List of Bird Sanctuaries in India

UPSC Civil Services Examination is a prestigious and challenging examination in India. The
General studies paper I for prelims examination includes subjects such as Polity, Geography,
Environment, Economics, History, General Science, and Ecology, among other current affairs.
Geography is the study of human beings, their environment, and the interface between the two.
Bird sanctuaries in India are a segment in Indian Geography/environment and ecology.
There are almost 1200 species of birds that can be found in the bird sanctuaries listed below.
It is very important to know about major bird sanctuaries in India for the IAS Exam. In this article,
you can get a list of bird sanctuaries in India state wise which will be useful for the UPSC IAS
Exam.
Bird Sanctuaries is an important static GK topic. For information on other static GK topics check the
article linked here.
List of Bird Sanctuaries in India:-Download PDF Here
The list of state-wise bird sanctuaries in India is given below:

State Bird Sanctuary

Andhra Pradesh Topeka Bird Sanctuary

Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary

Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary

Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary

Delhi Najafgarh Drain Bird Sanctuary

Goa Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary

Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary

Kutch Bustard Sanctuary

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

Porbandar Bird Sanctuary

Thol Lake
Haryana Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh Gamgul

Karnataka Attiveri Bird Sanctuary

Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary

Bonal Bird Sanctuary

Gudavi Bird Sanctuary

Kaggaladu Bird Sanctuary

Magadi Bird Sanctuary

Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary

Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka)

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

Kerala Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

Pathiramanal

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary

Maharashtra Mayani Bird Sanctuary

Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary

Mizoram Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary

Odisha Chilika Lake

Rajasthan Keoladeo National Park

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary

Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary

Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary

Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary

Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Vellode Birds Sanctuary

Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh Bakhira Sanctuary

Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Okhla Sanctuary

Patna Bird Sanctuary

Thasrana Bird Sanctuary (Dhanauri Wetlands)

Saman Sanctuary

Samaspur Sanctuary

Sandi Bird Sanctuary

West Bengal Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary

Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary

First in India
This is a static General Knowledge topic. The reason behind calling it static is, the information given
in the below article is never going to change. The names and their achievements will forever be
etched in the history of India. The below article covers information on the list of achievements in the
fields of science & technology, governance, defense, sports and architecture.
Aspirants would find this topic very helpful in the IAS Exam.

Science & Technology

The Below Table gives the list of important achievements in the field of Science & Technology

First in India – Science

First hydroelectric plant Sidrapong (Darjeeling)

First Man in Space Rakesh Sharma

First Nuclear Reactor Apsara (Maharashtra)

First satellite Aryabhatta

First successfully indigenous launch vehicle SLV-3

First Genetically modified food product in India Bt. Eggplant Hybrid

First graduate in medicine Surjo Kumar

Chakroborty

First Indian to be appointed as the deputy director-general of programmes (DDP) of Dr. Soumya
the World Health Organization (WHO) Swaminathan

First satellite earth station for domestic communications Secunderabad

First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics C.V Raman

Governance
The below table gives the list of Important People in the field of Legislature and Judiciary Arm of
Governance

First in India – Governance

First president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad

First vice-president of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

First president of Indian National Congress Womesh Chandra Bannerjee

First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru

First Chief Election Commissioner of India Sukumar Sen

First Viceroy of India Lord Canning

First Governor-General of India Lord William Bentinck

First Chief Justice of India H.J Kania

First Speaker of Lok Sabha G. V. Mavlankar

First Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabhai Patel

First Chairperson of Lokpal of India Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Defence
The below Table gives the list of People who held Important Positions in the Indian Defense Sector

First in India – Defence

First Defence Minister of India Baldev Singh

 First Commander-in-Chief of Free India Kodandera Madappa Cariappa

First Commander-in-Chief, Indian Air Force Subroto Mukherjee

First Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

First Param Vir Chakra winner Major Som Nath Sharma

First female Jawan in the Army Sapper Shanti Tigga

First Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft without co-pilot IAF Officer Avani Chaturvedi

First cosmonaut Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma

First woman in the Indian Army awarded the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ Divya Ajith Kumar
prize

Sports
The Below Table gives the list of important achievements in the field of sports, predominantly at the
Olympics

First in India – Sports

First Olympics Team Medal Gold in Field Hockey (1928, Summer

Olympics)

First Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian gold medal Navjot Kaur

First Indian woman badminton player to win an Asian Saina Nehwal

Games medal

First Indian woman to win a medal at Asian Games Santhi Soundarajan

First person to win international bronze medal in skiing Aanchal Thakur

 First Woman to Win an Olympic Silver Medal P. V. Sindhu in Badminton

First female to represent India at the Summer Olympics Nora Polley, 1924 Summer Olympics

First Individual Gold Medal won by Abhinav Bindra, 2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing

First Woman to Win a Medal in Wrestling Sakshi Malik Bronze in the 2016 Summer
Olympics

Architecture
The below table gives information on Indian Architecture

First in India – Architecture

First temple constructed from a single rock Kailasa temple at Ellora

First church in India St. Thomas Church, Palayoor

First mosque in India Cheraman Juma Mosque in Methala

First dam in India Kallanai Dam

First Indian temple with many interconnected structures Brihadeeswarar Temple, Tamil Nadu

List of First in India – Frequently Asked

First British to Visit India Hawkins

First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India Fa-hien

First Indian to reach Antarctica Lt. Ram Charan

First Judge in International Court of Justice Dr. Nagender Singh

First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji

First Post Office Opened in India Kolkata(1727)

First Test tube baby of India Indira (Baby Harsha)

First Wax statue of a Living Indian Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud’s in

1939

India’s First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record P.V.Narasimha Rao
maximum number of votes

India’s First Open University Andhra Pradesh Open University

India’s First University Nalanda University

India’s first man in Space Rakesh Sharma

The firs Speaker of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar

The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India Razia Sultan

The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free C. Rajgopalachari
India

The first British Governor General of Bengal Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885)

The first British Governor General of India Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)

The first British Viceroy of India Lord Canning

The first Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen

The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hirala J. Kania

The first Chief of Army Staff Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji

The first Education Minister Abdul Kalam Azad

The first Field Marshal of India S.H.F. Manekshaw

The first Governor General of free India Lord Mountbatten

The first Home minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

The first Indian Air Chief Marshal S. Mukherjee

The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India General Cariappa

The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council S.P.Sinha

The first Indian Naval Chief Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

The first Indian Pilot J.R.D. Tata (1929)

The first Indian to cross English Channel Mihir Sen

The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics C.V.Raman

The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services Satyendra Nath Tagore
The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award Dr. Radhakrishnan

The first Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore

The first Judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh

The first lady to become Miss World Rita Faria

The first man who introduced printing press in India James Hicky

The first Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain

The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayyabji

The first Muslim President of Indian Republic Dr. Zakhir Hussain

The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Hargovind Khurana
Medicine

The first person to get Param Vir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma

The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen Sherpa Anga Dorjee

The first Person to receive Jnanpith award Sri Shankar Kurup

The first person to receive Magsaysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave

The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics Amartya Sen

The first person to receive Stalin Prize Saifuddin Kitchlu

The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

The first President of India who died while in office Dr. Zakhir Hussain
The first President of Indian National Congress W.C. Banerjee

The first President of Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The first Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Charan Singh
Parliament

The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without Morarji Desai
completing the full term

The first Vice-President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan

The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya

The first woman Airline Pilot Durba Banerjee

The first woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma

The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner Kamlijit Sandhu

The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Roze Millian Bethew
Commission

The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla

The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High
Court)

The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs Sucheta Kripalani

The first woman Director General of Police Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

The first woman Governor of a state in free India Mrs Sarojini Naidu
The first woman Graduates Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi
Basu, 1883

The first woman Honours Graduate Kamini Roy, 1886

The first woman IPS officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi

The first woman Judge Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district
court in 1937)

The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi

The first woman Lawyer Cornelia Sorabjee

The first woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora

The first woman Minister in a Government Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

The first woman Olympic medal Winner Karnam Malleswari, 2000

The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal

The first woman President of Indian National Congress Mrs Annie Besant

The first woman President of United Nations General Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
Assembly

The first woman Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi

The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly Shanno Devi

The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal

The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav

The first woman to cross English Channel Aarti Saha

The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Nirja Bhanot

The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs Indira Gandhi

The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi

The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashpurna Devi

The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize Mother Teresa

Census of India – 2011 Data
The 15th Census of India was conducted in 2011.
Facts – Census 2011
 State with the highest population density Bihar

State with the lowest population density Arunachal Pradesh

Union territory with least population Lakshadweep

State with the highest population  Uttar Pradesh

State with the lowest population Sikkim

State with the highest sex ratio Kerala

State with the lowest sex ratio Haryana

State with the highest literacy rate Kerala

State with the lowest literacy rate Bihar

The demographic data can be found below:

Important Summits 2019 - Theme & Venues Of Summits &

Conferences
The Importance of Current Affairs in UPSC IAS examination is significant. IAS Prelims
examination is going to hold on 18th June 2017. Previous year UPSC has asked an enormous
amount of question from current affairs especially about the different summit, reports published by
various international organization etc. these questions were mostly factual in nature. In scenario it is
important to go through the major summits happened in 2019.
Here we are giving the details of the major summit held in 2019 along with their theme. This will
help your UPSC preparation and help in the last minute revision.

Name of Aim/ Theme of summit 2019 Summit held at

organization/
grouping

Association of “Advancing Partnership for sustainability.” 35th ASEAN Summit 2019 –

Southeast Asian Thailand, Bangkok.   
Nation

BRICS Economic Growth for an Innovative Future’. 11th BRICS Summit 2019-
Brasilia 

G-20 8 themes of G 20 Summit – “Global 14th G 20 Summit 2019 – Osaka,

Economy”, “Trade and Investment”, Japan
“Innovation”, “Environment and Energy”,
“Employment”, “Women’s empowerment”,
“Development” and “Health”. 

G-7 “fighting income and gender inequality and 45th G7 Summit 2019 – Biarritz,
protecting biodiversity” France

South Asian _ 19th SAARC Summit 2019 –

Association for canceled. 20th SAARC Summit
Regional Cooperation 2020 to be host in Islamabad  

Indian Science “Future India: Science and Technology” 106th Indian Science Congress –
Congress Lovely Professional University,
Phagwara, Punjab.

Shanghai Cooperation — 19th SCO summit 2019-

Organisation  Kyrgyzstan capital, Bishkek

East Asia Summit — 14th East Asia Summit 2019 –

Thailand, Bangkok 

Asia Pacific “Connecting People, Building the Future” APEC Summit 2019 – Santiago,
Economic Chile
Cooperation

BIMSTEC – 5th BIMSTEC Summit 2019 –

 Srilanka (to be held)

Nuclear Security “Towards New National Cyber Security 12th NSS 2019 – New Delhi 
Summit Strategy” 

OPEC ‘Petroleum – cooperation for a sustainable 7th OPEC International Seminar –

future’ Vienna, Austria 

NATO – NATO Summit 2019 – United

kingdom, London. (to be held in
December 2019) 

Earth Hour “Reduce, Reuse, Change the Way We Live” Global earth hour 2019- Australia

NAM Summit 2019 “Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure 18th NAM summit 2019 was held
concerted and adequate response to the in Caracas, Venezuela. 
challenges of the contemporary world”.

CHOGM Summit Delivering A Common Future: Connecting, CHOGM 2019 Meeting –

Innovating, Transforming’ Rwanda 

Indo-Africa Summit “India and Africa: Deepening the Security 4th Indo-Africa Forum Summit
Engagement” 2018 – New Delhi. This Summit is
held in every 3 years

COP (UNFCCC) – COP 25th 2019- Madrid, Spain (to

be held in December)

World Government ‘Shaping Future Governments,’ 7th World Government Summit-

Summit Dubai

Maritime Summit Regional maritime safety Regional Maritime Safety

Conference 2019 – Mumbai

 HEMCE- High “Exploring the innate inclusive potentials of 12th High Energy
Energy Materials high energy materials” Materials Conference 2019 – IIT
Society of India Madras, Chennai, India.

3rd Asian Ministerial Tiger conservation New Delhi 

Conference on Tiger
Conservation