Saturday, January 31, 2009

Tennis

Yuki Bhambri ( 16 Years Old ) Won Junior Boys Australia Open Title . He Out Played Alexandraus Ferdinandas Georgoudas Of Germany 6-3, 6-1 In The Final. He Becomes The Fourth Indian To Win A Junior Grand Slam. Ramanatha Krishnan ( Wimbeldon , 1954 ) Ramesh Krishnan ( French Open & Wimbeldon , 1979 ) Leander Paes ( U.S. Open , 1991 ) Yuki Bhambri ( Australia Open , 2009 )

Sania Mirza And Mahesh Bhupathi Won The Mixed Doubles Title At The Australian Open Beating Nathalie Dechy (France ) And Andy Ram (Israel) 6-3, 6-1 In The Final In Melbourne On 1/2/2009.

Prime Ministers Of India


1947 August 15 - 1964 May 27 Nehru (Congress )
1964 May 27 - 1964 June 9 &
1966 Jan 11 - 1966 Jan 24 G.Nanda ( Acting )
1964 June 9 - 1966 Jan 11 Sastri (Congress )
1980 Jan 14 - 1984 Oct 31 Indira Gandhi (Congress )
1977 March24 - 1979 July 28 Morarji ( Janatha )
1979 July 28 - 1980 Jan 14 Charan Singh ( Lok Dal )
1984 Oct 31 - 1989 Dec 2 Rajiv ( Congress )
1989 Dec 2 - 1990 Nov 10 V.P. Sngh ( Janatha Dal )
1990 Nov 10 - 1991 June 21 Chandrasekar ( J.D ( S )
1991 June 21 - 1996 May 16 Narasimma Rao ( Congress )
1996 June 1 - 1997 April 21 Deva Gowda ( Janatha Dal )
1997 April 21 - 1998 March19 Gujral ( Janatha Dal )
1996 May 16 - 1996 June 1 &
1998 March 19 - 2004 May 22 Vajpayee ( B.J.P )

2004 May 22 - ---------------- Manmohan Singh ( Congress )

Thursday, January 29, 2009

States of India

Andhra Pradesh
Capital – Hydrabad ; Population - 7,62,10,007 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Y.S.Rajasekar Reddy ( Congress ); Governor – N.D.Tiwari
Lok Sabha Seats – 42 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 18. Legislative Assembly Seats – 294. ..
Arunachal Pradesh.
Capital – Ita Nagar; Population - 10,97,968 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Thorjikanth ( Congress ); Governor – Joginder Jashwanth Singh;
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Assam. .
Capital – Dispur; Population - 2,66,55,528 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Darun Gogai ( Congress ); Governor – Shiv Saran Mathur;
Lok Sabha Seats –14; Rajya Sabha Seats – 7. Legislative Assembly Seats – 126.
Bihar
Capital – Patna; Population - 8,29,98,509 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Nithish Kumar (Janatha Dal.( U ) ); Governor – R.L..Patia
Lok Sabha Seats –40 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 16. Legislative Assembly Seats – 243.
Chhattisgarh
Capital – Raypur; Population - 2,08,33,808 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Dr.Raman Singh ( B.J.P. ); Governor – L.Narasimhan
.Lok Sabha Seats –11 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 5. Legislative Assembly Seats – 90..
Goa
Capital – Panajai; Population 13,47,668 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Thigamber Kamat ( Cong ); Governor – S.S.Sithu
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 40
Gujarat
Capital – Gandhi Nagar; Population 5,06,71,017 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Narendra Modi ( Bjp ); Governor – Naval Kishore Sharma
Lok Sabha Seats –26 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 11. Legislative Assembly Seats – 182.
Haryana
Capital – Chandigarh; Population 2,11,44,564; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Pubinder Singh Hooda; ( Cong ); Governor – A.R.Kidwai;.
Lok Sabha Seats –10 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 5 Legislative Assembly Seats – 90.
Himachal Pradesh
Capital – Simla; Population 60,77,900 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Premkumar Dumal. ( B.J.P. ); Governor – Prabah Rao
Lok Sabha Seats –4 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 3. Legislative Assembly Seats – 68.
Jammu & Kashmir.
Capital – Sri Nagar ( Summer ), Jammu ( Winter ) Population 1,01,43,700 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Omar Abdulla ( National Confrence ); Governor – N.N.Vohra;.
Lok Sabha Seats –6 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 4. Legislative Assembly Seats – 87.
Jharkhand
Capital – Ranchi Population 2,69,45,829; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – ( Under President Rule ) Governor – Syed Sipthe Razi;
Lok Sabha Seats –14 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 6. Legislative Assembly Seats – 81.
Karnataka
Capital – Bangalooru ; Population 5,28,50,562; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – B.S.Ediyurappa ( B.J.P. ); Governor – Rameshwar Thakur;.
Lok Sabha Seats –28 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 12. Legislative Assembly Seats – 224.
Kerala
Capital – Thiruvanantha Puram; Population 3,18,41,374; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Achudhanandhan ( Cpm ); Governor – R.S.Gavai;.
Lok Sabha Seats –20 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 9. Legislative Assembly Seats – 140.
Madhya Pradesh.
Capital – Bhopal; Population 6,03,48,023; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Sivraj Singh Chaughan ( B.J.P. ); Governor – Balram Jakker;.
Lok Sabha Seats –29 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 11. Legislative Assembly Seats – 230.
Maharashtra.
Capital – Mumbai; Population 9,68,78,627; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Ashok Chavan ( Cong ); Governor – S.C.Jamir;.
Lok Sabha Seats –48 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 19. Legislative Assembly Seats – 288.
Manipur.
Capital – Imphal; Population 21,66,788 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Ibabi Singh; ( Cong ); Governor – Gurbajan Jagath Singh;.
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Meghalaya.
Capital – Shillong;I; Population 23,18,822 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Tonkubar Rai; ( Cong ); Governor – Ranjit Sekar Mussa Hari;.
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60
Mizoram
Capital – Aizwal; Population 8,88,573; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – ……………( Cong ); Governor – Madhan Mohan Lakkera;.
Lok Sabha Seats –1 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 40
Nagaland
Capital – Kohimai; Population 19,90,036 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Nepheo Rio ( Cong ); Governor – K.Sankara Narayanan
Lok Sabha Seats –1; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Orissa
Capital – Bhuvaneshwar; Population 3,68,04,660 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Naveen Patnaik; ( Piju Janatha Dal ); Governor – Chandrakanth Pandare;.
Lok Sabha Seats –21 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 10. Legislative Assembly Seats – 147.
Punjab.
Capital – Chandigarh; Population 2,43,58,999; (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Prakash Sing Badal ( Akali Dal ); Governor – S.F.Rotrix;.
Lok Sabha Seats –13; Rajya Sabha Seats – 7. Legislative Assembly Seats – 117..
Rajasthan
Capital – Jaipur; Population 5,65,07,188 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Ashok Gelot ( Cong ); Governor – Sylendhra Singh;.
Lok Sabha Seats –25 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 10. Legislative Assembly Seats – 200.
Sikkim.
Capital – Gangtak; Population 5,40,851 (Nearly );
Chief Minister – Pawankumar Samling ( Sikkim Sangram Parishad ); Governor – Balmiki Prasad Singh;.
Lok Sabha Seats –1 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 32.
Tamil Nadu.
Capital – Chennai; Population 6,24,05,679 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – M. Karunanithi ( D.M.K. ); Governor – Surjithsingh Barnala;.
Lok Sabha Seats –39 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 18. Legislative Assembly Seats – 234.
Tripura.
Capital – Agarthala; Population 31,99,203 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Manik Sarkar ( Cpm); Governor – Dinesh Nandan Sahay;.
Lok Sabha Seats –2 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 1. Legislative Assembly Seats – 60.
Uttharanchal
Capital – Dehradun ; Population 84,89,349 (Nearly ); Chief Minister – P.C.Kaduri ( B.J.P. ) Governor – B.L.Joshi;.
Lok Sabha Seats –5; Rajya Sabha Seats – 3. Legislative Assembly Seats – 70
Utterpradesh
Capital – Lucknow; Population 16,61,97,921. (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Mayavathi ( B.S.P. ); Governor – Rajeshwar Rao;.
Lok Sabha Seats –80 ; Rajya Sabha Seats – 31. Legislative Assembly Seats – 403.
West Bengal.
Capital – Kolkattai; Population 8,01,76,197. (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Puddadeb Pattaccharya; ( C.P.M. ); governor – Gopala Krishna Gandhi;.
Lok Sabha Seats –42; Rajya Sabha Seats – 16 Legislative Assembly Seats – 294
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National Capital Territory.
Delhi
Capital – Delhi ; Population – 1,38,50,507; Chief Minister – Sheela Dikshit ; Governor - Thejendar Kanna;
Lok Sabha Seats – 7; Rajya Sabha Seats – 3 Legislative Assembly Seats – 70.

Union Territories
Pondicherry
Capital – Pondicherry; Population 9,74,345;. (Nearly ); Chief Minister – Vaithiya Lingam;; ( Cong. ); Governor – Govingsingh Gujjar; l
Lok Sabha Seats –1 Rajya Sabha Seats – 1 Legislative Assembly Seats – 30.

Andaman And Nichober Island.
Capital – Port Blair; Population – 3,56,152; ( Nearly ) Governor – Pubendar Singh. Lok Sabha Seats -1.
Chandigarh.
Capital - Chandigarh Population – 9,00,635; ( Nearly ) Governor – S.F.Rotrix. Lok Sabha Seats -1.
Dadra And Nagar Haveli.
Capital - Silvassa Population – 2,20,490; ( Nearly ) Governor – Sathya Gopal. Lok Sabha Seats -1.
Daman And Daiu.
Capital - Daman Population – 1,58,204 ( Nearly ) Governor – Sathya Gopal Lok Sabha Seats - 1
Lakshadeep
Capital – Kavaratti; Population – 60,650; ( Nearly ) Governor – P.V.Selvaraj. Lok Sabha Seats -1

National Symbols

National Flag
The National Flag Is A Horizontal Tricolour Of Deep Saffron At The Top , White In The Middle And The Dark Green At The Bottom In Equal Proportion. The Ratio Of Width Of The Flag To Its Length Is Two To Three. In The Centre Of The White Band Is A Navy Blue Wheel Which Represents The Charka. Its Diameter Approximates To The Width Of The White Band And It Has 24 Spokes. The Design Of The National Flag Was Adopted By The Constituent Assembly Of India On 22 July 1947.
State Emblem.
The State Emblem Is An Adaptation From The Saranath Lion Capital Of Ashoka. In The Original, There Are Four Lions Standing Back To Back Mounted On An Abacus With A Frieze Carrying Sculptures In The High Relief Of An Elephant, A Galloping Horse, A Bull And A Lion Separated By Intervening Wheel Over A Bell Shaped Lotus Curved Out Of A Single Block Of Polished Stand Stone , The Capital Is Crowned By The Wheel Of The Law. In The State Emblem Only Three Lions Are Visible, The Fourth Being Hidden From View. The Bell Shaped Lotus Has Been Omitted. The Words Sathyameva Jayate From Mundaka Upanishad Meaning ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’ Are Inscribed Below The Abacus In Devanagari Script. This Emblem Was Adopted By The Government Of India On 26 January 1950.
National Anthem.
The Song Jana- Gana - Mana, Composed Originally In Bengali By Rabindranath Tagore Was Adopted In Its Hindi Version By The Constituent Assembly Of India As The National Anthem On 24 January 1950.
National Song.
The Song Vande Matharam, Composed In Sanskrit By Bakkim Chandra Chatterji Was A Source Of Inspiration To The People In Their Freedom Struggle. It Has An Equal Status With Jana – Gana – Mana.
National Calendar
The National Calender
Based On Saka Era With Chaitra As Its First Month And A Normal Year Of 365 Days Was Adopted From 22 March 1957 Along With The Gregorian Calendar For The Official Purpose
National Animal. - Tiger
National Bird – The Indian Peacock
National Flower – Lotus
National Tree – Banyan Tree.
National Fruit – Mango.
National Game – Hockey.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

India Is One Of The Oldest Civilization In The World With A Rich Cultural Heritage ; It Is The Seventh Largest Country In The World ; It Is Bounded By Great Himalayas In The North , Bay Of Bengal In The South , Indian Ocean In The South And Arabian Sea In The West. Countries Having Common Border With India Are Pakishthan And Afkanisthan To The North – West , China , Bhutan And Nepal To The North , Myanmar And Bangladesh To The East . . Sri Lanka Is Separated From India By A Narrow Channel Of Sea Formed By Pak Strait And The Gulf Of Mannar.
It Covers An Area Of 32.87,263 Kilo Meters.
As Per 2001 Census India’s Population Stood At 102,70,15,247.( One Hundred And Two Crores , Seventy Lakhs , Fifteen Thousand , Two Hundred And Forty Seven .). The Population Density Was 324 Person Per Square Kilo Metere. The Number Of Females Per Thousand Male Stood At 933.. The Literacy Rate In India Is 65.38 Per Cent 75.85 For Males And 54.16 For Females.