
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HEADS OF NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
S.No Head Organisation
1. M. Venkaiah Naidu Chairman, Rajya Sabha
2. Sumitra Mahajan Chairperson of Lok Sabha
3. Narendra D Modi Chairperson, NITI Aayog
4. Rajiv Kumar Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog
5. Mr. Achal Kumar Joti Chief Election Commissioner
6. Om Prakash Rawat Election Commissioner
7. Sunil Arora Election Commissioner
8. K V Chowdary Central Vigilance Commissioner
9. S.Jai Shankar Foreign Secretary
10. Shashi Kant Sharma Comptroller & Auditor General of India
92. Nalbana Bird Sanctuary Odisha 15.53 km2
93. Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan 422.95 km2
94. Shenbagathoppu Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu 480 km2
95. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Bihar 50 km stretch of Ganges River
96. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh 4926.28km2
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12. J.S.Sharma Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
13. Alok Kumar Verma CBI Director
14. Nand Kumar Sai Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
15. Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities
16. David R Syiemlieh Chairman, UPSC
17. Sharad Kumar Director General, National Investigation Agency
18. V.S.Chauhan Chairman, UGC
19. A.S.Kiran Kumar Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO
20. Sekhar Basu Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Dept. of Atomic Energy
21. Aashim Kurana Chairman, SSC
22. Justice H L Dattu Chairman, Human Rights Commission
23. Shri Sailesh Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner
24. Sushil Chandra Central Board of Direct Taxes
25. T.S. Vijayan Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
26. Ajay Tyagi Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India
29. Syed Akbaruddin India’s permanent representative in UNO
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31. Lalitha Kumaramangalam Chairperson of National Commission for Women
32. Y.V. Reddy Chairman, 14th Finance Commission
33. Devender Kumar Sikri Chairman, Competition Commission of India
34. Prasoon Joshi Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification
35. Sandeep Jajodia President, ASSOCHAM
36. Raman Roy Chairman, NASSCOM
37. Anil Dhasmana Director General, RAW
38. K N Vyas Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Center
39. Shobana Kamineni President, Confederation of Indian Industries
40. Pankaj R Patel President, FICCI
41. Sam Pitroda Chairman, National Knowledge Commission
42. A. Surya Prakash Chairperson, Prasar Bharati
43. S Christopher Chairman DRDO
44. Radha Krishna Mathur Chief Information Commissioner
45. Hrushikesh Senapathy Director, NCERT
46. Ajit Doval KC National Security Advisor
BANKS WITH HEADQUARTERS, CMDS & TAG LINES (PDF VERSION)
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Bank(s) Headquarter CMDs Tag Line
Allahabad Bank Kolkata Usha Ananthasubramanian A Tradition of Trust
Andhra Bank Hyderabad Shri Suresh N Patel Where India Banks
Bank of Baroda Mumbai P. S. Jayakumar India’s International Bank
Bank of India Mumbai Shri Dinabandhu Mohapatra Relationship Beyond Banking
Bank of Maharashtra
Pune Shri Sushil Muhnot One Family One Bank
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd
New Delhi Usha Ananthasubramanian Empowering Women Empowering India
Canara Bank Bangalore Rakesh Sharma Together We Can
Central Bank of India
Mumbai Shri Rajeev Rishi Central to you Since 1911
Corporation Bank Mangalore Shri. Jai Kumar Garg A Premier Public Sector Bank
Dena Bank Mumbai Shri. Ashwani Kumar Trusted Family Bank
IDBI Bank Mumbai Mr. Mahesh Kumar Jain Banking For All, “Aao Sochein Bada”
Indian Bank Chennai Mr. Kishor Kharat Your Tech- Friendly Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Chennai Mr. Subramaniakumar Good People to Grow With
Oriental Bank of Commerce
New Delhi Shri Mukesh Kumar Jain Where Every Individual Is
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Committed
Punjab National Bank
New Delhi Sh Sunil Mehta The Name You Can Bank Upon
Punjab and Sind Bank
New Delhi Jatinder Bir Singh Where Service Is A Way Of Life
State Bank of India
Mumbai Smt Arundathi Bhattacharya
With You All The Way
Pure Banking Nothing Else
The Nation’s Banks on Us
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
Jaipur Smt Arundathi Bhattacharya The Bank with a Vision
State Bank of Hyderabad
Hyderabad Mani Palvesan Modern Innovative Dependable
State Bank of Mysore
Bangalore Smt Arundathi Bhattacharya Working for a Better Tomorrow
State Bank of Patiala
Patiala Smt Arundathi Bhattacharya Blending Modernity with Tradition
State Bank of Travancore
Thiruvananthapuram CR Sasikumar A Long Tradition of Trust
Syndicate Bank Karnataka Arun Shrivastava Faithful Friendly
UCO Bank Kolkata Shri Ravi Kishan Takkar Honours Your Trust
Union Bank of India
Mumbai Shri Rajkiran Rai G Good People to Bank With
United Bank of India
Kolkata United Bank of India The Bank That Begins With “U”
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Vijaya Bank Bangalore Kishore Kumar Sansi A Friend You Can Bank On
Bandhan Kolkata Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Hope for The Poor
ECGC Bank Mumbai Geetha Muralidhar You Focus On Exports We Cover The Risks
HDFC Mumbai Mr. Aditya Puri
We Understand Your World Indeed
Axis Bank Mumbai Shikha Sharma Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi
ICICI Bank Mumbai Chanda Kochhar Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka
HSBC London Naina Lal Kidwai The World’s Local Bank
IDFC Mumbai Dr. Rajiv Lall ---------
SMALL FINANCE BANKS IN INDIA - AT A GLANCE
RBI granted 'in-principle' approval to the 10 applicants to set up Small Finance. Reserve Bank gets 72 applications for small banks.
SMALL FINANCE BANKS IN INDIA
The small banks are to provide a whole suite of basic banking products such as deposits and supply of credit, but in a limited area of operation. Key features of the Small Finance Bank guidelines are:
A) OBJECTIVE:
The objective for these Small Banks is to increase financial inclusion by provision of savings vehicles to under-served and unserved sections of the population, supply of credit to small farmers, micro and small industries, and other unorganised sector entities through high technology-low cost operations.
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B) REGISTRATION:
The small bank shall be registered as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 2013.
C) COMMITTEE ON SMALL BANKS :
Usha Thorat Committee
D) VALIDITY :
The “in-principle” approval granted will be valid for 18 months to enable the applicants to comply with the requirements under the Guidelines and fulfill other conditions as may be stipulated by the RBI.
E) ELIGIBILITY:
Resident individuals with 10 years of experience in banking and finance, companies and Societies will be eligible as promoters to set up small banks. NFBCs, micro finance institutions (MFIs), and Local Area Banks (LABs) can convert their operations into those of a small bank.
F) CAPITAL REQUIREMENT:
The minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks shall be Rs. 100 crore.
G) OPERATION:
Small banks will offer both deposits as well as loan products. They cannot set up subsidiaries to undertake non-banking financial services activities. For the first three years, 25 per cent of branches should be in unbanked rural areas. For the initial three years, prior approval will be required for branch expansion.
H) LOANS & ADVANCES:
The maximum loan size and investment limit exposure to single/group borrowers/issuers would be restricted to 15 per cent of total capital funds. Loans and advances of up to Rs 25 lakhs, primarily to micro enterprises, should constitute at least 50 per cent of the loan portfolio.
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I) FOREIGN SHAREHOLDING:
The foreign shareholding in the small finance bank would be as per the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for private sector banks as amended from time to time.
J) NAMES OF SMALL FINANCE BANK:
1. Au Financiers (India) Ltd., Jaipur 2. Capital Local Area Bank Ltd., Jalandhar 3. Disha Microfin Private Ltd., Ahmedabad 4. Equitas Holdings P Limited, Chennai 5. ESAF Microfinance and Investments Private Ltd., Chennai 6. Janalakshmi Financial Services Private Limited, Bengaluru 7. RGVN (North East) Microfinance Limited, Guwahati 8. Suryoday Micro Finance Private Ltd., Navi Mumbai 9. Ujjivan Financial Services Private Ltd., Bengaluru 10. Utkarsh Micro Finance Private Ltd., Varanasi
MAJOR SEA PORTS IN INDIA
Major Sea Ports Location
Kandla Port Gujarat
Nhava Sheva Port Maharashtra
Marmugao Port Goa
Mangalore Port Karnataka
Madras Port Tamil Nadu
Cochin Port Kerala
Visakhapatnam Port Andhra Pradesh
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Paradip Port Odisha
Haldia Port West Bengal
Mumbai Port West Mumbai
Port Blair Andaman Islands
Tuticorin Port Tamil Nadu
Mundra Port Gujarat
Ennore Port Chennai
LIST OF AIRPORTS IN INDIA
Location Airport
Agartala Singerbhil Airport (IXA)
Agatti Island Agatti Island Airport (AGX)
Agra Kheria Airport (AGR)
Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Airport (AMD)
Aizawl Aizawl Airport (AJL)
Akola Akola Airport (AKD)
Allahabad Bamrauli Airport (IXD)
Along Along Airport (IXV)
Amritsar Raja Sansi Airport (ATQ)
Aurangabad Chikkalthana Airport (IXU)
Bagdogra Bagdogra Airport (IXB)
Balurghat Balurghat Airport (RGH)
Bangalore Hindustan Airport (BLR)
Bareli Bareli Airport (BEK)
Belgaum Sambre Airport (IXG)
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Bellary Bellary Airport (BEP)
Bhatinda Bhatinda Airport (BUP)
Bhavnagar Bhavnagar Airport (BHU)
Bhopal Bhopal Airport (BHO)
Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Airport (BBI)
Bhuj Rudra Mata Airport (BHJ)
Bikaner Bikaner Airport (BKB)
Bilaspur Bilaspur Airport (PAB)
Bombay (Mumbai) Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport (BOM)
Calcutta (Kolkata) Netaji Subhas Chandra Airport (CCU)
Car Nicobar Car Nicobar Airport (CBD)
Chandigarh Chandigarh Airport (IXC)
Coimbatore Peelamedu Airport (CJB)
Cooch Behar Cooch Behar Airport (COH)
Cuddapah Cuddapah Airport (CDP)
Daman Daman Airport (NMB)
Daparizo Daparizo Airport (DAE)
Darjeeling Darjeeling Airport (DAI)
Dehra Dun Dehra Dun Airport (DED)
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
Deparizo Deparizo Airport (DEP)
Dhanbad Dhanbad Airport (DBD)
Dharamsala Gaggal Airport (DHM)
Dibrugarh Chabua Airport (DIB)
Dimapur Dimapur Airport (DMU)
Diu Diu Airport (DIU)
Gaya Gaya Airport (GAY)
Goa Dabolim Airport (GOI)
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Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Airport (GOP)
Guna Guna Airport (GUX)
Guwahati Borjhar Airport (GAU)
Gwalior Gwalior Airport (GWL)
Hissar Hissar Airport (HSS)
Hubli Hubli Airport (HBX)
Hyderabad Begumpet Airport (HYD)
Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF)
Indore Indore Airport (IDR)
Jabalpur Jabalpur Airport (JLR)
Jagdalpur Jagdalpur Airport (JGB)
Jaipur Sanganeer Airport (JAI)
Jaisalmer Jaisalmer Airport (JSA)
Jammu Satwari Airport (IXJ)
Jamnagar Govardhanpur Airport (JGA)
Jamshedpur Sonari Airport (IXW)
Jeypore Jeypore Airport (PYB)
Jodhpur Jodhpur Airport (JDH)
Jorhat Rowriah Airport (JRH)
Kailashahar Kailashahar Airport (IXH)
Kamalpur Kamalpur Airport (IXQ)
Kandla Kandla Airport (IXY)
Kanpur Kanpur Airport (KNU)
Keshod Keshod Airport (IXK)
Khajuraho Khajuraho Airport (HJR)
Khowai Khowai Airport (IXN)
Kochi Kochi Airport (COK)
Kolhapur Kolhapur Airport (KLH)
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Kota Kota Airport (KTU)
Kozhikode Calicut International Airport (CCJ)
Kulu Bhuntar Airport (KUU)
Leh Leh Airport (IXL)
Lilabari Lilabari Airport (IXI)
Lucknow Amausi Airport (LKO)
Ludhiana Ludhiana Airport (LUH)
Madras (Chennai) Chennai Airport (MAA)
Madurai Madurai Airport (IXM)
Malda Malda Airport (LDA)
Mangalore Bajpe Airport (IXE)
Mohanbari Mohanbari Airport (MOH)
Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar Airport (MZA)
Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU)
Mysore Mysore Airport (MYQ)
Nagpur Sonegaon Airport (NAG)
Nanded Nanded Airport (NDC)
Nasik Gandhinagar Airport (ISK)
Neyveli Neyveli Airport (NVY)
Osmanabad Osmanabad Airport (OMN)
Pantnagar Pantnagar Airport (PGH)
Pasighat Pasighat Airport (IXT)
Pathankot Pathankot Airport (IXP)
Patna Patna Airport (PAT)
Pondicherry Pondicherry Airport (PNY)
Porbandar Porbandar Airport (PBD)
Port Blair Port Blair Airport (IXZ)
Pune Lohegaon Airport (PNQ)
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Puttaparthi Puttaprathe Airport (PUT)
Raipur Raipur Airport (RPR)
Rajahmundry Rajahmundry Airport (RJA)
Rajkot Civil Airport (RAJ)
Rajouri Rajouri Airport (RJI)
Ramagundam Ramagundam Airport (RMD)
Ranchi Ranchi Airport (IXR)
Ratnagiri Ratnagiri Airport (RTC)
Rewa Rewa Airport (REW)
Rourkela Rourkela Airport (RRK)
Rupsi Rupsi Airport (RUP)
Salem Salem Airport (SXV)
Satna Satna Airport (TNI)
Shillong Shillong Airport (SHL)
Sholapur Sholapur Airport (SSE)
Silchar Kumbhirgram Airport (IXS)
Simla Simla Airport (SLV)
Srinagar Srinagar Airport (SXR)
Surat Surat Airport (STV)
Tezpur Salonibari Airport (TEZ)
Tezu Tezu Airport (TEI)
Thanjavur Thanjavur Airport (TJV)
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV)
Tiruchirapally Civil Airport (TRZ)
Tirupati Tirupati Airport (TIR)
Tuticorin Tuticorin Airport (TCR)
Udaipur Dabok Airport (UDR)
Vadodara Vadodara Airport (BDQ)
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Varanasi Varanasi Airport (VNS)
Vijayawada Vijayawada Airport (VGA)
Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ)
Warangal Warangal Airport (WGC)
Zero Zero Airport (ZER)
50 FAMOUS TEMPLES IN INDIA WITH LOCATIONS
Temple Location
Akshardham Temple Delhi
Amarkantak Temple Chhattisgarh
Amarnath Cave Temple Jammu & Kashmir
Angrabadi Temple Jharkhand
Annamalaiyar Temple Tamil Nadu
Badrinath Temple Uttarakhand
Brihadeeswara Temple Tamil Nadu
Chennakesava Temple Karnataka
Durgiana Temple Punjab
Dwarkadhish Temple Gujarat
Gangotri Temple Uttarakhand
Golden Temple Punjab
Gomateshwara Temple Karnataka
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Hoysaleswara Temple Karnataka
Iskcon Temple Uttar Pradesh
Kalighat Mandir West Bengal
Kamakhya Temple Assam
Kanaka Temple Andhra Pradesh
Kanchipuram Temples Tamil Nadu
Kashi Vishwanath Temple Uttar Pradesh
Kedarnath Temple Uttarakhand
Khajuraho Temple Madhya Pradesh
Konark Sun Temple Odisha
Kumbakonam Temples Tamil Nadu
Laxminarayan Temple Delhi
Lingaraja Temple Odisha
Lord Jagannath Temple Odisha
Lotus Temple New Delhi
Malinithan Temple Arunachal Pradesh
Manikaran Temple Himachal Pradesh
Meenakshi Temple Tamil Nadu
Nellaiappar Temple Tamil Nadu
Ram Tirath Temple Punjab
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Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Temple Tamil Nadu
Ranakpur Temple Rajasthan
Sabarimala Temple Kerala
Sanchi Stupa Madhya Pradesh
Shankaracharya Temple Jammu & Kashmir
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Maharashtra
Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir Delhi
Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra
Somnath Temple Gujarat
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala
Thillai Nataraja Temple Tamil Nadu
Tirupati Balaji Andhra Pradesh
Vaishno Devi Jammu & Kashmir
Virupaksha Temple Karnataka
Yamunotri Temple Uttarakhand
INDIAN CLASSICAL & FOLK DANCES
Classical Dance/ Folk Dance State
Bharat Natyam Tamil Nadu
Bihu Assam
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Bhangra Punjab
Chhau Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal & Jharkhand
Changu Odissa and Andhra Pradesh
Dumhal Kashmir
Garhwali Uttaranchal
Garba Gujarat
Gair Rajasthan
Ghoomar Rajasthan
Hattari, Yakshagan Karnataka
Karma Madhya Pradesh
Karagam Tamil Nadu
Kathak Uttar Pradesh
Kathakali, Mohniattam Kerala
Khantumm Mizoram
Kutchipudi Andhra Pradesh
Laho Meghalaya
Lavani Maharashtra
Mando Goa
Nati Himachal pradesh
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Nat-natin Bihar
Odissi Orissa
Rauf Jammu & Kashmir
IMPORTANT TRIBAL DANCE
Dance State
Ankia Nat Assam
Bahaka wata Orrisa
Bhangra Punjab
Bhavai Gujarat, Rajasthan
Bihu Asom
Chakiarkoothu Kerala
Chakri Jammu & Kashmir
Chamar Ginad Rajasthan
Chappeli Uttar Pradesh
Chhau West Bengal
Chavittu natkam Kerala
Chiraw (Bamboo dance) Mizoram
Dahikala Maharashtra
Dandanate Orrisa
Damdiya ras Gujarat
Gangore Rajasthan
Garba Gujarat
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Gidda Punjab
Gidda parhaun Himachal Pradesh
Hikat Jammu & Kashmir
Jat- Jatin Bihar
Jatra West Bengal
Jhulan Leela Rajasthan
Kaikotti Kalli Kerala
Kummi Tamil Nadu
Kajri Uttar Pradesh
Kayanga Himachal Pradesh
Karan Uttar Pradesh
Kathi West Bengal
Kayanga Bajavanga Rajasthan
Khayal Rajasthan
Kokattam Tamil Nadu
Koodiyattam Kerala
Kottam Andhra Pradesh
Krishnanathani Kerala
Kumanon Uttar Pradesh
Lai Haroba Manipur
Lavani Maharashtra
Lezim Maharashtra
Lota Madhya Pradesh
Luddi Himachal Pradesh
Macha Madhya Pradesh
Maha Rassa Manipur
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Mudivettu Kerala
Munzra Himachal Pradesh
Nautanki Uttar Pradesh
Ojapali Asom
Pandvani Madhya Pradesh
Rasila Gujarat
Rauf Jammu & Kashmir
Swang Haryana
Tamasha Maharashtra
Tappatrikali Kerala
Therukoothu Tamil Nadu
Theyyam Kerala
Tippani Gujarat
Veethi Bhagavata Andhra Pradesh
CONSTITUENCY & MINISTRY OF CABINET MINISTERS
S.No Name of the Cabinet
Minister Ministry Constituency
1 Narendra Modi
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other
portfolios not allocated to any Minister.
Vadodara (Gujarat) & Banaras (UP)
2 Rajnath Singh Home Affairs Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
3 Arun Jaitley Finance, Corporate Affairs, RajyaSabha (Gujarat)
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Information & Broadcasting
4 Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)
5
Nitin Gadkari
Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
Nagpur (Maharashtra)
6 Venkaiah Naidu Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs
RajyaSabha (Karnataka)
7 Manohar Parrikar Defence Panaji (Goa)
8 Suresh Prabhu Railways Rajapur (Maharashtra)
9 Jagat Prakash Nadda Health & Family Welfare Bilaspur(Himachal Pradesh)
10 D. V. Sadananda Gowda Law & Justice Bangalore North (Karnataka)
11 Ram Vilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Hajipur (Bihar)
12 Kalraj Mishra Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)
13 Chaudhary Birender Singh Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Uchana Kalan (Haryana)
14 Maneka Gandhi Women and Child Development Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)
15 Ananth Kumar Chemicals and Fertilizers Bangalore South (Karnataka )
16 Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information
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Technology Rajya Sabha (Bihar)
17 Ashok Gadpati Raju Civil Aviation Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)
18 Ananth Geete Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Raigad (Maharashtra)
19 Harsimrat Kaur Food Processing Industries Bathinda (Punjab)
20 Narendra Singh Tomar Mines, Steel Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
21 Jual Oram Tribal Affairs Sundargarh (Odisha)
22 Thawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment Rajyasabha (Madhya Pradesh)
23 Smriti Irani Human Resource Development RajyaSabha (Gujarat)
24 Uma Bharti Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)
25 Najma Heptullah Minority Affairs RajyaSabha (Madhya Pradesh)
26 Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture Purvi Champaran (Bihar)
27 Harsh Vardhan Science and Technology, Earth Sciences
Chandani Chowk (Delhi)
LIST OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN COUNTRIES
17th Parallel is the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united.
24th Parallel is the line which according to Pakistan is the boundary between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not recognised by India.
26th Parallel south is latitude which crosses through Africa, Australia and South America.
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30th Parallel north stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole. 33rd Parallel north cuts through the southern United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the
Middle East and China. 35th Parallel north forms the boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of
Georgia, the State of Tennessee and the State of Georgia the State of Alabama. 36030’ Parallel north is the boundary between the Tennessee and Commonwealth of Kentucky
between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi. 37th Parallel north formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of
Jefferson. 38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea. 39th Parallel north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of the Earth’s
equatorial plane. 40th Parallel north is the boundary of the British Colony of Maryland. 41th Parallel north is the boundary between Nebraska and Wyoming and the southern boundary
of Wyoming with Colorado and Utah. 42nd Parallel north is at the New York - Pennsylvanian Border. 43rd Parallel north lies between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota. The Parallel 440 north is 44 degrees north of the equatorial plane. 45th Parallel north also called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. 45th parallel is the boundary between Wyoming and Montana. 49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada. Radcliffe Line was drawn by Sir Radcliffe. It marked the boundary between India and Pakistan. Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification built by France along its border with Germany
before World War II, to protect its boundary from German attack. Mannerheim Line is the line of fortification on the Russia Finland border. Drawn up by General
Mannerheim. Medicine Line is the border between United States and Canada. Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing Germany and Poland. Mason-dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United States. Order-neisse Line is the border between Poland and Germany, running along the Order&Beisse
rivers, adopted at the poland Conference (August 1945). Siegfried Line is the line of fortification drawn up by Germany on its border with France. Durand Line is the boundary line between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1896 by
Sir Mortimer Durand. Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir. Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of
India&China. China did not recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962.
STATES OF INDIA - CAPITAL, CM, GOVERNOR AND DEMOGRAPHICS
State Capital CM Literacy Rate
Governor Population Density
Borders
Andhra Pradesh
Vijaywada, Hyderabad
Nara Chandrababu
67.66% ESL Narasimhan
308 km sq
Maharashtra,
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Naidu Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Pema Khandu
66.96%
Padmanabha Acharya
17 per km. sq
Assam, Nagaland
Assam
Dispur
Sarbananda Sonowal
73.18%
Banwarilal Purohit
397 per km. sq
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura
Bihar
Patna
Nitish Kumar
63.82%
Ram Nath Kovind
1102 per km. sq
Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
Raman Singh
71.04%
Balram Das Tandon
190 per km. sq
Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh
Goa
Panaji
Manohar Parrikar
88.70%
Mridula Sinha
390 per km.
Maharashtra, Karnataka
Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Vijay Rupani
80.18%
OP Kohli
310 per km.
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
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Haryana
Chandigarh
Manohar Lal Khattar
76.64%
Kaptan Singh Solanki
573 per km. sq
Punjab, Himachal, Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Virbhadra Singh
83.78%
Acharya Dev Vrat
123 per km. sq
Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu (Winter) Srinagar (Summer)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
66.7%
NN Vohra
56 per km. sq
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Raghuvar Das
67.6%
Draupadi Murmu
414 per km. sq
Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal
Karnataka
Bengaluru
K. Siddaramaiah
75.60%
Vajubhai Rudabhai Val
320 per km. sq
Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerela
Kerela
Thiruvananthapuram
Pinarayi Vijayan
93.91%
P. Sathasivam
860 per km. sq
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
70.60%
Om Prakash Kohl
236 per km. sq
Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Devendra Fadnavis
82.9%
C. Vidyasagar Rao
370 per km. sq
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
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, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Goa
Manipur
Imphal
N. Biren Singh
79.21%
Najma A. Heptulla
120 per km. sq
Nagalan, Mizoram, Assam
Meghalaya
Shillong
Mukul Sangma
75.84%
Banwarilal Purohit
130 per km. sq
Assam
Mizoram
Aizawl
Lal Thanhawla
91.58%
Nirbhay Sharma
52 per km. sq
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Nagaland
Kohima
Shurhozelie Liezietsu
80.11%
PB Acharya
119 per km. sq
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
Naveen Patnaik
73.45%
S.C. Jamir
270 per km. sq
Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal
Punjab
Chandigarh
Amarinder Singh
76.68%
V. P. Singh Badnore
550 per km. sq
Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Vasundhara Raje
68%
Kalyan Singh
201 per km. sq
Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab
Sikkim
Gangtok
Pawan
82.2%
Shriniwas
86 per km.
West Bengal
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Chamling Patil sq
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
80.33%
C. Vidyasagar
479 km sq
Kerela, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Hyderabad
K. Chandrashekar Rao
66.50%
E.S.L. Narasimhan
310 per km. sq
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Tripura
Agartala
Manik Sarkar
87.75%
Tathagata Roy
350 per km. sq
Assam, Mizoram
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Yogi Adityanath
67.68%
Ram Naik
820 per km. sq
Bihar, Chhattisgar, Haryana, Jharkhand
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
Trivendra Singh Rawat
79.63%
K.K. Paul
189 per km. sq
Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Kolkata
Mamata Banerjee
77.08%
Keshari Nath Tripathi
1000 per km. sq
Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim
FAMOUS FOOD FESTIVAL AROUND THE WORLD
Famous Food Festival Name Country
Chinchilla Melon Festival Australia
La Tomatina Spain
Battle of the Oranges Italy
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Waikiki Spam Jam Hawaii
Galway Oyster Festival Europe
Menton Lemon Festival France
Maine Lobster Fest USA
Bug Eating Festival America
Wildfoods Festival New Zealand
Savour Singapore
Alba White Truffle Festival Italy
Taste Festival London
Taste Festival Ireland
Galway Oyster & Seafood Festival Ireland
Grillstock UK
Gilroy Garlic Festival United States
Hatch Chile Festival United States
Vegetarian Festival Thailand
San Francisco Street Food Festival USA
Potato Festival Sweden
Pancake Festival Russia
Orange Festival Poland
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Onion Eating Festival Spain
Oktoberfest Germany
Monkey Buffet Festival Thailand
Abergavenny Food Festival UK
Baltic Herring Festival Finland
Chocolate Festival UK
International Mango Festival New Delhi, India
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Australia
Mooncake Festival China
Slow Food Festival Italy
Shrimp Festival France
Autumn Festival Switzerland
Nantwich Food Festival UK
Mistura Food Festival Peru
LIST OF NICKNAMES OF INDIAN CITIES
Name of the City Nicknames State
Agra City of Taj Petha Nagari
Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad Boston of India Manchester of India
Gujarat
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Allahabad Abode of the God City of Prime Ministers Sangam City
Uttar Pradesh
Amritsar Golden City of India Punjab
Asansol Land of Black Diamond West Bengal
Bengaluru
Electronic City of India Garden City of India IT Capital of India Science city of India Silicon Valley of India Space City
Karnataka
Bhagalpur The Silk City of India Bihar
Bhopal City of Lakes Madhya Pradesh
Indore Mini Mumbai Madhya Pradesh
Bhimavaram City of Prawns Second Bardoli of India
Andhra Pradesh
Bhubaneswar Temple City of India Odisha
Chandigarh The City Beautiful Chandigarh
Chennai Auto Hub of India Detroit of Asia Gateway of South India Health Capital of India
Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore Textile City of India Manchester of South India
Tamil Nadu
Coorg Scotland of India Karnataka
Darjeeling Queen of the Hills West Bengal
Dhanbad The Coal Capital of India Jharkhand
Shillong Scotland of East Meghalaya
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Dibrugarh Tea City of India Assam
Durgapur Rur of India West Bengal
Gandhinagar Green City Gujarat
Guntur City of Chillies Andhra Pradesh
Guwahati Gateway of North East India Assam
Nilgiri Blue Mountains Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad
City of Pearls City of Nizams Hightech City World Capital of Biryani Bangle City
Telangana
Hyderabad-Secunderabad Twin City Telangana
Jaipur City of Palaces Paris of India Pink City
Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Golden City of India Rajasthan
Jamshedpur Pittsburgh of India Steel City of India
Jharkhand
Jodhpur Blue City Sun City
Rajasthan
Kakinada City of Kaja Pensioners Paradise
Andhra Pradesh
Kanpur Leather City of the World Manchester of North India
Uttar Pradesh
Kashmir Switzerland of India Jammu and Kashmir
Kochi Gateway to Kerala Queen of the Arabian Sea
Kerala
Kolkata City of Joy City of Palaces
West Bengal
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Cultural Capital of India Gateway of Eastern India Heaven of the Aged
Kolhapur City of Wrestlers Maharashtra
Kollam Cashew Capital of the World Gateway to Backwaters Prince of Arabian sea
Kerala
Lucknow City of Nawabs Constantinople of the East Shiraz-e-Hind The Golden City of India
Uttar Pradesh
Madurai
Athens of the East City of Festivals City of Four Junctions Sleepless City Temple City
Tamil Nadu
Malda Mango City West Bengal
Mangalore Cradle of Indian Banking Gateway of Karnataka Rome of the East
Karnataka
Mumbai
City of Dreams City of Seven Islands Financial Capital of India Gateway of India Hollywood of India Maximum City Maya Nagari
Maharashtra
Mundi Power Hub City Madhya Pradesh
Mussoorie Queen of the Mountains Uttarakhand
Mysore Green City Heritage City
Karnataka
Nagpur Orange City Maharashtra
Nainital City of Lakes Uttarakhand
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Nasik California of India Grape city of India Wine capital of India
Maharashtra
New Delhi City of Rallies Delhi
Patiala Royal City
Punjab
Panipat City of Handloom
City of Weavers Haryana
Palanpur
City of Diamonds Flower City
Gujrat
Pondicherry Paris of the East Puducherry
Prayag Abode of the God Uttar Pradesh
Pune Queen of Deccan Maharashtra
Purulia Manbhum City West Bengal
Rajahmundry Cultural City Andhra Pradesh
Rishikesh City of Sages Yoga City
Uttrakhand
Siliguri City of Hospitality Gateway to the Doors
West Bengal
Srinagar City of lakes Jammu and Kashmir
Surat City Of Diamonds Diamond City Of India Textile city Of India
Gujarat
Tezpur City of Blood Assam
City of Lakes Maharashtra
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Thane
Tiruchirappalli Energy equipment and fabrication capital of
India Rock Fort City Tucker Trichy
Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli City of Paddy fields Halwa city of India Oxford city of South India
Tamil Nadu
Udaipur City of Lakes Venice of the East White City
Rajasthan
Vadodara Banyan City Cultural City Of India Sayaji Nagari World Capital Of Garba
Gujarat
Vaniyambadi Leather city of South India Tamil Nadu
Varanasi
City of Lights City of Temples City of Learning Holy City Oldest living city on Earth Religious capital of India Spiritual capital of India
Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada The Place of Victory Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam City Of Destiny
Andhra Pradesh
Warangal City of Lakes City of Temples Second city of Nizam
Telangana
Zunheboto Land Of Warriors Nagaland
LONGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST & HIGHEST IN WORLD
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LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST CREATURES
Largest sea bird- Albatross Fastest bird of world- Peregrine Falcon Largest bird of the world- Ostrich Largest Mammal- Whale
LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES
Longest Railway Bridge of the world- Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, China(164.8 Km) Tallest Building of the world- Burj Khalifa, UAE (height 828m) Longest Ship Canal of the world- Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (1930 Km long) Largest Dam of the world- Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River, Chin (Capacity 22500 MW) Biggest Library of the world- Library of Congress, Washington DC Largest Mosque of the world- Masjid al-haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Biggest Museum of the world- British Museum, London Tallest Minaret (free standing) of the world- Qutub Minar, Delhi (height 238 ft) Busiest Port of world- Port of Shanghai, China Longest Railway route in world- Trans Siberian Railway, Moscow to Vladivostok (6000 Miles
Long) Longest River Dam of the world- Hirakud Dam, Odisha, India Tallest Statue of the world- Statue of Liberty Longest road Tunnel- Laerdal, Norway Biggest Bell of the world- Great Bell at Moscow (Tsar Bell )
LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST NATURAL CREATION
Highest City of the world- La Rinconada (Height about- 16,700 ft) Largest city in population- Tokyo Biggest city in world in terms of area- Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia (41,225 Sq Km) Largest coral formation of the world- Great barrier Reef (Australia) Largest Island of the world- Greenland Largest Artificial lake of the world- Lake Kariba (on Zambezi River between Zambia and
Zimbabwe) Highest Lake of the world- Lhagba Pool, 6368 m (Tibet-China) Largest Freshwater lake of the world- Lake Superior,USA Largest saline water lake- Caspian Sea Largest Living Tree- German Sherman, the Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US
(83 m tall, 11.1 m trunk dia) Highest Capital City of world- La Paz, Bolivia 3600 m height Highest Mountain range of the world- Himalayas Longest mountain Range of the world- Andes (South America, Length 5500 miles)
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Biggest Ocean of the world- Pacific Ocean Largest Palace of the world- Hofburg Palace, Vienna Largest Peninsula of the world- Arabian Peninsula (32,50,000 sq km) Largest Planet- Jupiter Highest Plateau- Pamir, Tibet aslo known as Roof of World Longest River of the world- Nile (6690 Km) Largest Inland sea- Mediterranean Sea Highest Volcano of world- Mauna Loa (Hawaii) Highest Fall of world- Angel falls (Venezuela) Longest Strait of world- Tatar Strait (between sakhalin Island and the Russian mainland) Largest Bay of the world- Hudson Bay, Canada(Shore line 7623 miles) Largest Gulf world- Gulf of Mexico Largest Archipelago of world- Indonesia(more than 3000 islands) Largest Gorge of world- Grand Canyon, USA Biggest Flower of world- Rafflesia (java) Largest Stadium of world- Strahov Stadium in Prague (Czech Republic ) Largest Church of world- Basilica of St Peter, Vatican City, Italy Largest Temple of world- Angkor Wat (Cambodia) Largest Diamond mine of world- Kimberley (South Africa) Longest Corridor of world- Rameshwaram Temple (5000 ft) Highest Capital city of world- La Paz (Bolivia) Largest Asian Desert- Gobi, Mongolia Largest Democracy of world- India
LONGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST & HIGHEST IN INDIA
LONGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST BRIDGES, ROADS AND RAIL ROUTE
Longest Bridge in India- Dhola Sadiya Bridge on lohit river(9.15km) Longest sea bridge in India- Bandra Worli Sea Link (5.6km) Biggest cantilever bridge- Rabindra Setu, Kolkata Longest Train Route in India- Vivek Express, Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (4286 km) Longest National Highway in India- NH-7, Varanasi to Kanyakumari (3715 km) Longest Tunnel in India- Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass, Jammu & Kashmir Longest railway platform in India- Gorakhpur, UP (1355.4m) Longest Railway Tunnel in India- Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (11.215 km) Jammu & Kashmir
LONGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST: COASTS, BORDERS
State with longest coastline- Gujarat
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South Indian State with longest coastline- Tamil Nadu Indian State with Longest International Border- Rajasthan State with maximum number of international borders- Arunachal Pradesh
LONGEST, LARGEST, TALLEST MAN MADE STRUCTURES
Tallest dam in India- Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand (Height 260 m) Longest dam of India- Hirakud Dam, Odisha (4.8 km) Largest auditorium of India- Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai Largest Mosque Of India- Jama Masjid(Delhi) Highest Gateway- Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri UP Largest dome in India- Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka Highest Status of India- Gomateshwara, Karnataka Biggest Stadium of India- Yuva Bharti Stadium, Salt Lake, Kolkata Largest Planetarium of India- Birla Planetarium, Kolkata Highest Airport of India- Leh airport
LONGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST LAKES AND WATER BODIES
Biggest natural freshwater lake of India- Wular Lake, Jammu & Kashmir Biggest Brackish(Partial Saline) water lake of India- Chilika Lake, Odisha Largest Artificial Lake of India- Indira Sagar of Indira Sagar Dam Highest Lake of India_ Tso-Lhamo Lake> Sikkim(Height 5330m) Longest Canal of India- Indira Gandhi Canal, Rajasthan
LONGEST, LARGEST, AND HIGHEST NATURAL RESOURCES
Highest Peak of India- Kangchenjunga, Altitude 8586 mtr Largest Desert of India- Thar Desert Largest Delta of India- Sundarban Delta State with Maximum Forest Area- Madhya Pradesh State with maximum percentage of Forest area- Mizoram (about 75%) Highest Waterfall of India- Jog Falls, Karnataka Longest River which Flows entirely in India- Godavari Most Populous city in India- Mumbai Biggest River Island- Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Assam
LIST OF STOCK EXCHANGES IN THE WORLD.
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INDEX NAME COUNTRY NAME
BSE SENSEX MUMBAI, INDIA
NSE NIFTY MUMBAI, INDIA
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
NIKKEI TOKYO, JAPAN
HANG SENG HONG KONG
DAX FRANKFURT, GERMANY
SIMEX SINGAPORE
KOSPI SOUTH KOREA
SET THAILAND
TAIEX TAIPEI, TAIWAN
SHANGHAI COMPOSITE SHANGHAI, CHINA
NASDAQ NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
S & P/ TSX TORONTO, CANADA
BOVESPA BRAZIL
FTSEMIB ITALY
IPC MEXICO
SMI SWITZERLAND
CAC 40 FRENCH
IBEX 35 SPAIN
FTSE 100 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
ADX GENRAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
FTSE BURSA MALAYSIA
SPORTS TROPHIES AND CUPS
Sports Names Trophies/Cups
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Badminton
Amrit Diwan Cup Asia Cup Chaddha Cup European Cup Harilela Cup Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup Kitiakara Cup Konica Cup Malaysian Open Sophia Cup Thomas Cup (Men) Uber Cup (Women)
Cricket
Ashes Cup Asia Cup C.K. Naidu Trophy Deodhar Trophy Duleep Trophy Gavaskar Border Trophy G.D. Birla Trophy Gillette Cup ICC World Cup Irani Trophy Jawharlal Nehru Cup Rani Jhansi Trophy Ranji Trophy Rohinton Barcia Trophy Rothmans Cup Sahara Cup Sharjah Cup Singer Cup Titan Cup Vijay Hazare Trophy Vijay Merchant Trophy Wisden Trophy Wills Trophy
Football Bandodkar Trophy B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), Confederation Cup
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DCM Trophy Durand Cup FIFA world Cup Jules Rimet Trophy IFA Shield Kalinga Cup Merdeka Cup Rovers Cup Santosh Trophy Scissor Cup Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy Subroto Cup Todd Memorial Trophy UEFA Champions League Vittal Trophy
Golf Augusta Masters British Open US Maters
Hockey
Aga khan Cup Dhyanchand Trophy Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup Murugappa Gold Cup Nehru Trophy Sindhia Gold Cup Stanley Cup Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Wellington Cup
Horse Racing Derby
Lawn Tennis
Australian Open BNP Paribash Davis Cup Heineken Cup French Open US Open Wimbledon
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Rowing Wellington Trophy
Table Tennis Bama Belleck Cup Travancore Cup (Women) Swathling Cup (Men)
SPORTS TOURNAMENTS AND AWARDS
SPORTS FIELD TOURNAMENT WINNER
Hockey 26th Azlan Shah Cup Great Britain
Hockey India League 2017 Kalinga Lancers
Women’s U18 Hockey Asia Cup 2016
China (India win bronze)
FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 India after 15 long years.
7th Junior National Hockey Championship 2017 women
India (Himachal Pradesh)
5th Asian School Hockey Championship The Indian School Team
2016 Champions Trophy Men’s Hockey Australia
2016 Champions Trophy Women’s Hockey Argentina
Asian Hockey federation Player of the year S V Sunil
Football ITF Juniors Title Dhruv Sunish
2016 Hero Indian Super League Atletico De Kolkata
4th SAFF Women’s Championship India
FIFA’s Team of the 2016 Year Award Argentina (India jumped two
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places to finish 2016 at 135)
2016 All India Football Federation (AIFF) player of the year
Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC
Santosh Trophy West Bengal
2016 All India Kalinga Cup Army XI
Cricket Maiden Ranji Trophy title Gujarat
Under 19 Asia cup 2016 India
Under 19 Cooch Behar trophy 2016-17 Bengal
T-20 World Cup for Blind Tournament India defeated Pakistan
Deodhar Trophy Tamil Nadu state cricket team
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017 Tamil Nadu
Top T20 Batsman list in the latest ICC ranking
Virat Kohli
Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World 2016
Virat Kohli
Duleep Trophy India Blue
Badminton 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix men’s singles
Ng Ka Long (Hong Kong)
Thomas Cup Denmark
uber cup women China
2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Women’s singles
Saina Nehwal (India)
2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Berry Angriawan & hardianto
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Men’s Doubles (Indonesia)
Syed Modi International Grand Prix Women’s singles
PV Sindhu
Syed Modi International Grand Prix Men’s singles
Sameer Verma
Syed Modi International Grand Prix Mixed Doubles
Pranaav Jerry Chopra & NSikki Reddy
81st Senior National Badminton Championship Men’s Singles & Women’s singles Title
Sourabh Verma & Rituparna Das
2017 Uganda International Series
(Indian) Tarun Kona & Alwin Francis
Men’s Single at Singapore Open Badminton Championship
Sai Praneeth
India Super Series Tournament PV Sindhu
Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix in Jakarta
National Badminton Coach Pullela Gopichand’s daughter Gayatri Pullela
Snooker Asian Billiards Championship Pankaj Advani
3rd Kolkata Open National Invitation Snooker Championship
Pankaj Advani
Indian National Snooker Championship Pankaj Advani
Boxing Thailand International Tournament K Shyam Kumar (Indian)
Asian Boxing Championship
Indian Boxer Shiva Thapa won Silver medal
Chess Parsvnath Delhi International Chess Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan)
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Tournament
World Blitz Chess Championship Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Asian Youth Chess Championship India
Sharjah Masters 2017 Chess Championship Srinath Narayanan
Candidate Master (CM) Title by World Chess Federation
Mumbai based Kush Bhagat
Tennis Australian Open 2017 Men’s Singles
Roger Federer
Australian Open 2017 women’s Singles
Serena Williams
Australian Open 2017 Men’s Doubles
Henri Kontinen & John Peers
Australian Open 2017 Women’s Doubles
Bethanie Mattek Sands & Lucie Safarova
Qatar Open Men’s Singles
Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
ITTF Challenge Chile Open Singles & Doubles
Soumyajit Ghosh
BPN Paribas open Tennis Tournament Roger Federer
Tallahassee United States Challenger Men’s Doubles Title
Indian Leander Paes & Scott Lipsky from America
Dubai Tennis Open Men’s Singles
Andy Murray (UK)
Dubai Tennis Open Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
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women’s Singles
Grand Prix Bahrain Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel
Chinese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton
Australian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel
Russian Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton
First Indian to win GP3 race Arjun Maini
Horse Racing Wellington Cup Savaria
Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Argentina
Other Scottish Junior Open Squash Championship Shreyas Mehta
Kolkata Full Marathon Siliguri absed Abul Hossain
Asian Junior Squash Championship in Hong Kong
India’s boy team
Asian Luge Championship Shiva Keshavan
Pandit Deen Dayal Updhyay All India National Style Kabaddi Championship
Haryana defeated Railway
100 meters sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland
101 year old Man Kaur
Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet
Indian Shot putter Manpreet Kaur
World Para Athletics Grand Prix India
Hero Indian Open Title Indian Golfer SSP Chawrasia
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6th Asian Para Road Cycling Championship India
Men’s 50 km event of the National Race Walking Championship
Athlete Sandeep Kumar
World Half Marathon record Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei
augusta masters Golf Tournament Sergio Garcia (Spain)
REVOLUTIONS IN WORLD
Revolution Area Remarks
Black Revolution Petroleum Production
Blue Revolution Fish Production
Brown Revolution Leather/nonconventional(India)/Cocoa production
Evergreen Revolution Overall Development of Agriculture
Golden Revolution Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production
Golden Fiber Revolution Jute Production
Green Revolution Food Grains
Dr. M, S. Swaminathan is known as "Indian Father of Green Revolution"
Grey Revolution Fertilizer
Pink Revolution Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn
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production
Red Revolution Meat & Tomato Production
Round Revolution Potato
Silver Revolution Egg/Poultry Production
Silver Fiber Revolution Cotton
White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood)
Milk/Dairy production
Dr. Varghese Kurien is the Pioneer of “Operation Flood in India”.
Yellow Revolution Oil Seeds Production
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
National Awards
Award Field
Dada Saheb Phalke Award Performance in films.
Shankar Award. Contribution in Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art
Kabir Samman For Socio – communal Harmony
International Gandhi Peace Prize For economic, social and political contribution by following methods of Gandhi.
Bharat Ratna Highest civilian award given to the person who serves the nation.
Padma Bhushan It is the third-highest civilian award, third in rank in the country.
Padma Vibhushan It is the second highest award in the country. It is awarded to people from fields including Govt. service to distinguish extraordinary service for the nation.
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Padma Shri: For people who have made contribution in Industry, Social Service, Education, Literature, Arts, Science, Medicine, Sports and Public Affairs.
Dronacharya Award For brilliance in sports coaching
Dhyan Chand Award Lifetime achievement award in sports in the country.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Highest honour given for accomplishment in sports
Jnanpith Award For Literature
Vyas Samman For literature in Hindi language.
Saraswati Samman For literary works (prose and poetry) in any Indian language which is listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution.
Param Vir Chakra Highest decoration Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valor. It may also be awarded for self-sacrifice on land, air or sea.
Maha Vir Chakra It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, air or sea.
Vir Chakra It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy on land, air or sea.
Ashok Chakra Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valor or self-sacrifice on land, air or sea
Arjun Awards In the field of Sports.
Kalinga Award In the field of Science
Dhanwantri Award In the field of Medical Science.
Bhatnagar: In the field of Science.
Vachspati Samman In the field of Sanskrit Literature.
International Awards
Academy (Oscar) Awards In the field of movies and films (From 1929).
Grammy Award In the field of Music (From 1958)
Ramon Magsaysay Award n the field of Govt. (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism, Literature and communication (From 1957).
Borlaug Award In the field of Agriculture (From 1992).
Pulitzer In the field of Journalism and Literature.
Bowelay In the field of Agriculture
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Nobel Prize In the field of Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical Science.
Abel In the field of Maths
Merlin In the field of Magic
Man Booker In the field of Literature
STATE-WISE LIST OF MUSEUMS IN INDIA
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Anthropological Museum- Port Blair
Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum Delanipur
Andhra Pradesh
Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum Kadapa
INS Kursura Visakhapatnam
Victoria Jubilee Museum Vijayawada
Visakha Museum(Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) Visakhapatnam
Salar Jung Museum- Darushifa
Birla Science Museum Hyderabad
Nizam Museum Hyderabad
AP State Archaeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum Hyderabad
Arunachal Pradesh
Jawaharlal Nehru Museum Itanagar
Assam
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Assam State Museum Guwahati
Mayong Central Museum and Emporium Mayong
Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Guwahati
Bihar
Patna Museum Patna
Bihar Museum Patna
Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya Bhitiharwa
Gaya Museum Gaya
Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Museum Darbhanga
Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum Jamui
Srikrishna Science Centre Patna
Bihar Police Museum Patna
Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya (Rajendra Memorial Museum Patna
Chandigarh
Government Museum and Art Gallery- Chandigarh
International Dolls Museum Chandigarh
Museum of Evolution of Life Chandigarh
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Indian Air Force Museum Palam, Delhi
Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum New Delhi
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National Gandhi Museum New Delhi
National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi
National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum New Delhi
National Museum New Delhi
National Museum of Natural History- New Delhi
National Science Centre New Delhi
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library New Delhi
Parliament Museum New Delhi
Teen Murti Bhavan New Delhi
Sanskriti Kendra Museum New Delhi
Shankar’s International Dolls Museum New Delhi
Goa
Goa Chitra Museum Benaulim
Goa Science Centre Panaji
Goa State Museum Panaji
Naval Aviation Museum Vasco da Gama
Gujarat
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery- Vadodara
Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad
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Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum Ahmedabad
Kaba Gandhi No Delo Rajkot
Kirti Mandir Porbandar
Kutch Museum Bhuj
Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum Vadodara
Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad
Swaminarayan Museum Ahmedabad
Watson Museum Rajkot
Haryana
Dharohar Museum Kurukshetra University
Himachal Pradesh
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives- Dharamsala
Shivalik Fossil Park Saketi
Jammu and Kashmir
Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and - Kargil
Kargil Trade Artifacts- Dogra Art Museum Jammu
Jharkhand
Ranchi Science Centre- Ranchi
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State Museum Jharkhand
Karnataka
Government Museum Bangalore
Kempegowda Museum - Bangalore
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum- Bangalore
HAL heritage and Aerospace Museum- Bangalore
Law Museum- Bangalore
Regional Museum of Natural History- Mysore
Folklore Museum Mysore
Jayachamarajendra Museum Mysore
Mysore Rail Museum Mysore
-Government Museum(Shivappa Nayaka Palace) Shivamogga
Kerala
Arakkal Museum- Ayikkara
Teak Museum- Nilambur
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum- Kollam
Krishnapuram Palace Kayamkulam
Indo-Portuguese Museum- Kochi
Vallathol Museum - Thrissur
Mural Art Museum - Thrissur
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Archaeological Museum- Thrissur
Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum- Thrissur
Indian Business Museum- Kozhikode
Kerala Soil Museum- Thiruvananthapuram
Napier Museum- Thiruvananthapuram
Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum Kozhikode
Wayanad Heritage Museum- Ambalavayal
Hill Palace- Thrippunithura
Madhya Pradesh
Bharat Bhavan Bhopal
Regional Science Centre Bhopal
Remember Bhopal Museum Bhopal
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya- Bhopal
Central Museum- Indore
Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum- Dhubela
Rani Durgavati Museum Jabalpur
Maharashtra
Prince of Wales Museum (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya)
Mumbai
National Gallery of Modern Art- Mumbai Mumbai
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Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math)- Kolhapur
Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum- Kolhapur
National Maritime Museum- Mumbai Mumbai
Raman Science Centre- Nagpur
Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum- Pune
Nagpur Central Museum- Nagpur
Mani Bhavan- Mumbai Mumbai
Mahatma Phule Museum Pune
Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railway- Pune
Darshan Museum Pune
Cowasji Jehangir Hall Mumbai
Coin Museum Nasik
Cavalry Tank Museum- Ahmednagar
Nehru Planetarium Mumbai
Nehru Science Center Mumbai
Ballard Bunder Gatehouse Mumbai
Bhau Daji Lad Museum Mumbai
Manipur
Manipur State Museum Imphal
Sekta Archaeological Living Museum- Imphal
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Mizoram
Mizoram State Museum - Aizawl
Odisha
Odisha State Museum- Bhubaneswar
Regional Museum of Natural History- Bhubaneswar
Punjab
Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports( National Institute of Sports)- Patiala
Sanghol Museum Sanghol
Sikh Ajaibghar Balongi
Virasat E Khalsa Rupnagar
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum Amritsar
Punjab Agricultural University Museum Ludhiana
The Partition Museum Amritsar
Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum (Ludhiana
Punjab Rural Heritage Museum Ludhiana
Shaheed-E-Azam Museum Jalandhar
Sardar Bhagat Singh Museum Khatkar Kalan
Punjab State War Heroes Memorial & Museum Amritsar
Rajasthan
City Palace Museum- Jaipur
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Albert Hall Museum- Jaipur Jaipur
Umaid Bhavan Palace Museum- Jodhpur
Mehrangarh Museum- Jodhpur
Govt. Museum- Jodhpur
Govt. Museum- Alwar
Govt. Museum,Bharatpur- Bharatpur
Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum- Udaipur
Govt. Museum- Ajmer
Archaeological Museum- J Jaipur
Sikkim
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology- Gangtok
Tamil Nadu
Gandhi Memorial Museum- Madurai
Gass Forest Museum Coimbatore
Government Museum(Madras Museum) - Chennai
Government Museum- Karur
Government Museum - Cuddalore
Government Museum- Pudukkottai
Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library- Erode
Regional Railway Museum- Chennai
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Railway Heritage Centre - Tiruchirappalli
Government Museum Tiruchirappalli
Telangana
AP State Archeology Museum(Hyderabad Museum)- Hyderabad
Birla Science Museum Hyderabad
Salar Jung Museum- Darushifa
Tripura
Tripura Government Museum- Agartala
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad Museum- Allahabad
Kanpur Sangrahalaya(Kanpur Museum)- Kanpur
Government Museum(Mathura museum)- Mathura
Sarnath Museum- Varanasi
Jhansi Museum- Jhansi
Anand Bhavan- Allahabad
West Bengal
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum- Kolkata
Gurusaday Museum- Kolkata Kolkata
Indian Museum -Kolkata Kolkata
Malda Museum - English Bazar
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Rabindra Museum- Kalimpong
National Museum Kolkata
Netaji Museum Kolkata
IMPORTANT PLACES IN INDIA
Important Places State
Mount Abu Rajasthan
Aga Khan Palace Pune
Amber Palace Rajasthan
Golden Temple Amritsar, Punjab
Arikkamedu Puducherry
Ashoka Pillar Madhya Pradesh
Chilka Lake Orissa
Dalal Street Stock exchange Market in Mumbai
Cherrapunji Meghalaya
Elephanta Caves Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ellora and Ajanta Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh
Gateway of India Mumbai
Gol Gumbaz Karnataka
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Hampi Karnataka
Hirakud Orissa
Howrah Bridge Kolkata
Jallianwala Bagh Amritsar, Punjab
Jantar Mantar Delhi
Kapilavastu Bihar
Mahabalipuram Tamil Nahu
Mahabodhi Temple Bihar
Nalanda Bihar
Pawapuri Bihar
Kalpakkam Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu
Sarnath Varanasi, UP
Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh
Konark Orissa
Sanchi Madhya Pradesh
Somnath Gujarat
Sriharikota Andhra Pradesh
Victoria Memorial Kolkata
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LIST OF LAKES
Name Location Area Fish
Lake Baikhal Siberia, Russia 31,722 km²
Omul, Arctic grayling, Baikal sturgeon
Lake Superior North America 82,103 km²
Burbot, Trout, Northern pike, Muskellunge, Walleye
Lake Huron North America 59,600 km²
Northern pike, Walleye, Smallmouth bass, Lake trout
Lake Tanganyika
Bujumbura, Kigoma, Kalemie 32,900 km²
Lamprichthys, Lake Tanganyika sardine, Tanganyika lates
Caspian Sea Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia
371,000 km²
Caspian kutum, Round goby, Brown trout, Wels catfish, Alosa braschnikowi
Lake Malawi Africa 29,600 km²
Kampango, Redbreast tilapia
Great Bear Lake
Northwest Territories 31,153 km²
Arctic char, Trout, Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Lake whitefish
Lake Michigan Chicago, Milwaukee, Traverse City, Ludington, Holland
58,000 km²
Bowfin, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Lake trout, Yellow perch
Great Slave Lake
Northwest Territories 27,200 km²
Northern pike, Lake trout, Arctic grayling, Lake whitefish
Crater Lake United States 53.35 km² Rainbow trout, Sockeye salmon
Lake Victoria East Africa 68,800 km²
Nile perch, Nile tilapia
Lake Titicaca Puno, Copacabana 8,372 km² Titicaca orestias
Lake Erie North America 25,744 km²
Rainbow trout, Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Common carp, Brown trout, Yellow perch, Alewife, White perch, Rainbow smelt
Peyto Lake Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
5.2 km² ---
Aral Sea Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan, Central Asia
17,160 km²
Common carp, Zander, Common bream, Ide
Lake Tahoe The Sierra Nevada of the U.S, 496.2 km² Mosquitofish, Rainbow trout, Brown
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along the state border of California and Nevada
trout, Largemouth bass
Dead Sea Israel; Jordan; Palestine 605 km² None
Great Salt Lake Utah, United States 4,400 km² Brine Shrimp
Lake Ontario North America 18,960 km² Chinook salmon, Walleye, Coho salmon
Lake of the Woods
North America 4,349 km² Walleye, Northern pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Lake trout, Lake sturgeon
NEW CURRENCY NOTES IN INDIA 2017
HISTORY OF DEMONETIZATION:
Demonetization in India First Time on12 January 1946 Second time on 16 January 1978 Third time on 8 November 2016
TWO THOUSAND RUPEES:
Currency Value 2000
Width 166 mm
Height 66 mm
Year of Printing November 2016
Obverse Design Mahatma Gandhi
Reverse Design Mangalyan
Released by RBI On 8 November 2016
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Colour Magenta
Signature RBI governor
FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES:
Currency Value 500
Width 66 mm
Height 150 mm
Year of Printing November 2016
Obverse Design Mahatma Gandhi
Reverse Design Red fort
Colour Stone Grey
Signature RBI governor
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TWO HUNDRED RUPEES NOTE:
Currency Value 200
Width 146 mm
Height 66 mm
Year of Printing August 2017
Obverse Design Mahatma Gandhi
Reverse Design Sanchi Stupa
Colour Bright Yellow
Signature RBI governor
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FIFTY RUPEES NOTE:
Currency Value 50
Width 147 mm
Height 73 mm
Year of Printing August 2017
Obverse Design Mahatma Gandhi
Reverse Design Hampi with chariot
Colour Pink Violet
Signature RBI governor
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LIST OF SPACE CENTERS
Location Space Centre
New Delhi
DOS branch secretariat
ISRO branch office
Delhi earth station
Dehradun Indian Institute of remote sensing
Northern RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre
Lucknow ISTRAC ground station
Shillong North eastern space application center
Kharagpur Eastern RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre
Hyderabad NRSA or NRSC – national remote sensing agency /center
Tirupati NMRF-National Atmospheric Research Laboratory
Sriharikota Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Port Blair Down range station
Kerala ALUVA – Ammonium perchlorate experiment plant
Mahendra Giri Liquid Propulsion Test Facilities
Thiruvananthapuram
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
ISRO Interial Systems Unit
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Hassan INSAT master control facility
Bangalore
Space commission
HQ –ISRO
INSAT Programme office
NNRMS secretariat- National Natural Resources Management System
ANTRIX corporation
ISTRAC-ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network
ISRO satellite center
Liquid propulsion systems center
Mumbai ISRO Liaison office
Nagpur Central RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre
Mount Abu Infrared Observatory
Ahmedabad
Space Application Centre
Physical Research Laboratory
Development & educational communication unit
Jodhpur Western RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre
Udaipur Solar Observatory
Balasore Remote Sensing Centre
NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF INDIA WITH PICTURES
NATIONAL FLAG - TRICOLOUR
The national flag consists of a horizontal rectangular tricolour with saffron at the top, white in the middle and India green at the bottom. The centre has a navy blue wheel with twenty -four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra. The flag is designed by pingali Venkavya.
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NATIONAL EMBLEM - THE LION CAPITAL OF ASOKA
The national emblem is the Lion Capital of Asoka at sarnath which was adopted on 26th January 1950. The motto inscribed on the emblem is in Devana gari Script : "Satyameva jayate" which means Truth Alone Triumphs.
NATIONAL ANTHEM -JANA GANA MANA
The anthem was composed by Rabindranath Tagore; adopted by the Constitution Assembly 24th January 1950.
NATIONAL SONG - VANDE MATARAM
Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. it was adopted as the National song of India in 1950.
NATIONAL FLOWER - LOTUS
Indian lotus is the national flower. It is the Representative of purity as it remains flawless despite growing in mud and water.
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NATIONAL FRUIT - MANGO
Mango, also known as the 'king of Fruits', is the National Fruit of India.
NATIONAL RIVER - GANGA
Ganga is the National River of India.It is also the longest river of the country.
NATIONAL TREE - BNAYAN
The Indian Bnayan ( Ficus bengalensis) is the national tree.
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NATIONAL BIRD - PEACOCK
Indian peacock (pavo cirstatus) is the national bird of India.
NATIONAL ANIMAL- LION
The tiger known as the bird of the jungle is the national animal of India.
NATIONAL CALENDAR - SAKA CALENDAR
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Saka calendar was introduced as the national calendar by the calendar committee in 1957.
LIST OF WATERFALLS IN WORLD WITH COUNTRY & AREA
WATERFALL CITY COUNTRY NAME AREA OR MEASUREMENT
Niagara falls Ontario/ New York Between Border of two countries.
Canada/ USA. Capacity of 7000 Cubic meters
Victoria falls Zambia Zimbabwe. Height 108 metre
Kaieteur falls Potaro Guyana 741 ft tall & 370 ft wide.
Yosemite falls National Park, California USA One of tallest in world 2425 ft.(739 m)
Angel falls Canaima Venezuela -
Iguazu falls Puerto On border of Brazil & Argentina.
Height 979 metre
Kaieteur falls Guyana Guyana Height 226 metre
Golden falls Iceland Iceland -
Sutherland falls Fiordland New zealand Height 580 metre
Nohkalikai falls Cheerapunji India Height 335 metre
Ban gioc detain falls - On Border between China & vietnam.
Height 60 metre
Dudhsagar falls Goa India Height 310 metre
Jog waterfalls Karnatka India Height 259 metre
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Nohsngithiang waterfall Meghalaya India Height 315 metre
Thosegharh waterfall Maharashtra India Height 500 metre
Athirappily falls Kerla India Height 24 metre
Courtallam Tamilnadhu India Height 160 metre
Talakona waterfalls Sri Venkateswara,
Andhra Pradesh.
India Height 270 ft.
Khandadhar waterfalls Orissa India Height 244 metre
Chitrakoot waterfalls Chhattisgarh India Height 200 metre
Langshiang falls Meghalaya India Height 340 metre
Thalaiyar falls Tamilnadhu India Height 297 metre
Vantawng falls Mizoram India -
Umbrella falls Maharashtra India Height 45 metre
Hogenakkal fall Tamilnadu India -
Colonial Creek falls Washington U.S. Height 783 metre
Comet falls Washington U.S. Height 116 metre
Feather falls California U.S.A. Height 125 metre
Johannesburg falls Washington U.S. Height 2400 ft.
Nachi falls Nachikatsuura Japan Height 497 metre
Tugela falls Kwazulu-Natal South Africa Height 948 metre
Vinnufossen falls Romsdal Norway Height 860 metre
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Haloku falls Hawaii U.S. Height 719 metre
Mutarazi falls Manicaland Zimbabwe Height 762 metre
Browne falls South Island New Zealand Height 836 metre
Alferd creek falls British Columbia Canada Height 700 metre
Spirefossen falls Fjordane Norway Height 690 metre
Elephant waterfall Shillong India Height 100 metre
Kempty waterfall Masoorie India Height 1364 metre
Barron waterfall Queensland Australia Height 125 metre
Blue nile waterfall Ethiopian platea Ethiopia Height 45 metre
Tres hermanas waterfall Junin Peru Height 914 metre
Mongefossen waterfall Romsdal County Norway Height 773 metre
Havasu waterfall - U.S.A. Height 30 metre
Bridalveil California U.S.A. Height 188 metre
Seljalandsfoss Selfoss Iceland Height 40 metre
Mcway waterfall Julia Pfeiffer U.S.A. Height 24 metre
Cuquenan waterfall - Venezuela Height 670 metre
Staubbach waterfall Luterbrunnen Switzerland Height 297 metre
Multnomah waterfall Corbett U.S.A. Height 189 metre
Baatara gorge waterfall In between Laqlouq & Tannourine
Lebanon Height 255 metre
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Almere waterfall California U.S.A. Height 12 metre
Palouse waterfall Washington U.S.A. -
Cachoeria da pedra furada
Amazonas Brazil Height 30 metre
Gaping gill waterfall North Yorkshire England Height 105 metre
Cascadas de agua azul Tumbala Mexico -
Hanging lake waterfall Colorado U.S.A. -
Plitvice waterfalls - Croatia -
Salto del agrio water fall Salto del Rio Agrio Argentina Height 60 metre
Magod falls Karnataka India Height 650 ft
LIST OF WATERFALLS IN INDIA
Name of the Waterfall Height District State
Nohkalikai Falls 340 metres (1,120 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya
Nohsngithiang Falls 315 metres (1,033 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya
Dudhsagar Falls 310 metres (1,020 ft) Sanguem Goa
Kynrem Falls 305 metres (1,001 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya
Meenmutty Falls 300 metres (980 ft) Wayanad Kerala
Thalaiyar Falls 297 metres (974 ft) Dindigul Tamil Nadu
Barkana Falls 259 metres (850 ft) Shimoga Karnataka
Jog Falls 253 metres (830 ft) Shimoga Karnataka
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Khandadhar Falls 244 metres (801 ft) Sundargarh Odisha
Vantawng Falls 229 metres (751 ft) Serchhip Mizoram
Barehipani Falls 217 metres (712 ft) Mayurbhanj Odisha
Kune Falls 200 metres (660 ft) Pune Maharashtra
Soochipara Falls 200 metres (660 ft) Wayanad Kerala
Magod Falls 198 metres (650 ft) Uttara Kannada Karnataka
Kunchikal Falls 183 metres (600 ft) Udupi Karnataka
Joranda Falls 181 metres (594 ft) Mayurbhanj Odisha
Hebbe Falls 168 metres (551 ft) Chikkamagaluru Karnataka
Duduma Falls 157 metres (515 ft) Mayurbhanj Odisha
Palani Falls 150 metres (490 ft) Kullu Himachal Pradesh
Lodh Falls 143 metres (469 ft) Latehar Jharkhand
Bishop Falls 135 metres (443 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya
Chachai Falls 130 metres (430 ft) Rewa Madhya Pradesh
Keoti Falls 130 metres (430 ft) Rewa Madhya Pradesh
Kalhatti Falls 122 metres (400 ft) Chikkamagaluru Karnataka
Beadon Falls 120 metres (390 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya
Keppa Falls 116 metres (381 ft) Uttara Kannada Karnataka
Koosalli Falls 116 metres (381 ft) Udupi Karnataka
Pandavgad Falls 107 metres (351 ft) Thane Maharashtra
Rajat Prapat 107 metres (351 ft) Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh
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Bundla Falls 100 metres (330 ft) Kangra Himachal Pradesh
Shivanasamudra Falls 98 metres (322 ft) Mysore Karnataka
Lower Ghaghri Falls 98 metres (322 ft) Latehar Jharkhand
Hundru Falls 98 metres (322 ft) Ranchi Jharkhand
Sweet Falls 96 metres (315 ft) East Khasi Hills Meghalaya
Agaya Gangai Falls 92 metres (302 ft) Namakkal /Salem Tamil Nadu
Gatha Falls 91 metres (299 ft) Panna Madhya Pradesh
Teerathgarh Falls 91 metres (299 ft) Baster Chhattisgarh
Kiliyur Falls 91 metres (299 ft) Yercaud Tamil Nadu
Kedumari Falls 91 metres (299 ft) Udupi Karnataka
Muthyala Maduvu Falls 91 metres (299 ft) Bangalore Rural Karnataka
Tirathgarh Falls 91 metres (299 ft) Bastar Chattisgarh
Langshiang Falls 85 metres (279 ft) West Khasi Hills Meghalaya
INDIAN STATES BORDERING COUNTRIES
Countries Bordering State
Pakistan Gujarat Rajasthan Punjab Jammu & Kashmir
China
Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Uttarakhand
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Nepal
West Bengal Bihar Sikkim Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
Bangladesh
Tripura Mizoram West Bengal Assam Meghalya
Bhutan Sikkim West Bengal Assam Arunachal Pradesh
Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Manipur Mizoram
FIRST PERSONS IN INDIA (PDF VERSION)
FIRST PERSONS IN INDIA
1. President - Dr. Rajendra Prasad 2. Prime-Minister - Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru 3. Governor-General of Independent India - Lord Lewis Mountbatten 4. Indian Governor-General of Independent India - Chakravarti Rajgopalachari 5. Speaker of Loksabha - Shri G.V. Mavalankar (15 May 1952- 27 February 1956). 6. Vice-President - Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan 7. Home Minister - Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel 8. Finance Minister of India - R. K. Shanmukham Chetty 9. Governor of RBI - Sir Osborne Smith 10. First Woman Chief Minister - Sucheta Kriplani 11. Chief Election Commissioner - Sukumar Sen 12. Chief Justice of Supreme Court - Justice Hiralal J. Kaniya 13. Woman Governor - Sarojini Naidu 14. Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Smt. Meira Kumar, 2009 15. President of National Congress - Womesh Chandra Banerjee 16. First President of Indian Science Congress - Sir Asutosh Mukherjee 17. Foreigner Awardees’ Of Bharat Ratna - Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
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18. Nobel Prize Winner - Rabindra Nath Tagore 19. First Lady Doctor - Anandibai Joshi 20. Woman Awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’ - Indira Gandhi 21. Indian Who Won the Grammy Award - Pt. Ravi Shankar 22. Woman Sahitya Akademi Award Winner - Amrita Pritam, 1956 23. Woman To Receive Nobel Prize - Mother Teresa 24. Won the Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy for her novel "The God of Small Things" (1997). 25. Player awarded ‘Padam Bhusan’—C. K. Naidu 26. Literature Who Was Awarded Murti Devi Purskar - C. K. Nagraj Rao (1993) 27. Writer Who Was Awarded ‘Vyas Samman’ - Ramvilas Sharma 28. Raman-Magsaysay Awardee - Acharya Vinoba Bhave 29. Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Devika Rani (1969) 30. Magsaysay Award - Vinoba Bhave, 1958 31. Miss World - Reita Faria in 1966 32. Miss Asia Pacific - Zeenat Aman in 1970 33. Miss Universe - Sushmita Sen in 1994 34. Miss Earth - Nicole Faria in 2010 35. Sound Film - Alam Ara (1931) directed by Ardeshir Irani 36. Colour Film - Kisan Kanya (1937), directed by Moti B. Gidvani 37. First Viceroy of India : Lord Canning 38. The first and the last Governor-general of Independent India : C Rajagopalachari 39. First Education minister of India : Abul Kalam Azad 40. First Speaker of the Lok Sabha : Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar 41. First Indian Justice (President) at the International Court of Justice : Nagendra Singh 42. First Commander-in Chief of Independent India : Generaal Kariappa 43. First Field marshal of India :general Manekshaw 44. First Muslim President of Indian National Congress : Badruddin Tyabji 45. First Indian to be successful in ICS (Indian Civil Service) : Satyendranath Tagore 46. First Indian who became the member of the British Parliament : Dadabhai Naoroji 47. First Indian Pilot : J R D Tata 48. First Indian Scientist who received Nobel Prize : C V Raman 49. First Indian who was honoured with Bharat Ratna : Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 50. First Person who received Gyanpeeth Award : G Shankara Kurup 51. First Indian who went to the space : Rakesh Sharma 52. First Indian who crossed English Channel : Mihir Sen
FIRST IN INDIA (WOMEN)
First Women's University Maharshi Karve starts SNDT University in Pune with five students in 1916.
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First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet post Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
First Woman governor of Independent India Sarojini Naidu, in charge of United Provinces
First Woman president of UN General Assembly Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)
First Woman Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi (1966)
First Woman IPS Officer of India Kiran Bedi (1972)
First Woman to win Nobel Peace Prize Mother Teresa (1979)
First Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest Bachendri Pal (1984)
First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize Arundhati Roy (1997)
First Woman President Pratibha Patil (2007)
First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar (2009)
First Indian Woman to become "Miss World" Rita Faria
First Woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
First Woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma
First Woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav
First Woman President of the Indian National Congress
Mrs. Annie Besant
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First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
First Woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission
Roze Millian Bethew
First Woman Director General of Police (DGP) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
First Woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora
First Woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya
First Woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushama Chawala
First &Last Muslim Woman ruler of Delhi Razia Sultana
First Woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Niraja Bhanot
First Woman to cross English Channel Arati Saha
First Woman to receive Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi
First Woman to receive Gyanpith Award Ashapurna Devi
First Woman Headmistress in school Savitribai Phule
First Indian woman who reached Antarctica Mahel Musa
First Indian woman who become an individual member of International Olympic Committee
Nita Ambani (2016)
First Indian woman mountaineer to scale the seven Premlata Agrawal
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continental peaks
First woman amputee to scale Everest Arunima Sinha
First twins ever to conquer Mount Everest Tashi and Nancy Malik
REPORTS PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Name of Report Organization
Asian Development outlook Asian Development bank
Carbon Emission Index UNFCC-UN Framework convention on climate change
Carbon Emission Index was Published by UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
Change the World List Data Fortune
Corruption Perception Index Transparency international
Ease of Doing Business IBRD (World Bank)
Economic Survey Ministry of Finance of India
Education development Index UNO
E-government development Index UNO(United Nations Organizations)
Engaging tomorrow consumer report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Environmental Performance Index WEF (World Economic Forum)
Financial Stability Report RBI
Fiscal Monitor IMF
Gender Inequality Index UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
Gender Inequality Index UNDP
Global Competitive Index WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global corruption report Transparency international
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Global economic outlook UNO(United Nations Organizations)
Global Economic Prospects’ World bank
Global education monitoring report UNESCO(The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Global Employment trends ILO (International Labour Organization)
Global enabling trade report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global energy architecture performance index report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global Environmental Outlook UNEP- United Nations Environment program
Global financial development World bank
Global Financial stability report IMF
Global Financial System Report BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards)
Global food policy report IFPRI(International Food Policy Research Institute)
Global Gender gap report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global hunger Index IFPRI(International Food Policy Research Institute)
Global Information Index WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global Information technology report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global Innovation Index Published INSEAD
Global Money Laundering Report FATF (Financial Action Task Force)
Global Money laundering report Financial Action Task Force
Global Peace Index IEP (Individualized Education Programme)
Global report on trafficking United Nations Office on Drug Crime
Global Talent Competitiveness Index INSEAD
Global Terrorism Index IEP (Individualized Education Programme)
Global trend in renewable energy investment UNEP- United Nations Environment program
Global Wage Report ILO (International Labour Organization)
Globalization Backlash World bank
Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy RBI
Human Capital report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Human Development Index UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
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Human development report UNEP- United Nations Environment program
Inbound tourism UNWTO(United Nations World Tourism Organisation)
Inclusive growth & Development report WEF (World Economic Forum)
India State of Forest Report Forest Survey of India
Industrial Development report UN Industrial Development organisations
Intellectual Property Rights WTO (World Trade Organization)
Interest Subvention Report Reserve Bank of India
Interest Subvention Report 2015-16 Reserve Bank of India
International Debt Statistic World bank
International Trade statistics WTO (World Trade Organization)
Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report UN Inter-agency Group
Logistics Performance Index World bank
Migration and development brief World bank
Millennium Development Goals UNO (United Nations Organization)
Monetary Policy Report RBI
Nuclear Technology review International Atomic Energy Agency
Out Come Budget Ministry of Finance of India
Outbound tourism UNWTO(United Nations World Tourism Organisation)
Outlook on global agenda WEF (World Economic Forum)
Public Finance statistic Ministry of Finance of India
Review of maritime transport UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India RBI
Sustainable development goals UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
The economic development in africa UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
The Energy Report & Living Planet Report WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
The Global risk report WEF (World Economic Forum)
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The Information Economy Report UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
The international accounting and reporting Issues annual review
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
The lest developed countries report UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
The Technology and Innovation Report UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Tourism market trends UNWTO(United Nations World Tourism Organisation)
Trade and Development Report UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Trade and Environment Review UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Travel & Tourism Index WEF (World Economic Forum)
UNCTAD statistics UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Unesco science report UNESCO(The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
United Nations world water index UNESCO(The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
World Cities Report UN-Habitat
World Development Report IBRD (World Bank)
World Drug Report UNODC- UN Office on Drugs and Crime
World Drug Report United Nations Office on Drug Crime
World Economic Outlook IMF (International Monetary Fund)
World Employment and Social Outlook ILO (International Labour Organization)
World Employment report ILO (International Labour Organization)
World Energy Outlook International Energy Agency
World Happiness Report SDSN-Sustainable Development Solution Network
World health report WHO(World Health Organisation)
World Health Statistics WHO(World Health Organisation)
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World Intellectual Property report WIPO-World Intellectual Property Organisation
World Investment Report UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
World Social protection report ILO (International Labour Organization)
World tourism barometer UNWTO(United Nations World Tourism Organisation)
World Trade report WTO (World Trade Organization)
World urbanisation prospects UNO(United Nations Organizations)
World work report IOrganisationional Labour Organization)
World economic situation and prospects UNO(United Nations Organizations)
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Name of the book Author About the book
Khullam Khulla uncensored
Rishi kapoor and Meena Iyer Reveals some interesting facts about the actors life
Jinnah often came to our house
Kiran Doshi (Hindu Prize 2016 Winner)
is a work of historical fiction which serves as a testimony to the Indian independence struggle, with accurate references to events from 1900- 1948
The Adivasi Will Not Dance:
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar About:
political book of stories
The People's President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Author : SM Khan Acquaints us with lesser known facts and stories which went towards making the great Dr Kalam the 'People's President'
Kalkatta Kunal basu
Half of What I Say Anil Menon General fiction
The Island of lost girls Manjula Padmanabhan sequel to the feminist dystopia introduced in Escape (2008)
Gandhi in Champaran Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar
Home of the Brave Nitin A Gokhale & Brig S K Chatterji
Home of the Brave traces the early history of the RR, its organization, including its raising and subsequent
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deployment in Punjab, the North East and in Jammu & Kashmir.
The Rise of Sivagami Anand Neelakantan A prequel to the blockbuster Baahubali,
Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry
Shri Bibek Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) Shri Sanjay Chadha (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) & Ms. Vidya Krishnamurthi.
Hope in a challenged democracy; An Indian narrative’
Shri Ashwini Kumar About :
It provides a statesman’s perspective on addressing challenges and optimizing responses with a view to transforming our democracy as a true reflection of the collective conscience of the nation.
Flaming Tresses of Draupadi
M Veerappa Moily (SENIOR CONGRESS LEADER ) About: -
An English translation by D A Shankar of Moily’s original work in Kannada.
Matoshree Sumitra Mahajan (Lok Sabha Speaker)
Based on life of Maratha Queen Ahilyabai Holkar
Number Do Lie Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra co written with Jaideep Varma,
The book titled “Numbers Do Lie” delves into the stories of several players whose performances often did not receive the adulation they deserved.
Rekha: The Untold Story Yasser Usman
My Story
An autobiography of Michael Clarke (former international cricketer and captain of Australia)
Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu Rabi Thapa
Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu suggests that the world needs to get to know Thamel’s residents – both Nepali and those visitors that arrived but never left.
First philosophical novel for God titled "Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism
IAS officer Haulianlal Guite
Hema Malini: Beyond the Ram Kamal Mukherjee.
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Dream Girl
Goras and Desis: Managing Agencies and the Making of Corporate India
Omkar Goswami An insightful view on the origin and evolution of Indian corporates’
Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand
retired police officer K. Vijay Kumar About:
It is part-autobiography and part-biography, as much about Veerappan as it is about the author himself
The Golden House, Salman Rushdie
It tells the story of a wealthy family from Mumbai desperately seeking to forget the tragedy of 26/11 as they try to reinvent themselves in New York City.
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India’s Green Movement
Sunita Narains
She talks about how corporate lobbies and political interests often scuttle effective resolution of environmental research undertaken by her, along with her team at the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Death Under The Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean
Ruskin Bond Author brings to life a mystery and murder featuring the elderly Miss Ripley-Bean and her friends
The Room on the Roof Ruskin Bond
The Blue Umbrella Ruskin Bond
The story is about a little girl who trades her old leopard claw necklace for a pretty, frilly blue umbrella. Set in a small village in Himachal Pradesh
A Flight of Pigeons Ruskin Bond
"Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra
Ruskin Bond Sahitya Akademi award in 1996
An Era of Darkness : The British empire in India
Shashi Tharoor
The Adivasi Will Not Dance
Hansda Shekhar
The Sleepwalker’s Dream Dhrubajyoti Borah About:
Through the novel, the readers peep into Bhutan’s beautiful valley of lush green forest
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati Roy
The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy (debut novel ) Won booker prize
Modi’s midas touch in foreign policy
Surendra kumar
Son of the Thundercloud –
Easterine Kire
From Mumbai to Durban: India’s Greatest Tests,
S Giridhar and VJ Raghunath
The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox
Ullekh N P
Front Page Murders Puja Changoiwala
My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission
Koppillil Radhakrishnan
Faith, Unity and Discipline: The ISI of Pakistan'
Hein G Kiessling largely about the first story but what also becomes clear is that the ISI’s two functions, ultimately, are the sides of a single coin.
There are two stories about the Inter-Services Intelligence of the Pakistan military. One is about its support for various jihadi groups which it then throws against India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The other is the ISI’s role as an instrument used by the Pakistani military to keep their country’s civil society under its thumb. This book is
A Full Night’s Thievery: Stories
Mitra Phukan
The Sellout Paul Beatty MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER 2016
The novel concerns a narrator, referred to only by his last name, "Me", who attempts to reintroduce slavery and segregation in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Dickens. This attempt leads to a Supreme Court case, Me Vs. The United States of America.
A Life in Science Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao (CNR Rao
How and why he took up science as a career.
The Pigeon Tunnel John Le Carre
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Pakistan - Courting the Abyss' Tilak Devasher
Courting the Abyss is a comprehensive and clinical survey of a deeply troubled country which has become a centre of extremist ideologies and terrorist violence; consequently, a threat to many of its own nationals as also to countries in its neighbourhood and beyond.
An Unsuitable Boy Karan Johar co-authored by Poonam Saxena (autobiography)
Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat
Saurabh Duggal
It tells the story of a man of tremendous fortitude, of a father who fought against all odds to give his daughters - Olympians Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari -- a future they could not have dreamed for themselves, says publisher Hachette India.
"Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli"
Abhirup Bhattacharya
Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Midterm
Uday Mahurkar
It analyses the monumental changes that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has brought on multiple fronts as Prime Minister on India’s governance landscape
‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio Rajesh Jain
It is a compilation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s addresses to the nation on radio every month under the programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
Metaphysics, Morals and Politics
Prof. Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay
M.S. Swaminathan: The Quest for a world without hunger
M.S. Swaminathan
India’s Indira: A Centennial Tribute”
Senior leader Anand Sharma has edited the book.
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Book (year of launch) Author
2014 – The Election That Changed India Rajdeep Sardesai
A Bad Character Deepti Kapoor
A Stamp is Born C. R. Pakrashi
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions Amartya Sen & Jean Dreze
And Then One Day (Autobiography) Naseeruddin Shah
Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. The Obamas Edward Klein
Capital: A portrait of Twenty first Century Delhi Rana Dasgupta
Courage and Conviction Gen. V. K. Singh
Crusader or Conspirator? – Coalgate and other truths P. C. Parakh (ex- Coal Secretary)
Gandhi’s Outstanding Leadership P. A. Nazarath
Gas Wars: Crony Capitalism and the Ambanis – controversial book on gas prices.
Pranajoy Guha Thakurta, Subir Ghosh, Jyotirmoy Choudhuri
Half Girlfriend Chetan Bhagat
Hard Choices (Autobiography) Hillary Clinton
I am Malala (Autobiography) Malala Yousufzai
India at Risk Jaswant Singh
Lowland – 2013 Booker Prize Nominee Jhumpa Lahiri
Munger through the Ages Devendra Prasad Yadav
My Years with Rajiv and Sonia R. D. Pradhan
Narendra Modi: A Political Biography Andy Marino
Not Just an Accountant Vinod Rai, ex- CAG
One Life is not Enough Natwar Singh
Playing it My Way (Autobiography) Sachin Tendulkar
Prem Naam Hai Mera - (Biography of Prem Chopra) Rakita Nanda
Reflections on Contemporary India Shekhar Dutt
Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan Daman Singh, daughter of ex-PM Manmohan Singh
The Accidental Prime Minister – The Making and Unmaking of Sanjaya Baru
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Manmohan Singh
The Candidate Anirudh Bhattacharya
The Lives of Others (2014) –short-listed for Booker 2014 Neel Mukherjee
The Making of the Great Indian Election S. Y. Quirashi, ex-Election Commissioner
The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Winner of Man Booker Prize 2014
Richard Flanagan
The Political Economy of Energy and Growth Najeeb Jung
The Substance and the Shadow (2014) (Biography of Dilip Kumar )
Uday Tara Nayar
The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back (2013) (Autobiography)
Yuvraj Singh
The Vijay Mallya Story (2014) K. Giriprakash
To Dad with Love (2014) Sunaina Roshan
Unbreakable (Autobiography) M. C. Mary Kom
Walking with Lions: Tales from Diplomatic Past Jaswant Singh
FAMOUS BOOKS ON INDIAN POLITICS & AUTHORS
Book Author
Narendra Modi: A Political Biography Andy Marino
My Unforgettable Memories Mamta Banerjee
The Accidental Prime Minister: The making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh Sanjaya Baru
My Years with Rajiv & Sonia RD Pradhan
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job Faraz Ahmad
India at Risk Jaswant Singh
Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi years Pranab Mukherjee
2014: The Election that changed India Rajdeep Sardesai
Modi - Incredible emergence of a Star Tarun Vijay
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Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy Speaker’s Perspective Meira Kumar
Green Signals Ecology, Growth and Democracy in India Jairam Ramesh
Public Issue before Parliament Vijay Darda
Modinomics - Sameer Kochar
India After Gandhi - History of the World’s largest Democracy Ramchandra Guha
The Annihilation of Caste Dr. B R Ambedkar
Unreal Elections C S Krishna
The Doctor and Saint: Caste, Race and Annihilation of Caste Arundhati Roy
Debate Between B R Ambedkar and M K Gandhi Arundhati Roy
The Audacity of opinion Jaswant Singh
The Rebel: A biography of Ram Jethmalani Sujan Adelman
A foreign policy for India - I K Gujral
Jinnah vs Gandhi - Roderick Matthews
The Great Indian Novel - Shashi Tharoor
To the Brink and Back: India's 1991 story Jairam Ramesh
The Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru
My Experiments with Truth M K Gandhi
The Broken Wings: Songs of Love, Death and Spring Sarojini Naidu
Jinnah: India- Partition Independence - Jaswant Singh
India 2020 - A Vision for New Millennium A P J Abdul Kalam and YS Rajan
Glimpse of World History Jawaharlal Nehru
My Truth - Indira Gandhi
The Indian Struggle 1920 - 1942 Subash Chandra Bose
Golden Threshold Sarojini Naidu
India Divided Dr Rajendra Prasad
India wins Freedom - Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Unhappy India Lala Lajpat Rai
The Insider - P.V Narasimha Rao
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Governance for Growth in India - A P J Abdul Kalam
A View from Outside - P. Chidambaram
Saga of Struggle and Sacrifice Pranab Mukherjee
Challenges before the Nation - Pranab Mukherjee
Books Authors
The 51-Day War: Ruin & Resistance in Gaza Max Blumenthal
Shell-Shocked: On the Ground under Israel’s Gaza Assault
Mohammed Omer
Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire Seema Alavi
Artefacts of History: Archaeology, Historiography and Indian Pasts
Sudeshna Guha
Bread Beauty Revolution Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Rungli Rungliot Rumer Godden
Rebooting India: Realising a Billion Aspirations Nandan Nilekani & Viral Shah
Summer Requiem Vikram Seth
A Career of Evil Robert Galbraith
The Turn of the Tortoise: The Challenge & Promise of India’s Future
TN Ninan
The Island of Lost Girls Manjula Padmanabhan
Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty eight Nights: A Novel
Salman Rushdie
Gita Press & the Making of Hindu India Akshaya Mukul
The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue Frederick Forsyth
The Audacious Ascetic: What the Bin Laden Tapes Reveal about Al-Qaida
Flagg Miller
To the Brink & Back: India’s 1991 Story Jairam Ramesh
India Reloaded: Inside India’s Resurgent Consumer Market
Dheeraj Sinha
On My Terms: Grassroots to the Corridors of Power
Sharad Pawar
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Red Maize Danesh Rana
Nation at Play: A History of Sports in India Ronojoy Sen
The Water Spirit & Other Stories Imran Hussien
India-Myanmar Relations: Changing Contours Rajiv Bhatia
Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata Karthika Nair
Why India is not a Great Power (Yet) Bharat Karnad
No Direction Rome Kaushik Basu
An Upstart in Government: Journeys of Change & Learning
Arun Maira
Ambedkar:Awakening India's Social Conscience Narendra Jadhav
Causes of the Indian Mutiny Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan
Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Great Indian and Their Landmark Speeches Manohar and Sarita Prabhakar
Economic History of India Knowledgeable Strategy
Ramesh Chandra Dutta Parag Kulkarni
Indian war and Independence D. V. Savarkar
New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy A. B. Vajpayee
The Bose Brothers & Indian Independence- At Insider’s Account
Madhuri Bose
On My Terms Sharad Pawar
This Unquiet Land Barkha Dutt
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney
See Me Nicholas Sparks
Rogue Lawyer John Grisham
Combating Hunger & Achieving Food Security M.S. Swaminathan
Chronicles of Time & Chance Raymond Francis Isar
Because We Say So Noam Chomsky
My Gita Devidutt Pattnaik
The Mare’s Trap Wendy Doniger
What Happened to Netaji Anju Dhar
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Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations Nandan Nilekani & Viral Shah
India-Myanmar Relations Rajiv Bhatia
The Clinton’s War on Women Roger Stone & Robert Morrow
Mrs Funnybones Twinkle Khanna
To the Brink & Black: India’s 1991 Story Jairam Ramesh
A Children’s History of India Subhadra Sen Gupta
The Country of First Boys Amartya Sen
Baat Niklegi toh Phir Sathya Saran
The Chinar Leaves Veteran Congress Leader
Neither a Hawk nor a Dove Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
The Courage to Act- A Memoir of a Crisis & Its Aftermath
Ben S. Bernanke
Book Author Autobiography of
Anything but Khamosh Bharti S. Pradhan Shatrughan Sinha
Playing it My Way Boria Majumdar Sachin Tendulkar
Six Machine (I Don't Like Cricket ... I Love It) Chris Gayle Chris Gayle
AB The autobiography AB De Villiers AB De Villiers's
Ace Against Odds Sania Mirza Sania Mirza
Unbreakable Mary Kom Mary Kom
Courage & Commitment Margaret Alva Margaret Alva (Veteran Congress leader)
Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India Sam Pitroda Sam Pitroda
Driven: The Virat Kohli Story Vijay Lokapally Virat Kohli
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Book/Contribution Author Award
Playing it my way Sachin Tendulkar Boria Majumdar
Crossword Book of the Year
Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India
Akshaya Mukul Shakti Bhatt first book prize
Poetic expressions for traditional American songs
Bob Dylan Nobel Prize in Literature 2016
The Vegetarian Han Kang (Author), Deborah Smith (Translator)
Man Booker International Prize 2016
The Sellout Paul Beatty Man Booker Prize 2016
The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016
A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson Costa Novel Prize
Distinguished Academician of India Jancy James Prof M V Pylee Award
Anu Band Ela Bhatt SEWA Award
Ashoka Professor Nayonjot Lahiri John F. Richards Prize
Love of Indian history Aditi Krishnakumar Scholastic Asian Book Award
Book Author
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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India Shashi Tharoor
The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad Twinkle Khanna
‘Death under the Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley Bean’
Ruskin Bond
Rajiv Gandhi assassin, hidden truths Nalini
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green Movement
Sunita Narain
Ashoka in Ancient India Nayanjot Lahiri
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Arundhati Roy
The Sleepwalker's Dream Dhrubajyoti Borah
The Adivasis will Not Dance Hansda Sowendra Shekhar
Chain of Custody Anita Nair
Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan Kate Brittlebank
The Burning Forest: India’s War in Bastar Nandini Sundar
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Amitav Ghosh
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History
Sanjeev Sanyal
Rage of the River: The Untold Story of Kedarnath Disaster Hridayesh Joshi
1991: How PV Narasimha Rao Made History Sanjaya Baru
Not War Not Peace: Motivating Pakistan to Prevent Cross-Border Terrorism
George Perkovi & Toby Dalton
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Sleepwalking to Surrender: Dealing With Terrorism in Pakistan
Khaled Ahmed
The Deed of Words: Two Considerations on Politics of Literature
Pothik Ghosh
Being the Other: The Muslim in India Saeed Naqvi
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari
Democratic Dynasties; State, Party and Family in Contemporary Politics
Ed Kanchan Chand
Democrats and Dissenters Ramachandra Guha
India Conquered: Britain’s Raj and the Chaos of Empire Jon Wilson
Not Out: The Incredible Story of The IPL Desh Gaurav Sekhri
The Rise and Fall of Nations: Ten Rules of Change in the Post-Crisis World
Ruchir Sharma
Citizen and Society Hamid Ansari (Vice President)
One Indian girl Chetan Bhagat
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History
Sanjeev Sanyal (Indian economist)
India Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears Ravi Velloor
Maoism in India and Nepal Ranjit Bhushan
Old History, New Geography Jairam Ramesh
India’s Long Road: The Search for Prosperity Vijay Joshi
She Walks, She Leads Gunjan Jain
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Bicycle Dreaming Mridula Koshy
Things That Can and Cannot Be Said Arundhati Roy and John Cusack
The Games: A Global History of the Olympics David Goldblatt
Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, the Star Aseem Chhabra
The Unseen Indira Gandhi Dr KP Mathur
Who Moved My Interest Rate Duvvuri Subbarao (former Governor of RBI)
Ringside With Vijender Rudraneil Sengupta
Blood on my Hands: Confessions of Staged Encounters Kishlay Bhattacharjee
The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprises
Kartar Lalvani
India vs Pakistan. Why Can’t we just be Friends? Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani
Who was Shivaji? Govind Pansare
Endurance: My Year in Space & Our Journey to Mars Scott Kelly
Framed as a Terrorist Mohammad Aamir Khan
Standing Guard: A Year in Opposition P Chidambaram
Life Mantras Subrata Roy
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
LIST OF UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA
World Heritage site Location
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Agra Fort Delhi
Ajanta and Ellora caves Maharashtra
Taj Mahal Uttar Pradesh
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamilnadu
Sun Temple, Konark Odisha
Kaziranga National Park Assam
Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
Churches and Convents of Goa Goa
Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh
Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka
Khajuraho group of monuments Madhya Pradesh
Elephanta Caves Maharashtra
Great Living Chola Temples Tamilnadu
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka
Sundarbans National Park West Bengal
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park Uttarakhand
Buddhist monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh
Humayun's Tomb Delhi
Qutub Minar and its monuments Delhi
Mountain Railways of India* India*
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Bihar
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Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh
Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park Gujarat
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly known as Victoria Terminus) Maharashtra
Red Fort Complex Delhi
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Rajasthan
Western Ghats Tamilnadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa
Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area Himachal Pradesh
Rani-Ki-Vav( The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan Gujarat
Archaeological sites of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda Bihar
Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim
Architectural work of Le Corbusier Chandigarh
MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS OF INDIA ARE:
1. Kalka–Shimla Railway,
2. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR),
3. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, in Tamilnadu, and
4. Matheran Hill Railway, a heritage railway in Maharashtra.
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA LIST
Name of the Power Station Location District State
Tarapur Atomic Power Station Tarapur Thane Maharashtra
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Kakrapar Atomic Power Station Kakrapar Surat Gujarat
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Kudankulam Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant Kaiga Uttara Kannada Karnataka
Narora Atomic Power Station Narora Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station Fatehabad Fatehabad Haryana
Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Chhitorgarh Chhitorgarh Rajasthan
Madras Atomic Power Station Kalpakkam Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu
LIST OF SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY ISRO
The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system is one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems in Asia-Pacific region with nine operational communication satellites placed in Geostationary orbit. Established in 1983 with the commissioning of INSAT-1B, it initiated a major revolution in India’s communications sector and sustained the same later. GSAT-17 joins the constellation of INSAT System consisting 15 operational satellites, namely - INSAT-3A, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4CR and GSAT-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT AND LATEST SATELLITES ARE-
Satellite Name
Launch Date
Launch Mass
Launch Vehicle Orbit Type
Application Launch Site
GSAT-17 Jun 29, 2017
3477 kg Ariane-5 VA-238 GTO Communication, Kourou, French Guiana
GSAT-19 Jun 05, 2017
3136 Kg GSLV Mk III-D1/GSAT-19 Mission
GSO Communication
SATISH DHAWAN SPACE CENTRE SHAR (SDSC SHAR), SRIHARIKOTA.
GSAT-9 May 05, 2230 kg GSLV-F09 / GSAT- GSO Communication Satish Dhawan
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2017 9 Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota.
GSAT-18 Oct 06, 2016
3404 kg Ariane-5 VA-231 GSO Communication Kourou, French Guiana
GSAT-15 Nov 11, 2015
3164 kg Ariane-5 VA-227 GSO Communication, Navigation
Kourou, French Guiana
GSAT-6 Aug 27, 2015
2117 kg GSLV-D6 GTO Communication
GSAT-16 Dec 07, 2014
3181.6 kg Ariane-5 VA-221 GSO Communication Kourou, French Guiana
GSAT-14 Jan 05, 2014
1982 kg GSLV-D5/GSAT-14
GSO Communication SDSC, SHAR
GSAT-7 Aug 30, 2013
2650 kg Ariane-5 VA-215 GSO Communication
GSAT-10 Sep 29, 2012
3400 kg Ariane-5 VA-209 GSO Communication, Navigation
Kourou, French Guiana
GSAT-12 Jul 15, 2011
1410 kg PSLV-C17/GSAT-12
GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota, India
GSAT-8 May 21, 2011
3093 kg Ariane-5 VA-202 GSO Communication, Navigation
Kourou, French Guiana
GSAT-5P Dec 25, 2010
2310 kg GSLV-F06 / GSAT-5P
GSO Communication
GSAT-4 Apr 15, 2010
2220 Kg GSLV-D3 / GSAT-4
GSO Communication
INSAT-4CR Sep 02, 2007
2,130 kg GSLV-F04 / INSAT-4CR
GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota, India
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INSAT-4B Mar 12, 2007
3025 Kg Ariane5 GSO Communication French Guiana
INSAT-4C Jul 10, 2006
GSLV-F02 / INSAT-4C
GSO Communication SDSC SHAR, Sriharihota
INSAT-4A Dec 22, 2005
3081 Kg Ariane5-V169 GSO Communication
HAMSAT May 05, 2005
PSLV-C6/CARTOSAT-1/HAMSAT
SSPO Communication SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India
EDUSAT Sep 20, 2004
1950.5 kg GSLV-F01 / EDUSAT(GSAT-3)
GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota, India
INSAT-3E Sep 28, 2003
2,775 Kg Ariane5-V162 GSO Communication French Guyana
GSAT-2 May 08, 2003
1800 Kg GSLV-D2 / GSAT-2
GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota, India
INSAT-3A Apr 10, 2003
2,950 Kg Ariane5-V160 GSO Climate & Environment, Communication
French Guyana
KALPANA-1 Sep 12, 2002
1060 Kg PSLV-C4 /KALPANA-1
GSO Climate & Environment, Communication
SHAR, Sriharikota
INSAT-3C Jan 24, 2002
2,650 Kg Ariane5-V147 GSO Climate & Environment, Communication
French Guyana
GSAT-1 Apr 18, 2001
1530 Kg GSLV-D1 / GSAT-1
GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota
INSAT-3B Mar 22, 2000
2,070 Kg Ariane-5G GSO Communication French Guyana
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INSAT-2E Apr 03, 1999
2,550 Kg Ariane-42P H10-3 GSO Communication French Guyana
INSAT-2D Jun 04, 1997
2079 Kg Ariane-44L H10-3 GSO Communication French Guyana
INSAT-2C Dec 07, 1995
2106 Kg Ariane-44L H10-3 GSO Communication French Guyana
INSAT-2B Jul 23, 1993
1906 kg Ariane-44L H10+ GSO Communication French Guyana
INSAT-2A Jul 10, 1992
1906 kg Ariane-44L H10 GSO Communication French Guyana
INSAT-1D Jun 12, 1990
Delta 4925 GSO Communication
INSAT-1C Jul 22, 1988
Ariane-3 GSO Communication
INSAT-1B Aug 30, 1983
Shuttle [PAM-D] GSO Communication
INSAT-1A Apr 10, 1982
Delta GSO Communication
LIST OF GEO OBSERVATION SATELLITES
Starting with IRS-1A in 1988, ISRO has launched many operational remote sensing satellites. Today, India has one of the largest constellations of remote sensing satellites in operation. Currently, 13 operational satellites are in Sun-synchronous orbit – RESOURCESAT-1, 2, 2A CARTOSAT-1, 2, 2A, 2B, RISAT-1 and 2, OCEANSAT-2, Megha-Tropiques, SARAL and SCATSAT-1, and *four* in Geostationary orbit- INSAT-3D, Kalpana & INSAT 3A, INSAT -3DR Some of the important and latest satellites are-
Satellite Name Launch
Date Launch Mass
Launch Vehicle
Orbit Type
Application Launch Site
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Cartosat-2 Series Satellite
712 kg PSLV-C38 / Cartosat-2 Series Satellite
Jun 23, 2017
SSPO Earth Observation
SDSC SHAR, SRIHARIKOTA
RESOURCESAT-2A
1235 kg PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A
Dec 07, 2016
SSPO Earth Observation
SDSC SHAR
SCATSAT-1 371 kg PSLV-C35 / SCATSAT-1
Sep 26, 2016
SSPO Climate & Environment
SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota
INSAT-3DR 2211 kg GSLV-F05 / INSAT-3DR
Sep 08, 2016
GSO
Climate & Environment, Disaster Management System
SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota
CARTOSAT-2 Series Satellite
737.5 kg
PSLV-C34 / CARTOSAT-2 Series Satellite
Jun 22, 2016
SSPO Earth Observation
INSAT-3D 2060 Kg Ariane-5 VA-214 Jul 26, 2013
GSO
Climate & Environment, Disaster Management System
Kourou, French Guiana
SARAL 407 kg PSLV-C20/SARAL Feb 25, 2013
SSPO
Climate & Environment, Earth Observation
SDSC SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India
RISAT-1 1858 kg PSLV-C19/RISAT-1 Apr 26, 2012
SSPO Earth Observation
SDSC SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India
Megha-Tropiques
1000 kg PSLV-C18/Megha-Tropiques
Oct 12, 2011
SSPO Climate & Environment, Earth
SDSC SHAR Centre, Sriharikota,
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Observation India
RESOURCESAT-2 1206 kg PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2
Apr 20, 2011
SSPO Earth Observation
SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
CARTOSAT-2B 694 kg PSLV-C15/CARTOSAT-2B
Jul 12, 2010
SSPO Earth Observation
SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
Oceansat-2 960 kg PSLV-C14 / OCEANSAT-2
Sep 23, 2009
SSPO Climate & Environment, Earth
SHAR, Sriharikota
RISAT-2 300 kg PSLV-C12 / RISAT-2 Apr 20, 2009
SSPO Earth Observation
IMS-1 83 kg PSLV-C9 / CARTOSAT – 2A
Apr 28, 2008
SSPO Earth Observation
CARTOSAT – 2A 690 Kg PSLV-C9 / CARTOSAT – 2A
Apr 28, 2008
SSPO Earth Observation
SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
CARTOSAT-2 650 kg PSLV-C7 / CARTOSAT-2 / SRE-1
Jan 10, 2007
SSPO Earth Observation
SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
CARTOSAT-1 1560 kg PSLV-C6/CARTOSAT-1/HAMSAT
May 05, 2005
SSPO Earth Observation
SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
IRS-P6 / RESOURCESAT-1
1360 kg PSLV-C5 /RESOURCESAT-1
Oct 17, 2003
SSPO Earth Observation
SHAR, Sriharikota
Except these India has also launched experimental satellites and small satellites.
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However, these are some major satellites which are very important for not only Indian Space research organization but for the whole of the country. In addition, with its 39 flight (PSLV-C37), successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, ISRO made India in such a responsible position for its latest and new innovation towards a cost cutting strategy that the world will follow India. This was a huge success for India as its first time ever that a country launch so many passenger satellites all together with such minimum cost. ISRO is also planning to launch a new navigation satellite on August 31, 2017. The IRNSS-1H, a navigation satellite, which will replace the IRNSS-1A. 'NavIC' (Navigation with Indian Constellation) was the system that offers services like terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management, navigation aide for hikers and travellers, visual and voice navigation for drivers.
NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE
Navigational Satellite services are emerging satellites based system with commercial and strategic applications. ISRO is working jointly with Airport Authority of India (AAI) in establishing the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system. To various uses of positioning, navigation and timing services based on the indigenous system, ISRO is establishing a regional satellite navigation system called Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
GPS AIDED GEO AUGMENTED NAVIGATION (GAGAN):
This is a Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) implemented jointly with Airport Authority of India (AAI) and ISRO. The main objectives of GAGAN are to provide navigation services with accuracy and integrity required for civil aviation applications and also better Air Traffic Management over Indian Airspace. The system will be interoperable with other international SBAS systems and provide seamless navigation across various regional boundaries. The GAGAN Signal-In-Space (SIS) is available through GSAT-8 and GSAT-10.
INDIAN REGIONAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (IRNSS): NAVIC
This is an independent Indian Satellite based positioning system for critical National applications for providing Reliable Position, Navigation and Timing services over India and its neighbourhood, to provide fairly good accuracy to the user. The IRNSS will provide basically two types of services Standard Positioning Service (SPS) Restricted Service (RS)
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Space Segment consists of seven satellites, three satellites in GEO stationary orbit (GEO) and four satellites in Geo Synchronous Orbit (GSO) orbit with the inclination of 29° to the equatorial plane. This constellation of seven satellites was named as "NavIC" (Navigation with Indian Constellation) by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi and dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of the successful launch of IRNSS-1G, the seventh and last satellite of NavIC.
TIE-UPS:
ISRO, tie-up with BHEL to help for developing low-cost lithium ion batteries for electric vehicle and foresee a buyback commitment for such batteries.
Indian Railways tie up with ISRO to get online satellite images for improving safety and enhancing efficiency. The geospatial services will be available from satellite-assisted navigational support by its GPS aided geo augmented navigation (GAGAN) system.
For promoting space research related activities among students, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad has collaborated with the Space Applications Centre (SAC) Institute.
The European Space Agency, which had collaborated with ISRO during the Chandrayaan I mission.
Maharashtra Forest Department tie up with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to track the mangrove destruction through real-time satellite imagery, first time in India.
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)(Amul) tie up with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment which will benefit the dairy farmers by using satellite observation and space technology,.
ISRO tie-up with healthcare experts to reduce medical errors L&T and Bharat Forge to tie-up with DRDO and ISRO for materializing several key projects. Russia-based satellite navigation player NIS GLONASS also signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Andhra Pradesh state government tie up with ISRO to get latest weather information to support
farmers. Russian tie-up to boost ISRO's semi cryogenic launcher plan. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will tie up
to work on manufacturing the integrated cryogenic engine. Earlier, HAL had partnered with ISRO throughout its journey by providing hardware for satellites.
Telangana to tie up with ISRO for water resources info system, which will keep eye from sky on state's water resources also ISRO updates the system with new satellite imagery of all water bodies every fortnight.
ISRO and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sign MOU for a corporation in the field of outer space.
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ISRO & Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA are jointly working on the development of Dual Frequency (L & S band) Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Satellite named as NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR).
ISRO’S TOP RECENT PROJECTS
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mainly known for its cost-effective space missions which make it in a distinctive position than others. Its knack for frugal engineering and adaptive technology with the changing market has made the ISRO stand out in the world. Some of its recent and most top match projects are-
INDIA’S FIRST GPS SATELLITE
With its new landmark journey into a new era of space application, India on July 1, 2013 ISRO successfully launched its first dedicated navigation satellite using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre named as IRNSS for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System which is one of the few navigation systems in the world and will provide an alternative to systems like the GPS (global positioning system) . IRNSS consists of seven satellites out of which three are in geostationary orbit and four are in inclined geosynchronous orbit, and will mainly cover the area around India for its operation.
GSAT-10
On September 29, 2012, from Ariane-5 rocket from Europe’s spacecraft in French Guiana in South America India launched its advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 Weighing 3400 kg at lift-off carry 30 communication transponders in normal C-band, lower extended C-band and Ku-band as well as a GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) that is meant to augment telecommunication, direct-to-home broadcasting and radio navigation services. It will also help in accurately pointing ground antennas towards the satellite.
PSLV-C21 LAUNCHES FOREIGN SATELLITES
On September 9, 2012, ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C21 successfully launched SPOT 6 and PROITERES from Sriharikota, which carried two foreign satellites - SPOT 6, a French satellite and a Japanese micro satellite called Portieres.
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PSLV-C19 LAUNCHES RISAT-1
As ISRO is always famous with its cost affecting missions on April 26, 2012, PSLV-C19 successfully launched India's radar imaging satellite which approved cost of RISAT-1, including its development, was Rs 378 crore, while Rs 120 crore has been spent to build the rocket (PSLV-C19) itself, making it a Rs 498-crore mission only. Radar Satellite-1 (RISAT-1) is Microwave Remote Sensing Satellite carrying a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
MARS ORBITER MISSION-MOM
India successfully launched its first mission to Mars named as MARS ORBITER MISSION or MOM on board PSLV C25 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (ISRO) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on 5th November 2013. The mission was expected to reach Mars orbit by September 24, 2014.
PSLV C-37
With its new cost affecting technology ISRO successfully launched its PSLV-C37, ISRO has pushed a whopping 104 satellites into orbit and made a new world record on February 15, 2017.
TOP UPCOMING PROJECTS OF ISRO
BIGGER ROCKETS (2017)
If India has to play a pivotal role in global satellite industry then it will definitely need bigger and heavier rockets to launch heavier payloads into space. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, referred to as the Launch Vehicle Mark 3, LVM3 or GSLV-III is a launch vehicle developed by ISRO itself. It has a capacity to lift up to 4 tonnes into GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit – where all the communication satellites have to reach to reach the 36,000 km circular orbit). The next GSAT-19 is planned as the payload for the first developmental flight of the indigenous GSLV-Mk III-D1 Launcher which as of now the launch is planned in April 2017. Mk III can loft satellites weighing 4,000 kg to space.The next step after Mk III though will be able to lift 6.5 tonnes. The Mk3 will form the basis for the launch vehicle which will use four instead of two S200 solid rocket boosters, currently the second most powerful solid rockets in the world.
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CHANDRAYAAN 2 (2018)
India is planning to launch Chandrayaan-2 by 2018. It will pick up soil or rock samples for on-site chemical analysis, the data will be relayed to Earth through the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. It is an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission. It consists of an Orbiter, Lander and Rover configuration.
ADITYA (2019-20)
A mission to the Sun by ISRO the year 2019-20 – is named as Aditya-1. Which is India’s first Solar Coronagraph to study solar Corona in visible and near IR bands. The launch of the Aditya mission was planned in 2012 but was postponed due to some extensive work involved in the fabrication and other technical aspects of ISRO. The Aditya-1 mission was conceived as a 400kg class satellite carrying one payload, the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and to launch in an 800 km low earth orbit. The main objective of this project is to study the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and consequently the crucial physical parameters for space weather such as the coronal magnetic field structures, the evolution of the coronal magnetic field etc.
MANNED SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAMME (2021) The Indian Manned Spaceflight programme is a proposal by ISRO to develop and launch a two-person crew to low Earth orbit by 2021. The human spaceflight will occur after 2017, on a GSLV-Mk III, as the mission is not included in the government’s 12th five-year plan (2012–2017). While Russia, USA and China being the only countries to have successfully conducted human space flight programmes, with this new programme the scientists were hoping to make India the fourth. These are some recent and upcoming projects of ISRO, hoping to place India in a world ranking position, where our country can lead the whole world.