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CONTENTS
Countries - Capital, Currency and Languages .......................................................................................2

International Organizations - Headquarters, Chiefs and Purpose ................................................ 15
Population Census 2011 - At a Glance ................................................................................................ 18
Thermal Power Plants/Stations in India ............................................................................................... 21
Dams in India.............................................................................................................................................. 23
Rivers in India ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Stadiums in India ....................................................................................................................................... 33
River Side Indian Cities ............................................................................................................................ 36
Wildlife Sanctuaries in India ................................................................................................................... 37
Heads of National Organisations .......................................................................................................... 43
Banks with Headquarters, CMDs & Tag Lines (PDF Version) ......................................................... 45
Small Finance Banks in India - At a Glance ......................................................................................... 48
Major Sea Ports in India .......................................................................................................................... 50
List of Airports in India ............................................................................................................................. 51
50 Famous Temples in India with Locations ....................................................................................... 56
Indian Classical & Folk Dances .............................................................................................................. 58
Important Tribal Dance ............................................................................................................................ 60
Constituency & Ministry of Cabinet Ministers .................................................................................... 62
List of International Boundary Lines between Countries ................................................................ 64
States of India - Capital, CM, Governor and Demographics .......................................................... 65
Famous Food Festival around the World ............................................................................................. 69
List of Nicknames of Indian Cities ......................................................................................................... 71
Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in World ..................................................................................... 76
Longest, Largest, Tallest & Highest in India ....................................................................................... 78
List of Stock Exchanges in the world. ................................................................................................... 79
Sports Trophies and Cups ....................................................................................................................... 80
Sports Tournaments and Awards .......................................................................................................... 83
Revolutions in World................................................................................................................................. 88
National and International Awards ...................................................................................................... 89
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State-Wise List of Museums in India .................................................................................................... 91
Important Places In India ...................................................................................................................... 101
List of Lakes ............................................................................................................................................. 103
New Currency Notes In India 2017 ..................................................................................................... 104
List of Space Centers ............................................................................................................................. 108
National Symbols of India with Pictures ............................................................................................ 109
List of Waterfalls in World With Country & Area ............................................................................ 113
List of Waterfalls in India ...................................................................................................................... 116
Indian States Bordering Countries ...................................................................................................... 118
First Persons in India (PDF Version) .................................................................................................... 119
First in India (Women) ............................................................................................................................ 120
Reports published by International Organizations .......................................................................... 123
Books & Authors ...................................................................................................................................... 127
Famous Books on Indian Politics & Authors...................................................................................... 133
List of UNESCO World Heritage sites in India .................................................................................. 141
Nuclear Power Plants in India List....................................................................................................... 143
List of Satellites Launched by ISRO .................................................................................................... 144
COUNTRIES - CAPITAL, CURRENCY AND LANGUAGES
Head of
Country Name Capital Currency Official Language
Government
Dari Persian; Chief Executive –

Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Pashto Abdullah Abdullah
Prime Minister –
Albania Tirane Lek Albanian
Edi Rama
Prime Minister –
Arabic; Tamazight;
Algeria Algiers Dinar Ahmed Ouyahia
French
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro Catalan Antoni Martí
President – João
Angola Luanda New Kwanza Portuguese
Lourenço
Antigua and East Caribbean Prime Minister –
Saint John's English
Barbuda dollar Gaston Browne
President –
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso Spanish
Mauricio Macri
Prime Minister –
Armenia Yerevan Dram Armenian
Karen Karapetyan
Prime Minister –
Australia Canberra Australian dollar English
Malcolm Turnbull
Euro (formerly Federal Chancellor

Austria Vienna German
schilling) – Christian Kern
Prime Minister –
Azerbaijan Baku Manat Azerbaijani
Artur Rasizade
Prime Minister –
The Bahamas Nassau Bahamian dollar English
Hubert Minnis
Prime Minister –
Bahrain Manama Bahrain dinar Arabic Prince Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa
Prime Minister –
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Bangla
Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister –
Barbados Bridgetown Barbados dollar English
Freundel Stuart
Belarusian; Prime Minister –

Belarus Minsk Belorussian ruble
Russian Andrei Kobyakov
Euro (formerly Dutch; French; Prime Minister –

Belgium Brussels
Belgian franc) German Charles Michel
Prime Minister –
Belize Belmopan Belize dollar English
Dean Barrow
President – Patrice
Benin Porto-Novo CFA Franc French
Talon
Prime Minister –
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum Dzongkha
Tshering Tobgay
La Paz
Spanish; Quechua; President – Evo
Bolivia (administrative); Boliviano
Aymara Morales
Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Sarajevo Marka Bosnian; Croatian; Chairman of the
Herzegovina Serbian Council of
Ministers – Denis
Zvizdić
President – Ian
Botswana Gaborone Pula English; Tswana
Khama
President – Michel
Brazil Brasilia Real Portuguese
Temer[ε ]
Sultan and Prime

Bandar Seri
Brunei Brunei dollar Malay Minister –
Begawan
Hassanal Bolkiah
Prime Minister –
Bulgaria Sofia Lev Bulgarian
Boyko Borisov
Prime Minister –
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou CFA Franc French
Paul Kaba Thieba
President – Pierre
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi franc Kirundi; French
Nkurunziza
Prime Minister –
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel Khmer
Hun Sen
Prime Minister –
Cameroon Yaounde CFA Franc French; English
Philémon Yang
Prime Minister –
Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar English; French
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister –
Cape Verdean
Cape Verde Praia Portuguese Ulisses Correia e
escudo
Silva
Central African Prime Minister –

Bangui CFA Franc Sango; French
Republic Simplice Sarandji
Prime Minister –
Chad N'Djamena CFA Franc French; Arabic Albert Pahimi
Padacké
President –
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso Spanish
Michelle Bachelet
Premier of the
China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi Mandarin State Council – Li
Keqiang
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso Spanish President – Juan
Manuel Santos
Comorian; Arabic; President – Azali

Comoros Moroni Franc
French Assoumani
Congo, Republic of Prime Minister –

Brazzaville CFA Franc French
the Bruno Tshibala
Congo,
Prime Minister –
Democratic Kinshasa Congolese franc French
Clément Mouamba
Republic of the
President – Luis
Costa Rica San Jose Colón Spanish
Guillermo Solís
Yamoussoukro
Incumbent
Cote d'Ivoire (official); Abidjan CFA Franc French
Amadou Gon
(de facto)
Prime Minister –
Croatia Zagreb Kuna Kuna
Andrej Plenković
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso Spanish Raúl Castro
President – Nicos
Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus pound Greek; Turkish
Anastasiades
Prime Minister –
Czech Republic Prague Koruna Czech; Slovak
Bohuslav Sobotka
Prime Minister –
Denmark Copenhagen Krone Danish Lars Løkke
Rasmussen
Prime Minister –
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti franc Arabic; French Abdoulkader Kamil
Mohamed
East Caribbean English; French; Prime Minister –

Dominica Roseau
dollar Antillean Creole Roosevelt Skerrit
Dominican President – Danilo

Santo Domingo Dominican Peso Spanish
Republic Medina
Tetum;
East Timor (Timor- Prime Minister –
Dili U.S. dollar Portuguese;
Leste) Mari Alkatiri
Iindonesian
President – Lenín
Ecuador Quito U.S. dollar Spanish
Moreno
Prime Minister –
Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound Arabic
Sherif Ismail
President –
El Salvador San Salvador Colón; U.S. dollar Spanish Salvador Sánchez
Cerén
Prime Minister –
Spanish; French;
Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc Francisco Pascual
Portuguese
Obama Asue
Arabic; Tigrinya; President – Isaias

Eritrea Asmara Nakfa
English Afwerki
Prime Minister –
Estonia Tallinn Kroon Estonian
Jüri Ratas
Prime Minister –
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr Amharic Hailemariam
Desalegn
Prime Minister –
English; Bau Fijian;
Fiji Suva Fiji dollar Frank
Hindi
Bainimarama
Euro (formerly Prime Minister –

Finland Helsinki Finnish; Swedish
markka) Juha Sipilä

France Paris French
French franc) Édouard Philippe
Prime Minister –
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc French Emmanuel Issoze-
Ngondet
President – Adama
The Gambia Banjul Dalasi English
Barrow
Prime Minister –
Georgia Tbilisi Lari Georgian
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Euro (formerly Chancellor –

Germany Berlin German
Deutsche mark) Angela Merkel
President – Nana
Ghana Accra Cedi English
Akufo-Addo

Greece Athens Greek
drachma) Alexis Tsipras
Grenada Saint George's East Caribbean English; Patois Prime Minister –
dollar Keith Mitchell
President – Jimmy
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal Spanish
Morales
Prime Minister –
Guinea Conakry Guinean franc French
Mamady Youla
Prime Minister –
Guinea-Bissau Bissau CFA Franc Portuguese Umaro Sissoco
Embaló
Prime Minister –
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar English Moses
Nagamootoo
Haitian Creole; Prime Minister –

Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde
French Jack Guy Lafontant
President – Juan
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira Spanish Orlando
Hernández
Prime Minister –
Hungary Budapest Forint Hungarian
Viktor Orbán
Prime Minister –
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic króna Icelandic Bjarni
Benediktsson
Prime Minister –
India New Delhi Rupee Hindi; English
Narendra Modi
President – Joko
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah Indonesian
Widodo
President – Hassan
Iran Tehran Rial Persian
Rouhani
Prime Minister –
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar Arabic; Kurdish
Haider al-Abadi
Euro (formerly Irish Taoiseach – Leo

Ireland Dublin English; Irish
pound [punt]) Varadkar
Prime Minister –
Israel Jerusalem* Shekel Hebrew; Arabic Benjamin
Netanyahu
President of the
Italy Rome Euro (formerly lira) Italian
Council of
Ministers – Paolo
Gentiloni
Prime Minister –
Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar English
Andrew Holness
Prime Minister –
Japan Tokyo Yen Japanese
Shinzō Abe
Prime Minister –
Jordan Amman Jordanian dinar Arabic
Hani Al-Mulki
Prime Minister –
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge Kazakh; Russian Bakhytzhan
Sagintayev
President – Uhuru
Kenya Nairobi Kenya shilling Swahili; English
Kenyatta
President – Taneti
Kiribati Tarawa Atoll Australian dollar English; Gilbertese
Mamau
Premier of the
Korea, North Pyongyang Won Korean Cabinet – Pak
Pong-ju
Prime Minister –
Korea, South Seoul Won Korean
Lee Nak-yeon
Euro (German
Prime Minister –
Kosovo Pristina Mark prior to Albanian; Serbian
Ramush Haradinaj
2002)
Prime Minister –
Sheikh Jaber Al-
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar Arabic; English
Mubarak Al-
Hamad Al-Sabah
Prime Minister –
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som Kyrgyz; Russian
Sapar Isakov
Prime Minister –
Laos Vientiane New Kip Lao (Laotian) Thongloun
Sisoulith
Prime Minister –
Latvia Riga Lats Latvian
Māris Kučinskis
President of the
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound Arabic; French
Council of
Ministers – Saad
Hariri
Prime Minister –
Lesotho Maseru Maluti Sesotho; English
Tom Thabane
President – Ellen
Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar English
Johnson Sirleaf
Prime Minister –
Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar Arabic
Fayez al-Sarraj
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss franc German Adrian Hasler
Prime Minister –
Lithuania Vilnius Litas Lithuanian
Saulius Skvernelis
Euro (formerly German; French; Prime Minister –

Luxembourg Luxembourg
Luxembourg franc) Luxembourgish Xavier Bettel
President of the
Macedonia Skopje Denar Macedonian Government –
Zoran Zaev
Prime Minister –
Malagasy; French;
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy franc Olivier Mahafaly
English
Solonandrasana
President – Peter
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha English
Mutharika
Prime Minister –
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit Malay
Najib Razak
President –
Maldives Male Rufiya Dhivehi
Abdulla Yameen
Prime Minister –
Mali Bamako CFA Franc French Abdoulaye Idrissa
Maïga
Prime Minister –
Malta Valletta Maltese lira Maltese; English
Joseph Muscat
Marshallese; President – Hilda

Marshall Islands Majuro U.S. Dollar
English Heine
Prime Minister –
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya Arabic Yahya Ould
Hademine
Prime Minister –
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee English
Pravind Jugnauth
President – Enrique
Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso Spanish
Peña Nieto
Micronesia,
President – Peter
Federated States Palikir U.S. Dollar English
M. Christian
of
Moldovan Prime Minister –

Moldova Chisinau Leu
(Romanian) Pavel Filip
French; Italian; Minister of State –

Monaco Monaco Euro
English Serge Telle
Prime Minister –
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik Mongolian Ukhnaa
Khurelsukh
Prime Minister –
Montenegro Podgorica Euro Montenegrin
Duško Marković
Saadeddine
Morocco Rabat Dirham Arabic
Othmani
Prime Minister –
Mozambique Maputo Metical Portuguese Carlos Agostinho
do Rosário
Rangoon (Yangon);
Naypyidaw or Nay State Counsellor –
Myanmar (Burma) Kyat Burmese
Pyi Taw Aung San Suu Kyi
(administrative)
Prime Minister –
English; Afrikaans;
Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar Saara
German
Kuugongelwa
no official capital;
President – Baron
Nauru government offices Australian dollar English; Nauran
Waqa
in Yaren District
Prime Minister –
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee Nepali Sher Bahadur
Deuba
Amsterdam; The
Netherlands Hague (seat of Dutch
guilder) Mark Rutte
government)
New Zealand Prime Minister –
New Zealand Wellington English
dollar Jacinda Ardern
President – Daniel
Nicaragua Managua Gold cordoba Spanish
Ortega
Prime Minister –
Niger Niamey CFA Franc French
Brigi Rafini
President –
Nigeria Abuja Naira English Muhammadu
Buhari
Prime Minister –
Norway Oslo Norwegian krone Norwegian
Erna Solberg
Sultan and Prime

Oman Muscat Omani rial Arabic Minister – Qaboos
bin Said al Said
Interim Prime
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee Urdu; English Minister – Shahid
Khaqan Abbasi
President – Tommy
Palau Melekeok U.S. dollar English; Palauan
Remengesau
President – Juan
Panama Panama City balboa; U.S. dollar Spanish
Carlos Varela
Papua New English; Tok Pisin; Prime Minister –

Port Moresby Kina
Guinea Hiri Motu Peter O'Neill
President –
Paraguay Asuncion Guaraní Spanish; Guarani
Horacio Cartes
Prime Minister –
Peru Lima Nuevo sol (1991) Spanish
Mercedes Aráoz
President –
Philippines Manila Peso Filipino; English
Rodrigo Duterte
Prime Minister –
Poland Warsaw Zloty Polish
Beata Szydło

Portugal Lisbon Portuguese
escudo) António Costa
Prime Minister –
Qatar Doha Qatari riyal Arabic Sheikh Abdullah
bin Nasser bin
Khalifa Al Thani
Prime Minister –
Romania Bucharest Leu Romanian
Mihai Tudose
Prime Minister –
Russia Moscow Ruble Romanian
Dmitry Medvedev
Prime Minister –
Rwanda Kigali Rwanda franc Russian
Edouard Ngirente
Saint Kitts and East Caribbean Prime Minister –

Basseterre English
Nevis dollar Timothy Harris
East Caribbean Prime Minister –

Saint Lucia Castries English
dollar Allen Chastanet
Saint Vincent and East Caribbean Prime Minister –

Kingstown English
the Grenadines dollar Ralph Gonsalves
Prime Minister –
Samoa Apia Tala Samoan, English Tuilaepa Aiono
Sailele Malielegaoi
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Captain Regent ι –
San Marino San Marino Euro Italian Enrico Carattoni,
Matteo Fiorini
Sao Tome and Prime Minister –

Sao Tome Dobra Portuguese
Principe Patrice Trovoada
King and Prime

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Arabic
Minister – Salman
Prime Minister –
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc French Mohammed
Dionne
Yugoslav new
dinar. In Kosovo
Prime Minister –
Serbia Belgrade both the euro and Serbian
Ana Brnabić
the Yugoslav dinar
are legal
Seychellois Creole, President – Danny

Seychelles Victoria Seychelles rupee
French English Faure
President – Ernest
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone English
Bai Koroma
Singapore Singapore Singapore dollar English, Chinese Prime Minister –
and Malay Lee Hsien Loong
Tamil
Prime Minister –
Slovakia Bratislava Koruna Slovak
Robert Fico
Slovenian tolar; Prime Minister –

Slovenia Ljubljana Slovene
euro (as of 1/1/07) Miro Cerar
Prime Minister –
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Honiara English Manasseh
dollar
Sogavare
Prime Minister –
Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling Somali Arabic
Hassan Ali Khayre
Afrikaans, English,
Pretoria
Southern Ndebele,
(administrative);
Northern Sotho,
Cape Town President – Jacob
South Africa Rand Southern Sotho,
(legislative); Zuma
Swazi
Bloemfontein
Tsonga, Tswana,
(judiciary)
Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
President – Salva
South Sudan Juba Sudanese Pound English
Kiir Mayardit
President of the
Euro (formerly Spanish, Catalan
Spain Madrid Government –
peseta) Galician , Gasque
Mariano Rajoy
Colombo; Sri Prime Minister –

Sri Lanka Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka rupee Sinhala, Tamil Ranil
Kotte (legislative) Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister –
Sudan Khartoum Dinar Arabic, English
Bakri Hassan Saleh
President – Dési
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Dutch
Bouterse
Prime Minister –
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni English, Swati Barnabas Sibusiso
Dlamini
Prime Minister –
Sweden Stockholm Krona Swedish
Stefan Löfven
German, French,
Switzerland Bern Swiss franc Doris Leuthard
Italian, Romansh
Prime Minister –
Syria Damascus Syrian pound Arabic
Imad Khamis
President of the
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan dollar Standard Chinese Executive Yuan –
William Lai
Prime Minister –
Tajikistan Dushanbe somoni Tajik
Kokhir Rasulzoda
Dar es Salaam;
Prime Minister –
Tanzania Dodoma Tanzanian shilling Swahili, English
Kassim Majaliwa
(legislative)
Prime Minister –
Thailand Bangkok baht Thai
Prayut Chan-o-cha
Prime Minister –
Togo Lome CFA Franc French Komi Sélom
Klassou
Prime Minister –
Tonga Nuku'alofa Pa'anga English
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
Trinidad and Trinidad and Prime Minister –

Port-of-Spain English
Tobago Tobago dollar Keith Rowley
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar Arabic Youssef Chahed
Prime Minister –
Turkey Ankara Turkish lira (YTL) Turkish
Binali Yıldırım
President –
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat Turkmen Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedow
Vaiaku village, Prime Minister –

Tuvalu Australian dollar Polynesian
Funafuti province Enele Sopoaga
Prime Minister –
Ugandan new Swahili, English,
Uganda Kampala Ruhakana
shilling Luganda
Rugunda
Prime Minister –
Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna Ukrainian Volodymyr
Groysman
Prime Minister –
United Arab
Abu Dhabi U.A.E. dirham Arabic Sheikh Mohammed
Emirates
bin Rashid Al
Maktoum
Prime Minister –
United Kingdom London Pound sterling English
Theresa May
United States of President – Donald

Washington D.C. dollar English
America Trump
President – Tabaré
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay peso Spanish
Vázquez
Prime Minister –
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani sum Uzbek
Abdulla Aripov
Bislama, French, Prime Minister –

Vanuatu Port-Vila Vatu
English Charlot Salwai
Vatican City (Holy Cardinal Giuseppe

Vatican City Euro Italian
See) Bertello
President – Nicolás
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar Spanish
Maduro
Vietnam Hanoi Dong Vietnamese Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Prime Minister –
Yemen Sanaa Rial Arabic Ahmed Obeid bin
Daghr
President – Edgar
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha English
Lungu
English, Shona, President – Robert

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar
Ndebele Mugabe
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - HEADQUARTERS, CHIEFS AND

PURPOSE
Number of
Name Headquarters Heads Foundation Year Members Purpose
Countries
International Connecting
Mrs.
Criminal Police Lyon, France 7 September, 1923 190 Police for a safer
Ballestrazzi
Organization world
(INTERPOL)
Crediting,
Working for a
Washington Jim Yong world free of
World Bank July, 1944 189
D.C. (U.S.A.) Kim Poverty
Development
Washington Jim Yong Assistance,
IBRD 1944 189
D.C. (U.S.A.) Kim Poverty
Reduction
ICSID
(International
Centre for Washington Jim Yong 1957 (But operating International
159
Settlement of D.C. (U.S.A.) Kim starts in 1966) Arbitration
Investment
Disputes)
International Private Sector

Finance Washington Philippe Le Development,
24 July, 1956 184
Corporation D.C. (U.S.A.) Houérou Poverty
(IFC) Reduction
Multilateral Political Risk

Investment Washington Keiko Insurance,
1988 181
Guarantee D.C. (U.S.A.) Honda Foreign Direct
Agency (MIGA) Investment
World Trade Regulate

Geneva, Roberto
Organization 1 January, 1995 162 International
Switzerland Azevedo
(WTO) Trade
To promotes
International
Washington Christine international
Monetary Fund 27 December, 1945 189
D.C. (U.S.A.) Lagarde economic
(IMF)
cooperation
Bank for
International Basel, Jaime 60 Central Central Bank
17 May, 1930
Settlements Switzerland Caruana Banks Cooperation
(BIS)
Asian
Metro Manila, Takehiko
Development 22 August, 1966 67 Crediting
Philippines Nakao
Bank (ADB)
To promote the
World
protection of
Intellectual
Geneva Francis intellectual
Property 14 July, 1967 188
Switzerland Gurry property
Organization
throughout the
(WIPO)
world
World Health
Geneva Margaret
Organization 7 April, 1948 193 Health For All
Switzerland Chan
(WHO)
International
Labour Geneva
Guy Ryder 1919 186
Organization Switzerland
(ILO)
International
Enabling the
Fund for
Kanayo F. Rural Poor to
Agricultural Rome, Italy 1977 173
Nwanze Overcome
Development
Poverty
(IFAD)
To provide food
and healthcare
to
Anthony
UNICEF New York 11-Dec-1946 191 children of those
Lake
countries which
devastated by
world war II.
UN Nikhil Seth 1963 -- To achieve the

Geneva
International major objectives
Training and Switzerland of UN through
Research training and
Center research
(UNITAR)
Protect our
UN
Achim environment and
Environmental Nairobi, Kenya 5 June, 1972 193
Steiner conserve our
Program
future
(UNEP)
UN
Development Overall
New York Helen Clark 1965 166
Program development
(UNDP)
Eradicate
extreme hunger
For 48
UN Capital poverty,
Reuben least
Development New York 1966 Promotes
Summerlin developed
Fund (UNCDF) equality, Ensures
countries
Environment
Sustainability
International Dubai, United Zaheer Great Sport,

15 June, 1909 125
Cricket Council Arab Emirates Abbas Great Spirit
North Atlantic
A mind
Treaty Brussels,
Petr Pavel 4 April, 1949 28 unfettered in
Organization Belgium
deliberation
(NATO)
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
Barauni Thermal Power Station

Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
Bihar
Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Plant
Bhilai Expansion Power Plant

Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
Chhattisgarh
Sipat Thermal Power Plant
Dr Shyama Prakash Mukharjee Thermal Power Plant
Badarpur Thermal Power Plant

Delhi Indraprashta Power Station
Rajghat Power Station
Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station

Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station
Gujarat 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
Bokaro Thermal Power Station

Jharkhand Chandrapura Thermal Power Station
Patratu Thermal Power Station
Bellary Thermal Power Station

Karnataka Raichur Super Thermal Power Station
Udupi Thermal Power Plant
Amarkantak Thermal Power Station

Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station
Madhya Pradesh Sant Singaji Thermal Power Plant
Satpura Thermal Power Station
Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Amravati Thermal Power Plant

Bhusawal Thermal Power Station
Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Plant
Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station
Maharashtra Koradi Thermal Power Station
Nashik Thermal Power Station
Paras Thermal Power Station
Parli Thermal Power Station
Tirora Thermal Power Plant
IB Thermal Power Plant

Odisha Hirakud Captive Power Plant
Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
Anta Thermal Power Station

Barsingsar Lignit Power Plant
Chhabra Thermal Power Plant
Rajasthan Giral Lignite Thermal Power Station
Rajwest Lignite Power Plant
Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station
VS Lignite Power Plant
Ennore Thermal Power Station
Mettur Theral Power Station
Tamil Nadu Neyveli Thermal Power Station
North Chennai Thermal Power Station
Tuticorin Thermal Power Station
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
Uttar Pradesh
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
Bakreswar Thermal Power Station

Bandel Thermal Power Station
Durgapur Thermal Power Plant
Durgapur Thermal Power Station
West Bengal 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
Jaldhaka River.
Bindu Dam
RIVERS IN INDIA
Name of
Touching States Length Originates From Ends in
Rivers
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, 2,525 Bay of

Ganga Gangothri
West Bengal K.M. Bengal
Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar 1,376 Garhwall in Bay of

Yamuna
Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi K.M. Yamunotri Bengal
Brahmapu 2,900 Lake Bay of

Assam, Arunachal,Tibet
tra K.M. Manasarovar Bengal
858 Amarkantak Bay of

Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha
K.M. Plateau Bengal
Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, 1,465 Bay of
Godavari Nasik Hills
Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry K.M. Bengal
Near
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra 1,400 Bay of
Krishna Mahabaleshwar
Pradesh K.M. Bengal
in Maharashtra
Amarkantak hill
1,315
Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat in Madhya Arabian sea
K.M.
Pradesh
724
Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat Bettul Arabian sea
K.M.
900 Saidpur,Ghazi
Gomti Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, Gomat Taal
K.M. pur
Shigatse
720
Koshi Prefecture, Janakpur, Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mec Ganga
K.M. Ganga
hi Zones, Bihar
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, 630

Gandaki Nepal Ganga
Bihar K.M.
590
Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Vindhya Range Rajghat Dam
K.M.
Madhya pradesh,Uttar 784

Son Ganga Yamuna
Pradesh, Jharkhand,Bihar K.M.
1,500
Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Mount Kailash Ropar
K.M.
720 Himachal
Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Chenab
K.M. Pradesh
470
Beas Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Sutlej Mandi Plain
K.M.
960 Jammu and
Chenab Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Panjnad
K.M. Kashmir
725
Jehlam Punjab, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, Pir Panjal Range Chenab
K.M.
765 Hills of Coorg, Bay of

Kaveri Karnataka, Tamilnadu,
K.M. Karnataka Bengal
Shivalik
1080
Ghaggar Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan Hills, Himachal Indus
K.M
Pradesh
Hugli Bay of
West Bengal, Kolkata 260 K.M Ganga
(Hooghly) Bengal;
Chota
Hoogly River,
Damodar Jharkhand, Bengal 592 K.M Nagpur
Howrah
plateau.
Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir In Tibet Kalish

3180
Indus Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh Range 5080 Arabian sea
K.M
Tibet mts.
Tungabha
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana 531 K.M Krishna Krishna
dra
Gulf of
Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M Khambhat , Ara Sevalia
bian Sea
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
Sikkim, India, West Bengal, RANGEET

Teesta 309 K.M Brahmaputra
India,Rangpur, Bangladesh RIVER.
Indravati Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra 535 K.M Kalahandi Godavari
Bhima Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana 861 K.M Pandharpur

Krishna River
Subarnare Bay of
Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal 395 K.M Bay of Bengal
k Bengal
Konya Maharashtra 130 K.M Krishna RIVE Maharashtra
Ramgang Ramganga
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh 596 K.M Ganga
a Dam
Bay of
Peena Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 597 K.M Nandi Hills
Bengal
Brahmani Odisha 480 Bay of Bengal Ganga
Bay of
Periyar Kerala, Tamil Nadu 244 K.M Cardaman Hills
Bengal
Lakshadweep
Bay of
Mahanada West Bengal, Bihar 360 K.M Sea, Vembanad
Bengal
Lake
Benas Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 512 K.M Rohtang Pass Chambal
Bay of
Vaigai Tamil Nadu, 258 K.M Periyar Plateau
Bengal
Ghaghra
Sharda Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh 350 K.M Ganga
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 Cricket

PRADESH
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 Cricket

Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Ground
13. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh Cricket
14. Apca-Vdca Stadium Visakhapatnam , Andhra Cricket

Pradesh
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 Cricket

Pradesh
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
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
RIVER SIDE INDIAN CITIES
City State River
Agra Uttar Pradesh Jamuna
Sabarmati
Ahmedabad Gujarat
Confluence of Ganga,
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
Jamuna &Saraswati
Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Sarayu
Badrinath Uttarakhand Ganga
Cuttack Odisha Mahanadi
Delhi Delhi Yamuna
Dibrugarh Assam Brahmaputra
Ferozepore Uttaranchal Sutlej
Haridwar India Ganga
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
2
1. Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir 141km
2. Jim Corbett National Park Uttrakhand 1318.54

km2(including core
area 520 km2 and
buffer area 797.72
2
km )
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 Rajasthan 29 km2

Park
2
8. Sasan Gir National Park Gujarat 1,412 km
9. Kanha National Park Madhya Pardesh 940 km2
10. Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary Kerala 305 km2
2
11. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 0.3 km
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
2
16. Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh 490.3 km
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
2
20. Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh 257 km
21. Kanchendzonga National Park Sikkim 1,784 km2
22. Bandipur National Park Karnataka 874 km2
2
23. Wandur National Park/ Mahatama Gandhi Andaman Island 281.5 km
Marine National Park
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
2
28. Similipal National Park Odisha 2,750 km
2
29. Kudremukh National Park Karnataka 600.32 km
30. Eravikulam National Park Kerala 97 km2
2
31. Bannerghatta National Park Karnataka 104. 3 km
32. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala 90.44 km2
2
33. Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Assam 350 km
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
2
39. Namdapha National Park Arunachal Pradesh 1,985 km
40. Gulf Of Kutch National Park Gujarat 162.9 km2
41. Silent Valley National Park Kerala 236.74 km2
2
42. Gulf Of Mannar Marine National Park Tamil Nadu 560 km
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
2
47. Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 812 km
48. Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar 681.99 km2
49. Palamau Tiger Reserve Jharkhand 1,026 km2
50. Mudumalai National Park Tamil Nadu 321 km2
2
51. Galathea National Park Andaman and 110 km
Nicobar Islands
2
52. Middle Button Island National Park Andaman and 64 km
Nicobar Islands
53. Interview Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and 133 km2approx.

Nicobar Islands
54. Landfall Island Wildlife Sanctuary Andaman and 29.28 km2

Nicobar Islands
55. Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Andhra Pradesh 3,568 km2
56. Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh 357.6 km2
2
57. Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary At the border of 481 km
Andhra Pradesh and
Tamil Nadu
58. Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary Telangana 130 km2
2
59. Pakhui Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh 862 km
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
2
64. Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary Madhya Pradesh 1,197 km
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
2
69. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Maharashtra 625.4 km
70. Papikonda National Park Andhra Pradesh 1,012.86 km2
71. Valmiki National Park Bihar Forest area is

2
about 900 km 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
2
76. Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 1,411.6 km
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
2
81. Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat 607.70 km
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
2
85. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Karnataka 526.96 km
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
2
90. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra 423.55 km
91. Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary Maharashtra 260 km2
92. Nalbana Bird Sanctuary Odisha 15.53 km2
2
93. Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan 422.95 km
94. Shenbagathoppu Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Tamil Nadu 480 km2

Sanctuary
95. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary Bihar 50 km stretch of

Ganges River
96. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh 4926.28km2
HEADS OF NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
S.No Head Organisation
1. M. Venkaiah Naidu Chairman, Rajya Sabha
Chairperson of Lok Sabha

2. Sumitra Mahajan
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
Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of
12. J.S.Sharma
India
13. Alok Kumar Verma CBI Director
Chairman, National Commission for

14. Nand Kumar Sai
Scheduled Tribes
Chairperson, National Commission for

15. Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi
Minorities
16. David R Syiemlieh Chairman, UPSC
Director General, National Investigation

17. Sharad Kumar
Agency
18. V.S.Chauhan Chairman, UGC
19. A.S.Kiran Kumar Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and

20. Sekhar Basu
Sec. Dept. of Atomic Energy
21. Aashim Kurana Chairman, SSC
22. Justice H L Dattu Chairman, Human Rights Commission
Registrar General of India and Census

23. Shri Sailesh
Commissioner
24. Sushil Chandra Central Board of Direct Taxes
Chairman, Insurance Regulatory

25. T.S. Vijayan
Development Authority
Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of

26. Ajay Tyagi
India
29. Syed Akbaruddin India’s permanent representative in UNO
Chairperson of National Commission for
31. Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Women
th
32. Y.V. Reddy Chairman, 14 Finance Commission
33. Devender Kumar Sikri Chairman, Competition Commission of India
Chairperson, Central Board of Film

34. Prasoon Joshi
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
President, Confederation of Indian

39. Shobana Kamineni
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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UCO Bank Kolkata Shri Ravi Kishan Takkar Honours Your Trust
Union Bank of Good People to Bank

Mumbai Shri Rajkiran Rai G
India With
United Bank of The Bank That Begins

Kolkata United Bank of India
India With “U”
A Friend You Can
Vijaya Bank Bangalore Kishore Kumar Sansi
Bank On
Bandhan Kolkata Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Hope for The Poor
You Focus On Exports

ECGC Bank Mumbai Geetha Muralidhar
We Cover The Risks
Mr. We Understand Your

HDFC Mumbai
Aditya Puri World Indeed
Badhti Ka Naam
Axis Bank Mumbai Shikha Sharma
Zindagi
Hum Hai Na, Khyal

ICICI Bank Mumbai Chanda Kochhar
Apka
The World’s Local

HSBC London Naina Lal Kidwai
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 & MINIS TRY OF CABINET MINISTERS
Name of the Cabinet

S.No Ministry Constituency
Minister
Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions; Department of Atomic
Energy Department of Space; All
important policy issues and all Vadodara (Gujarat) &
1 Narendra Modi
other Banaras (UP)
portfolios not allocated to any

Minister.
2 Rajnath Singh Home Affairs Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
3 Arun Jaitley Finance, Corporate Affairs, RajyaSabha (Gujarat)
Information & Broadcasting
Sushma Swaraj External Affairs, Overseas Indian Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

4
Affairs
Road Transport and Highways,

5 Nitin Gadkari Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Shipping
Urban Development, Housing and

6 Venkaiah Naidu Urban Poverty Alleviation, RajyaSabha (Karnataka)
Parliamentary Affairs
7 Manohar Parrikar Defence Panaji (Goa)
8 Suresh Prabhu Railways Rajapur (Maharashtra)
Bilaspur(Himachal
9 Jagat Prakash Nadda Health & Family Welfare
Pradesh)
Bangalore North
10 D. V. Sadananda Gowda Law & Justice
(Karnataka)
Consumer Affairs, Food and

11 Ram Vilas Paswan Hajipur (Bihar)
Public Distribution
Micro, Small and Medium

12 Kalraj Mishra Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)
Enterprises
Rural Development, Panchayati

13 Chaudhary Birender Singh Raj, Drinking Water and Uchana Kalan (Haryana)
Sanitation
14 Maneka Gandhi Women and Child Development Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh)
Bangalore South
15 Ananth Kumar Chemicals and Fertilizers
(Karnataka )
16 Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information
Technology Rajya Sabha (Bihar)
Vizianagaram (Andhra
17 Ashok Gadpati Raju Civil Aviation
Pradesh)
Heavy Industries and Public

18 Ananth Geete Raigad (Maharashtra)
Enterprises
19 Harsimrat Kaur Food Processing Industries Bathinda (Punjab)
20 Narendra Singh Tomar Mines, Steel Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
21 Jual Oram Tribal Affairs Sundargarh (Odisha)
Rajyasabha (Madhya
22 Thawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment
Pradesh)
23 Smriti Irani Human Resource Development RajyaSabha (Gujarat)
Water Resources, River

24 Uma Bharti Development and Ganga Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)
Rejuvenation
RajyaSabha (Madhya
25 Najma Heptullah Minority Affairs
Pradesh)
26 Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture Purvi Champaran (Bihar)
Science and Technology, Earth

27 Harsh Vardhan Chandani Chowk (Delhi)
Sciences
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
Literac Populatio Borders

State Capital CM Governor
y Rate n Density
Andhra Vijaywada, Nara ESL 308 km Maharashtra

67.66%
Pradesh Hyderabad Chandrababu Narasimhan sq ,
Naidu Chhattisgarh
, Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka,
Telangana
Arunachal Padmanabh 17 per km. Assam,

Itanagar Pema Khandu 66.96%
Pradesh a Acharya sq Nagaland
Arunachal
Pradesh,
Manipur,
Sarbananda Banwarilal 397 per Meghalaya,
Assam Dispur 73.18%
Sonowal Purohit km. sq Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Tripura
Jharkhand,
Ram Nath 1102 per Uttar
Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar 63.82%
Kovind km. sq Pradesh,
West Bengal
Andhra
Pradesh,
Jharkhand,
Madhya
Chhattisgar Balram Das 190 per
Raipur Raman Singh 71.04% Pradesh,
h Tandon km. sq
Maharashtra
, Odisha,
Uttar
Pradesh
Manohar Mridula 390 per Maharashtra

Goa Panaji 88.70%
Parrikar Sinha km. , Karnataka
Rajasthan,
310 per Maharashtra
Gujarat Gandhinagar Vijay Rupani 80.18% OP Kohli
km. , Madhya
Pradesh
Kaptan Punjab,
Manohar Lal 573 per
Haryana Chandigarh 76.64% Singh Himachal,
Khattar km. sq
Solanki Rajasthan
Jammu and
Himachal Virbhadra Acharya Dev 123 per Kashmir,
Shimla 83.78%
Pradesh Singh Vrat km. sq Punjab,
Haryana
Mufti Himachal
Jammu and Jammu (Winter) 56 per km.
Mohammad 66.7% NN Vohra Pradesh,
Kashmir Srinagar (Summer) sq
Sayeed Punjab
Uttar
Pradesh,
Draupadi 414 per
Jharkhand Ranchi Raghuvar Das 67.6% Chhattisgarh
Murmu km. sq
, Odisha,
West Bengal
Goa,
Maharashtra
Vajubhai
K. 320 per , Andhra
Karnataka Bengaluru 75.60% Rudabhai
Siddaramaiah km. sq Pradesh,
Val
Tamil Nadu,
Kerela
Thiruvananthapura Pinarayi P. 860 per Karnataka,

Kerela 93.91%
m Vijayan Sathasivam km. sq Tamil Nadu
Uttar
Pradesh,
Madhya Shivraj Singh Om Prakash 236 per
Bhopal 70.60% Chhattisgarh
Pradesh Chouhan Kohl km. sq
, Gujarat,
Rajasthan
Gujarat,
C.
Maharashtr Devendra 370 per Madhya
Mumbai 82.9% Vidyasagar
a Fadnavis km. sq Pradesh,
Rao
Chhattisgarh
, Karnataka,
Andhra
Pradesh,
Goa
Nagalan,
Najma A. 120 per
Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh 79.21% Mizoram,
Heptulla km. sq
Assam
Mukul Banwarilal 130 per

Meghalaya Shillong 75.84% Assam
Sangma Purohit km. sq
Assam,
Nirbhay 52 per km.
Mizoram Aizawl Lal Thanhawla 91.58% Manipur,
Sharma sq
Tripura
Arunachal
Shurhozelie 119 per Pradesh,
Nagaland Kohima 80.11% PB Acharya
Liezietsu km. sq Assam,
Manipur
Chhattisgarh
, Andhra
Naveen 270 per
Odisha Bhubaneswar 73.45% S.C. Jamir Pradesh,
Patnaik km. sq
Jharkhand,
West Bengal
Himachal
Pradesh,
Amarinder V. P. Singh 550 per Haryana,
Punjab Chandigarh 76.68%
Singh Badnore km. sq Jammu and
Kashmir,
Rajasthan
Gujarat,
Vasundhara 201 per
Rajasthan Jaipur 68% Kalyan Singh Haryana,
Raje km. sq
Punjab
Sikkim Gangtok Pawan 82.2% Shriniwas 86 per km. West Bengal
Chamling Patil sq
Kerela,
Edappadi K. C. 479 km Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu Chennai 80.33%
Palaniswami Vidyasagar sq Andhra
Pradesh
K. Andhra
E.S.L. 310 per
Telangana Hyderabad Chandrasheka 66.50% Pradesh,
Narasimhan km. sq
r Rao Karnataka
Tathagata 350 per Assam,

Tripura Agartala Manik Sarkar 87.75%
Roy km. sq Mizoram
Bihar,
Uttar Yogi 820 per Chhattisgar,
Lucknow 67.68% Ram Naik
Pradesh Adityanath km. sq Haryana,
Jharkhand
Uttar
Trivendra 189 per Pradesh,
Uttarakhand Dehradun 79.63% K.K. Paul
Singh Rawat km. sq Himachal
Pradesh
Odisha,
Mamata Keshari Nath 1000 per
West Bengal Kolkata 77.08% Jharkhand,
Banerjee Tripathi km. sq
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 Uttar Pradesh

 Petha Nagari
Gujarat
Ahmedabad  Boston of India
 Manchester of India
 Abode of the God
Allahabad  City of Prime Ministers Uttar Pradesh
 Sangam City
Amritsar Golden City of India Punjab
Asansol Land of Black Diamond West Bengal
 Electronic City of India

 Garden City of India
Bengaluru  IT Capital of India Karnataka
 Science city of India
 Silicon Valley of India
 Space City
Bhagalpur The Silk City of India Bihar
Bhopal City of Lakes Madhya Pradesh
Indore Mini Mumbai Madhya Pradesh
Bhimavaram  City of Prawns Andhra Pradesh

 Second Bardoli of India
Bhubaneswar Temple City of India Odisha
Chandigarh The City Beautiful Chandigarh
 Auto Hub of India

Chennai  Detroit of Asia Tamil Nadu
 Gateway of South India
 Health Capital of India
Coimbatore  Textile City of India Tamil Nadu

 Manchester of South India
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
 City of Pearls
 City of Nizams
Hyderabad  Hightech City Telangana
 World Capital of Biryani
 Bangle City
Hyderabad-Secunderabad Twin City Telangana
 City of Palaces
Jaipur  Paris of India Rajasthan
 Pink City
Jaisalmer Golden City of India Rajasthan
Jamshedpur  Pittsburgh of India Jharkhand

 Steel City of India
Jodhpur  Blue City Rajasthan

 Sun City
Kakinada  City of Kaja Andhra Pradesh

 Pensioners Paradise
Kanpur  Leather City of the World Uttar Pradesh

 Manchester of North India
Kashmir Switzerland of India Jammu and Kashmir
Kochi  Gateway to Kerala Kerala

 Queen of the Arabian Sea
Kolkata  City of Joy West Bengal

 City of Palaces
 Cultural Capital of India
 Gateway of Eastern India
 Heaven of the Aged
Kolhapur City of Wrestlers Maharashtra
 Cashew Capital of the World

Kollam  Gateway to Backwaters Kerala
 Prince of Arabian sea
 City of Nawabs
Lucknow  Constantinople of the East Uttar Pradesh
 Shiraz-e-Hind
 The Golden City of India
 Athens of the East

 City of Festivals
Madurai  City of Four Junctions Tamil Nadu
 Sleepless City
 Temple City
Malda Mango City West Bengal
 Cradle of Indian Banking

Mangalore  Gateway of Karnataka Karnataka
 Rome of the East
 City of Dreams
 City of Seven Islands
 Financial Capital of India
Mumbai  Gateway of India Maharashtra
 Hollywood of India
 Maximum City
 Maya Nagari
Mundi Power Hub City Madhya Pradesh
Mussoorie Queen of the Mountains Uttarakhand
Mysore  Green City Karnataka

 Heritage City
Nagpur Orange City Maharashtra
Nainital City of Lakes Uttarakhand
 California of India
Nasik  Grape city of India Maharashtra
 Wine capital of India
New Delhi City of Rallies Delhi
Patiala Royal City

Punjab
City of Handloom
Panipat Haryana
City of Weavers
Palanpur Gujrat
 City of Diamonds
 Flower City
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 Uttrakhand

 Yoga City
Siliguri  City of Hospitality West Bengal

 Gateway to the Doors
Srinagar City of lakes Jammu and Kashmir
 City Of Diamonds
Surat  Diamond City Of India Gujarat
 Textile city Of India
Tezpur City of Blood Assam
City of Lakes Maharashtra
Thane
 Energy equipment and fabrication capital of

Tiruchirappalli India Tamil Nadu
 Rock Fort City
 Tucker Trichy
 City of Paddy fields

Tirunelveli  Halwa city of India Tamil Nadu
 Oxford city of South India
 City of Lakes
Udaipur  Venice of the East Rajasthan
 White City
 Banyan City
Vadodara  Cultural City Of India Gujarat
 Sayaji Nagari
 World Capital Of Garba
Vaniyambadi Leather city of South India Tamil Nadu
 City of Lights
 City of Temples
 City of Learning
Varanasi  Holy City Uttar Pradesh
 Oldest living city on Earth
 Religious capital of India
 Spiritual capital of India
Vijayawada The Place of Victory Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam City Of Destiny

Andhra Pradesh
 City of Lakes
Warangal  City of Temples Telangana
 Second city of Nizam
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
Amrit Diwan Cup
Asia Cup
Chaddha Cup
European Cup
Harilela Cup
Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup
Badminton Kitiakara Cup
Konica Cup
Malaysian Open
Sophia Cup
Thomas Cup (Men)
Uber Cup (Women)
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
Cricket 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
Bandodkar Trophy
Football 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
Augusta Masters
Golf British Open
US Maters
Aga khan Cup

Dhyanchand Trophy
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup
Murugappa Gold Cup
Hockey Nehru Trophy
Sindhia Gold Cup
Stanley Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Wellington Cup
Horse Racing Derby
Australian Open
BNP Paribash
Davis Cup
Lawn Tennis Heineken Cup
French Open
US Open
Wimbledon
Rowing Wellington Trophy
Bama Belleck Cup

Table Tennis 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
China (India win bronze)

Women’s U18 Hockey Asia Cup 2016
FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 India after 15 long years.
th
7 Junior National Hockey Championship
India (Himachal Pradesh)
2017 women
th
5 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) Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin
player of the year 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

Virat Kohli
ranking
Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World

Virat Kohli
2016
Duleep Trophy India Blue
2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix

Badminton Ng Ka Long (Hong Kong)
men’s singles
Thomas Cup Denmark
uber cup women China
2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix

Saina Nehwal (India)
Women’s singles
2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Berry Angriawan & hardianto
Men’s Doubles (Indonesia)
Syed Modi International Grand Prix

PV Sindhu
Women’s singles
Syed Modi International Grand Prix

Sameer Verma
Men’s singles
Syed Modi International Grand Prix Pranaav Jerry Chopra & NSikki
Mixed Doubles Reddy
st
81 Senior National Badminton
Sourabh Verma & Rituparna
Championship Men’s Singles & Women’s
Das
singles Title
(Indian) Tarun Kona & Alwin

2017 Uganda International Series
Francis
Men’s Single at Singapore Open Badminton

Sai Praneeth
Championship
India Super Series Tournament PV Sindhu
National Badminton Coach

Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix
Pullela Gopichand’s daughter
in Jakarta
Gayatri Pullela
Snooker Asian Billiards Championship Pankaj Advani
3rd Kolkata Open National Invitation

Pankaj Advani
Snooker Championship
Indian National Snooker Championship Pankaj Advani
Boxing Thailand International Tournament K Shyam Kumar (Indian)
Indian Boxer Shiva Thapa won

Asian Boxing Championship
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

Mumbai based Kush Bhagat
Federation
Australian Open 2017

Tennis Roger Federer
Men’s Singles

Serena Williams
women’s Singles

Henri Kontinen & John Peers
Men’s Doubles
Australian Open 2017 Bethanie Mattek Sands & Lucie

Women’s Doubles Safarova
Qatar Open
Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Men’s Singles
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
ITTF Challenge Chile Open Singles &

Soumyajit Ghosh
Doubles
BPN Paribas open Tennis Tournament Roger Federer
Tallahassee United States Challenger Men’s Indian Leander Paes & Scott
Doubles Title Lipsky from America
Dubai Tennis Open

Andy Murray (UK)
Men’s Singles
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

India’s boy team
Kong
Asian Luge Championship Shiva Keshavan
Pandit Deen Dayal Updhyay All India

Haryana defeated Railway
National Style Kabaddi Championship
100 meters sprint at the World Masters

101 year old Man Kaur
Games in Auckland
Indian Shot putter Manpreet

Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet
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

Athlete Sandeep Kumar
Walking Championship
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
Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey

Golden Revolution
Production
Golden Fiber Revolution Jute Production
Dr. M, S.
Swaminathan is
Green Revolution Food Grains 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
Dr. Varghese Kurien is

White Revolution (In the Pioneer of
Milk/Dairy production
India: Operation Flood) “Operation Flood in
India”.
Oil Seeds Production

Yellow Revolution
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
National Awards
Award Field
Dada Saheb Phalke Award Performance in films.
Shankar Award. Contribution in Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art
For Socio – communal Harmony

Kabir Samman
For economic, social and political contribution by following

International Gandhi Peace Prize
methods of Gandhi.
Highest civilian award given to the person who serves the

Bharat Ratna
nation.
It is the third-highest civilian award, third in rank in the

Padma Bhushan
country.
It is the second highest award in the country. It is awarded to

Padma Vibhushan people from fields including Govt. service to distinguish
extraordinary service for the nation.
For people who have made contribution in Industry, Social
Padma Shri: 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.
For literary works (prose and poetry) in any Indian language

Saraswati Samman
which is listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution.
Highest decoration Awarded for the most conspicuous

Param Vir Chakra bravery or some daring or prominent act of valor. It may also
be awarded for self-sacrifice on land, air or sea.
It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the

Maha Vir Chakra
presence of the enemy, whether on land, air or sea.
It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in

Vir Chakra
the face of the enemy on land, air or sea.
Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring

Ashok Chakra
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)
n the field of Govt. (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism,

Ramon Magsaysay Award
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
In the field of Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics,
Nobel Prize
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

Mumbai
Sangrahalaya)
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
31,722
Lake Baikhal Siberia, Russia Omul, Arctic grayling, Baikal sturgeon
km²
82,103 Burbot, Trout, Northern pike,

Lake Superior North America
km² Muskellunge, Walleye
59,600 Northern pike, Walleye, Smallmouth

Lake Huron North America
km² bass, Lake trout
Lake 32,900 Lamprichthys, Lake Tanganyika sardine,

Bujumbura, Kigoma, Kalemie
Tanganyika km² Tanganyika lates
Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan,

371,000 Caspian kutum, Round goby, Brown
Caspian Sea Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
km² trout, Wels catfish, Alosa braschnikowi
Turkey, Georgia, Armenia
29,600
Lake Malawi Africa Kampango, Redbreast tilapia
km²
Great Bear 31,153 Arctic char, Trout, Lake trout, Arctic

Northwest Territories
Lake km² grayling, Lake whitefish
Chicago, Milwaukee, Traverse 58,000 Bowfin, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth

Lake Michigan
City, Ludington, Holland km² bass, Lake trout, Yellow perch
Great Slave 27,200 Northern pike, Lake trout, Arctic

Northwest Territories
Lake km² grayling, Lake whitefish
Crater Lake United States 53.35 km² Rainbow trout, Sockeye salmon
68,800
Lake Victoria East Africa Nile perch, Nile tilapia
km²
Lake Titicaca Puno, Copacabana 8,372 km² Titicaca orestias
Rainbow trout, Smallmouth bass,

25,744 Walleye, Common carp, Brown trout,
Lake Erie North America
km² Yellow perch, Alewife, White perch,
Rainbow smelt
Banff National Park, Alberta,

Peyto Lake 5.2 km² ---
Canada
Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan, 17,160 Common carp, Zander, Common bream,

Aral Sea
Central Asia km² Ide
Lake Tahoe The Sierra Nevada of the U.S, 496.2 km² Mosquitofish, Rainbow trout, Brown

along the state border of trout, Largemouth bass
California and Nevada
Dead Sea Israel; Jordan; Palestine 605 km² None
Great Salt
Utah, United States 4,400 km² Brine Shrimp
Lake
18,960
Lake Ontario North America Chinook salmon, Walleye, Coho salmon
km²
Walleye, Northern pike, Muskellunge,

Lake of the
North America 4,349 km² Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass,
Woods
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

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

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

LIST OF SPACE CENTERS
Location Space Centre

DOS branch secretariat
New Delhi ISRO branch office
Delhi earth station
Indian Institute of remote sensing
Dehradun
Northern RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre
Lucknow ISTRAC ground station
Shillong North eastern space application center
Kharagpur Eastern RRSC-Regional Remote Sensing Centre
NRSA or NRSC – national remote sensing agency
Hyderabad
/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
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Thiruvananthapuram Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
ISRO Interial Systems Unit

Hassan INSAT master control facility
Space commission
HQ –ISRO
INSAT Programme office
NNRMS secretariat- National Natural Resources
Management System
Bangalore
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
Space Application Centre
Ahmedabad 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 Canada/ USA. Capacity of 7000 Cubic
Between Border of two meters
countries.
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 Height 979 metre

& Argentina.
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 Height 60 metre

China & vietnam.
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, India Height 270 ft.
Andhra Pradesh.
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 & Lebanon Height 255 metre
Tannourine

Almere waterfall California U.S.A. Height 12 metre
Palouse waterfall Washington U.S.A. -
Cachoeria da pedra Amazonas Brazil Height 30 metre

furada
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
 Gujarat
Pakistan  Rajasthan
 Punjab
 Jammu & Kashmir
 Himachal Pradesh
 Jammu & Kashmir
China  Sikkim
 Arunachal Pradesh
 Uttarakhand

 West Bengal
 Bihar
Nepal  Sikkim
 Uttar Pradesh
 Uttarakhand
 Tripura
 Mizoram
Bangladesh  West Bengal
 Assam
 Meghalya
 Sikkim
Bhutan  West Bengal
 Assam
Myanmar  Nagaland
 Manipur
 Mizoram
FIRST PERSONS IN IND IA (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 Mrs. Annie Besant

Congress

First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
First Woman chairman of Union Public Service Roze Millian Bethew

Commission
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 Nita Ambani (2016)
of International Olympic Committee
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
UNFCC-UN Framework convention on climate

Carbon Emission Index
change
UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention

Carbon Emission Index was Published by
on Climate Change)
Fortune
Change the World List Data
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
UNESCO(The United Nations Educational,

Global education monitoring report
Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Global Employment trends ILO (International Labour Organization)
Global enabling trade report WEF (World Economic Forum)
Global energy architecture performance index

WEF (World Economic Forum)
report
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
UNWTO(United Nations World Tourism

Inbound 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
Organisation)
Outlook on global agenda WEF (World Economic Forum)
Public Finance statistic Ministry of Finance of India
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade

Review of maritime transport
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
and Development)
The Energy Report & Living Planet Report WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
The Global risk report WEF (World Economic Forum)

The Information Economy Report
and Development)
The international accounting and reporting Issues UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade
annual review and Development)

The lest developed countries report
and Development)

The Technology and Innovation Report
and Development)

Tourism market trends
Organisation)

Trade and Development Report
and Development)

Trade and Environment Review
and Development)
Travel & Tourism Index WEF (World Economic Forum)

UNCTAD statistics
and Development)

Unesco science report

United Nations world water index
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
and Development)
World Social protection report ILO (International Labour Organization)

World tourism barometer
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 Reveals some interesting facts about the

Rishi kapoor and Meena Iyer
uncensored actors life
is a work of historical fiction which serves

Jinnah often came to our Kiran Doshi as a testimony to the Indian
house (Hindu Prize 2016 Winner) independence struggle, with accurate
references to events from 1900- 1948
The Adivasi Will Not Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar political book of stories
Dance: About:
Acquaints us with lesser known facts and

The People's President
Author : SM Khan stories which went towards making the
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
great Dr Kalam the 'People's President'
Kalkatta Kunal basu
Half of What I Say Anil Menon General fiction
sequel to the feminist dystopia introduced

The Island of lost girls Manjula Padmanabhan
in Escape (2008)
Gandhi in Champaran Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar
Home of the Brave traces the early

Nitin A Gokhale & Brig S K
Home of the Brave history of the RR, its organization,
Chatterji
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,
Shri Bibek Debroy (Member,

Indian Railway- The NITI Aayog) Shri Sanjay
weaving of a National Chadha (Joint Secretary,
Tapestry Ministry of Commerce) & Ms.
Vidya Krishnamurthi.
It provides a statesman’s perspective on

Hope in a challenged addressing challenges and optimizing
Shri Ashwini Kumar
democracy; An Indian responses with a view to transforming our
About :
narrative’ democracy as a true reflection of the
collective conscience of the nation.
M Veerappa Moily (SENIOR

Flaming Tresses of An English translation by D A Shankar of
CONGRESS LEADER )
Draupadi Moily’s original work in Kannada.
About: -
Sumitra Mahajan (Lok Sabha Based on life of Maratha Queen Ahilyabai

Matoshree
Speaker) Holkar
The book titled “Numbers Do Lie” delves

Former India cricketer Aakash
into the stories of several players whose
Number Do Lie Chopra co written with Jaideep
performances often did not receive the
Varma,
adulation they deserved.
Rekha: The Untold Story Yasser Usman
An autobiography of Michael
Clarke (former international
My Story
cricketer and captain of
Australia)
Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu

suggests that the world needs to get to
Thamel: Dark Star of
Rabi Thapa know Thamel’s residents – both Nepali
Kathmandu
and those visitors that arrived but never
left.
First philosophical novel

for God titled
"Confessions of a dying IAS officer Haulianlal Guite
mind: the blind faith of
atheism
Hema Malini: Beyond the Ram Kamal Mukherjee.

Dream Girl
Goras and Desis:

Managing Agencies and An insightful view on the origin and
Omkar Goswami
the Making of Corporate evolution of Indian corporates’
India
retired police officer K. Vijay It is part-autobiography and part-

Veerappan: Chasing the
Kumar biography, as much about Veerappan as
Brigand
About: it is about the author himself
It tells the story of a wealthy family from

Mumbai desperately seeking to forget the
The Golden House, Salman Rushdie
tragedy of 26/11 as they try to reinvent
themselves in New York City.
She talks about how corporate lobbies

and political interests often scuttle
Conflicts of Interest: My
effective resolution of environmental
Journey through India’s Sunita Narains
research undertaken by her, along with
Green Movement
her team at the Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE)
Death Under The Author brings to life a mystery and

Deodars: The Adventures Ruskin Bond murder featuring the elderly Miss Ripley-
of Miss Ripley-Bean Bean and her friends
The Room on the Roof Ruskin Bond
The story is about a little girl who trades

her old leopard claw necklace for a
The Blue Umbrella Ruskin Bond
pretty, frilly blue umbrella. Set in a small
village in Himachal Pradesh
A Flight of Pigeons Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond
"Our Trees Still Grow in
Sahitya Akademi award in
Dehra
1996
An Era of Darkness : The

Shashi Tharoor
British empire in India
The Adivasi Will Not

Hansda Shekhar
Dance
Through the novel, the readers peep into

Dhrubajyoti Borah
The Sleepwalker’s Dream Bhutan’s beautiful valley of lush green
About:
forest

The Ministry of Utmost
Arundhati Roy
Happiness
Arundhati Roy (debut novel )

The God of Small Things
Won booker prize
Modi’s midas touch in

Surendra kumar
foreign policy
Son of the Thundercloud

Easterine Kire
–
From Mumbai to Durban:

S Giridhar and VJ Raghunath
India’s Greatest Tests,
The Untold Vajpayee:

Ullekh N P
Politician and Paradox
Front Page Murders Puja Changoiwala
My Odyssey: Memoirs of
the Man behind the Koppillil Radhakrishnan
Mangalyaan Mission
There are two stories about the Inter-

Services Intelligence of the Pakistan
Hein G Kiessling
military. One is about its support for
largely about the first story
Faith, Unity and various jihadi groups which it then throws
but what also becomes clear is
Discipline: The ISI of against India, Afghanistan and
that the ISI’s two functions,
Pakistan' Bangladesh. The other is the ISI’s role as
ultimately, are the sides of a
an instrument used by the Pakistani
single coin.
military to keep their country’s civil
society under its thumb. This book is
A Full Night’s Thievery:

Mitra Phukan
Stories
The novel concerns a narrator, referred to

only by his last name, "Me", who attempts
Paul Beatty to reintroduce slavery and segregation in
The Sellout MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER his Los Angeles neighborhood, Dickens.
2016 This attempt leads to a Supreme Court
case, Me Vs. The United States of
America.
Chintamani Nagesa How and why he took up science as a

A Life in Science
Ramachandra Rao (CNR Rao career.
The Pigeon Tunnel John Le Carre

Courting the Abyss is a comprehensive
and clinical survey of a deeply troubled
country which has become a centre of
Pakistan - Courting the
Tilak Devasher extremist ideologies and terrorist
Abyss'
violence; consequently, a threat to many
of its own nationals as also to countries in
its neighbourhood and beyond.
Karan Johar co-authored by

An Unsuitable Boy Poonam Saxena
(autobiography)
It tells the story of a man of tremendous

fortitude, of a father who fought against
Akhada: The Authorized all odds to give his daughters - Olympians
Biography of Mahavir Saurabh Duggal Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari -- a
Singh Phogat future they could not have dreamed for
themselves, says publisher Hachette
India.
"Winning like Virat: Think

Abhirup Bhattacharya
& Succeed like Kohli"
Marching with a Billion- It analyses the monumental changes that

Analysing Narendra Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
Uday Mahurkar
Modi’s Government at brought on multiple fronts as Prime
Midterm Minister on India’s governance landscape
It is a compilation of Prime Minister Shri

‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Narendra Modi’s addresses to the nation
Rajesh Jain
Revolution on Radio on radio every month under the
programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
Metaphysics, Morals and Prof. Amal Kumar

Politics Mukhopadhyay
M.S. Swaminathan: The

Quest for a world without M.S. Swaminathan
hunger
India’s Indira: A Senior leader Anand Sharma has edited

Centennial Tribute” 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 Pranajoy Guha Thakurta, Subir
– controversial book on gas prices. 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 Richard Flanagan
Prize 2014
The Political Economy of Energy and Growth Najeeb Jung
The Substance and the Shadow (2014) (Biography of Dilip Uday Tara Nayar
Kumar )
The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back (2013) Yuvraj Singh
(Autobiography)
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

Sanjaya Baru
Manmohan Singh
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
A P J Abdul Kalam and YS

India 2020 - A Vision for New Millennium
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 Mohammed Omer

Assault
Muslim Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Empire Seema Alavi
Artefacts of History: Archaeology, Historiography Sudeshna Guha

and Indian Pasts
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 TN Ninan

of India’s Future
The Island of Lost Girls Manjula Padmanabhan
Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty eight Nights: Salman Rushdie
A Novel
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 Flagg Miller
Reveal about Al-Qaida
To the Brink & Back: India’s 1991 Story Jairam Ramesh
India Reloaded: Inside India’s Resurgent Dheeraj Sinha

Consumer Market
On My Terms: Grassroots to the Corridors of Sharad Pawar

Power

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 & Arun Maira

Learning
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 Ramesh Chandra Dutta

Knowledgeable Strategy 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 Madhuri Bose

Insider’s Account
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 Ben S. Bernanke

Aftermath
Book Author Autobiography of
Anything but Khamosh Bharti S. Pradhan Shatrughan Sinha
Playing it My Way Boria Majumdar Sachin Tendulkar
Chris Gayle
Six Machine (I Don't Like Cricket ... I Love It) Chris Gayle
AB The autobiography AB De Villiers AB De Villiers's
Ace Against Odds Sania Mirza Sania Mirza
Unbreakable Mary Kom Mary Kom
Margaret Alva
Courage & Commitment 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
Sachin Tendulkar Crossword Book of the

Playing it my way
Boria Majumdar Year
Gita Press and the Making of Hindu Shakti Bhatt first book
Akshaya Mukul
India prize
Poetic expressions for traditional Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan
American songs 2016
Han Kang (Author), Deborah Man Booker International

The Vegetarian
Smith (Translator) Prize 2016
The Sellout Paul Beatty Man Booker Prize 2016
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen
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
Scholastic Asian Book

Love of Indian history Aditi Krishnakumar
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

Ruskin Bond
Bean’
Rajiv Gandhi assassin, hidden truths Nalini
Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green

Sunita Narain
Movement
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

Amitav Ghosh
Unthinkable
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped

Sanjeev Sanyal
Human History
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-

George Perkovi & Toby Dalton
Border Terrorism

Sleepwalking to Surrender: Dealing With Terrorism in
Khaled Ahmed
Pakistan
The Deed of Words: Two Considerations on Politics of

Pothik Ghosh
Literature
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

Ed Kanchan Chand
Contemporary Politics
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

Ruchir Sharma
Post-Crisis World
Citizen and Society Hamid Ansari (Vice President)
One Indian girl Chetan Bhagat
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped

Sanjeev Sanyal (Indian economist)
Human History
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
Duvvuri Subbarao (former Governor of

Who Moved My Interest Rate
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

Kartar Lalvani
Enterprises
Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain

India vs Pakistan. Why Can’t we just be Friends?
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
Tamilnadu
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
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
Tamilnadu, Kerala, Gujarat,

Western Ghats
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 L AUNCHED 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 Launch Launch Orbit

Launch Vehicle Application Launch Site
Name Date Mass Type
Jun 29, Kourou, French

GSAT-17 3477 kg Ariane-5 VA-238 GTO Communication,
2017 Guiana
SATISH
GSLV Mk III- DHAWAN SPACE
Jun 05,
GSAT-19 3136 Kg D1/GSAT-19 GSO Communication CENTRE SHAR
2017
Mission (SDSC SHAR),
SRIHARIKOTA.
GSAT-9 May 05, 2230 kg GSLV-F09 / GSAT- GSO Communication Satish Dhawan

2017 9 Space Centre
SHAR (SDSC
SHAR),
Sriharikota.
Oct 06, Kourou, French

GSAT-18 3404 kg Ariane-5 VA-231 GSO Communication
2016 Guiana
Nov 11, Communication, Kourou, French

GSAT-15 3164 kg Ariane-5 VA-227 GSO
2015 Navigation Guiana
Aug 27,
GSAT-6 2117 kg GSLV-D6 GTO Communication
2015
Dec 07, Kourou, French

GSAT-16 3181.6 kg Ariane-5 VA-221 GSO Communication
2014 Guiana
Jan 05, GSLV-D5/GSAT-

GSAT-14 1982 kg GSO Communication SDSC, SHAR
2014 14
Aug 30,
GSAT-7 2650 kg Ariane-5 VA-215 GSO Communication
2013
Sep 29, Communication, Kourou, French

Jul 15, PSLV-C17/GSAT- SHAR,

GSAT-12 1410 kg GSO Communication
2011 12 Sriharikota, India
May 21, Communication, Kourou, French

Dec 25, GSLV-F06 / GSAT-

GSAT-5P 2310 kg GSO Communication
2010 5P
Apr 15, GSLV-D3 / GSAT-

GSAT-4 2220 Kg GSO Communication
2010 4
Sep 02, GSLV-F04 / SHAR,

INSAT-4CR 2,130 kg GSO Communication
2007 INSAT-4CR Sriharikota, India

Mar 12,
INSAT-4B 3025 Kg Ariane5 GSO Communication French Guiana
2007
Jul 10, GSLV-F02 / SDSC SHAR,

INSAT-4C GSO Communication
2006 INSAT-4C Sriharihota
Dec 22,
INSAT-4A 3081 Kg Ariane5-V169 GSO Communication
2005
PSLV-
May 05, SHAR Centre,
HAMSAT C6/CARTOSAT- SSPO Communication
2005 Sriharikota, India
1/HAMSAT
Sep 20, GSLV-F01 / SHAR,

EDUSAT 1950.5 kg GSO Communication
2004 EDUSAT(GSAT-3) Sriharikota, India
Sep 28,
INSAT-3E 2,775 Kg Ariane5-V162 GSO Communication French Guyana
2003
May 08, GSLV-D2 / GSAT- SHAR,

GSAT-2 1800 Kg GSO Communication
2003 2 Sriharikota, India
Climate &
Apr 10,
INSAT-3A 2,950 Kg Ariane5-V160 GSO Environment, French Guyana
2003
Communication
Climate &
Sep 12, PSLV-C4
KALPANA-1 1060 Kg GSO Environment, SHAR, Sriharikota
2002 /KALPANA-1
Communication
Climate &
Jan 24,
INSAT-3C 2,650 Kg Ariane5-V147 GSO Environment, French Guyana
2002
Communication
Apr 18, GSLV-D1 / GSAT-

GSAT-1 1530 Kg GSO Communication SHAR, Sriharikota
2001 1
Mar 22,
INSAT-3B 2,070 Kg Ariane-5G GSO Communication French Guyana
2000

Apr 03,
INSAT-2E 2,550 Kg Ariane-42P H10-3 GSO Communication French Guyana
1999
Jun 04,
INSAT-2D 2079 Kg Ariane-44L H10-3 GSO Communication French Guyana
1997
Dec 07,
INSAT-2C 2106 Kg Ariane-44L H10-3 GSO Communication French Guyana
1995
Jul 23,
INSAT-2B 1906 kg Ariane-44L H10+ GSO Communication French Guyana
1993
Jul 10,
INSAT-2A 1906 kg Ariane-44L H10 GSO Communication French Guyana
1992
Jun 12,
INSAT-1D Delta 4925 GSO Communication
1990
Jul 22,
INSAT-1C Ariane-3 GSO Communication
1988
Aug 30,
INSAT-1B Shuttle [PAM-D] GSO Communication
1983
Apr 10,
INSAT-1A Delta GSO Communication
1982
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-
Launch Launch Orbit

Satellite Name Launch Mass Application Launch Site
Date Vehicle Type

Cartosat-2 Series PSLV-C38 / Cartosat-2 Jun 23, Earth SDSC SHAR,
712 kg SSPO
Satellite Series Satellite 2017 Observation SRIHARIKOTA
RESOURCESAT- PSLV-C36 / Dec 07, Earth

1235 kg SSPO SDSC SHAR
2A RESOURCESAT-2A 2016 Observation
PSLV-C35 / SCATSAT- Sep 26, Climate & SDSC SHAR,

SCATSAT-1 371 kg SSPO
1 2016 Environment Sriharikota
Climate &
Environment,
GSLV-F05 / INSAT- Sep 08, SDSC SHAR,
INSAT-3DR 2211 kg GSO Disaster
3DR 2016 Sriharikota
Management
System
PSLV-C34 /
CARTOSAT-2 737.5 Jun 22, Earth
CARTOSAT-2 Series SSPO
Series Satellite kg 2016 Observation
Satellite
Climate &
Environment,
Jul 26, Kourou, French
INSAT-3D 2060 Kg Ariane-5 VA-214 GSO Disaster
2013 Guiana
Management
System
Climate &
SDSC SHAR
Feb 25, Environment,
SARAL 407 kg PSLV-C20/SARAL SSPO Centre,
2013 Earth
Sriharikota,
Observation
India
SDSC SHAR
Apr 26, Earth
RISAT-1 1858 kg PSLV-C19/RISAT-1 SSPO Centre,
2012 Observation
Sriharikota,
India
Megha- PSLV-C18/Megha- Oct 12, Climate & SDSC SHAR

1000 kg SSPO Environment, Centre,
Tropiques Tropiques 2011
Earth Sriharikota,

Observation India
PSLV- Apr 20, Earth SHAR Centre

RESOURCESAT-2 1206 kg SSPO
C16/RESOURCESAT-2 2011 Observation Sriharikota
India
SHAR Centre
PSLV-C15/CARTOSAT- Jul 12, Earth
CARTOSAT-2B 694 kg SSPO Sriharikota
2B 2010 Observation
India
Climate &
PSLV-C14 / Sep 23,
Oceansat-2 960 kg SSPO Environment, SHAR,
OCEANSAT-2 2009
Earth Sriharikota
Apr 20, Earth

RISAT-2 300 kg PSLV-C12 / RISAT-2 SSPO
2009 Observation
PSLV-C9 / CARTOSAT Apr 28, Earth

IMS-1 83 kg SSPO
– 2A 2008 Observation
PSLV-C9 / CARTOSAT Apr 28, Earth SHAR Centre

CARTOSAT – 2A 690 Kg SSPO
– 2A 2008 Observation Sriharikota
India
SHAR Centre
PSLV-C7 / CARTOSAT- Jan 10, Earth
CARTOSAT-2 650 kg SSPO Sriharikota
2 / SRE-1 2007 Observation
India
PSLV-C6/CARTOSAT- May 05, Earth SHAR Centre

CARTOSAT-1 1560 kg SSPO
1/HAMSAT 2005 Observation Sriharikota
India
IRS-P6 / PSLV-C5 Oct 17, Earth SHAR,

1360 kg SSPO
RESOURCESAT-1 /RESOURCESAT-1 2003 Observation 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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