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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


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


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


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


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


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 –


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


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


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


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


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


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 –


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


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


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


(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)


Philippe Le Houérou

24 July, 1956 184

Private Sector Development, Poverty Reduction

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)


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)


Christine Lagarde

27 December, 1945 189

To promotes international economic cooperation


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


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.


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.


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%.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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Bank(s) Headquarter CMDs Tag Line

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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


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

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With You All The Way

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State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

Jaipur Smt Arundathi Bhattacharya The Bank with a Vision

State Bank of Hyderabad

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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”


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.


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.


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


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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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)


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


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.


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,


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


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


, 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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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)


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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)


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)


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Colour Magenta

Signature RBI governor

FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES:

Currency Value 500

Width 66 mm

Height 150 mm

Year of Printing November 2016


Reverse Design Red fort

Colour Stone Grey


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TWO HUNDRED RUPEES NOTE:

Currency Value 200

Width 146 mm

Height 66 mm

Year of Printing August 2017


Reverse Design Sanchi Stupa

Colour Bright Yellow


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FIFTY RUPEES NOTE:

Currency Value 50

Width 147 mm

Height 73 mm

Year of Printing August 2017


Reverse Design Hampi with chariot

Colour Pink Violet


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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.


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.


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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)


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)


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)


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


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.


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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



GSAT-12 Jul 15, 2011

1410 kg PSLV-C17/GSAT-12

GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota, India

GSAT-8 May 21, 2011



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



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)


INSAT-3E Sep 28, 2003

2,775 Kg Ariane5-V162 GSO Communication French Guyana

GSAT-2 May 08, 2003



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


GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota

INSAT-3B Mar 22, 2000

2,070 Kg Ariane-5G GSO Communication French Guyana


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


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


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


INSAT-3D 2060 Kg Ariane-5 VA-214 Jul 26, 2013

GSO

Climate & Environment, Disaster Management System


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


SDSC SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India

Megha-Tropiques

1000 kg PSLV-C18/Megha-Tropiques

Oct 12, 2011

SSPO Climate & Environment, Earth

SDSC SHAR Centre, Sriharikota,


Observation India

RESOURCESAT-2 1206 kg PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2

Apr 20, 2011


SHAR Centre Sriharikota India

CARTOSAT-2B 694 kg PSLV-C15/CARTOSAT-2B

Jul 12, 2010



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


IMS-1 83 kg PSLV-C9 / CARTOSAT – 2A

Apr 28, 2008


CARTOSAT – 2A 690 Kg PSLV-C9 / CARTOSAT – 2A

Apr 28, 2008



CARTOSAT-2 650 kg PSLV-C7 / CARTOSAT-2 / SRE-1

Jan 10, 2007



CARTOSAT-1 1560 kg PSLV-C6/CARTOSAT-1/HAMSAT

May 05, 2005



IRS-P6 / RESOURCESAT-1

1360 kg PSLV-C5 /RESOURCESAT-1

Oct 17, 2003


SHAR, Sriharikota

Except these India has also launched experimental satellites and small satellites.


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)


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.


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.


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.


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.

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