The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, and are a Union Territory of India. The territory is 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) by the AndamanContinue Reading
Bengal Gazette (India’s first news paper, 1780)- James.Augtious . Hikki, Al-Hilal -Abul Kalam Azad Al-Balagh- Abul Kalam Azad Amrit Bazar Patrika- Shishir Kr. Ghosh & Motilal Ghosh Bengal Gazette (India’s first news paper, 1780)- J. K. Hikki Bombay Chronicle- Firoze Shah Mehta Comrade- Mohammed Ali Commonweal Annie Besant Essays inContinue Reading
The National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on 1 October celebrated every year in India since on 1 October 1975. It is organised by National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) and National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Government of India. The main objectives of observing this dayContinue Reading
According to the Primary Census Abstract 2011, Bihar has a population density of 1,106 people per sq km, while West Bengal is in second place with 1,028. (Bihar has thus also displaced the latter for the top spot, as its density in 2001 was 881, second to West Bengal’s 903).Continue Reading
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’sContinue Reading
The greatest invention of man in palaeolithic was Ans : Fire The Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in : Ans : Mohenjodaro For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and EconomicContinue Reading
01. The word Bharat comes first from Rig-Veda. 1. There are 1028 Vedic texts in Rig-Veda 2. Language of Vedas was Sanskrit 3. Gayatri Mantra is mentioned in 3rd mandal of Rig-Veda 4. Savitri or Sun is worshipped in Gayatri mantra 5. The social structure was Patriarchal 6. Cow wasContinue Reading
IndiaPay is India’s first indigenous payment gateway and is scheduled to be launched in mid-2011. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is the owner of IndiaPay and will make its first move by cutting charges levied to merchant establishments by half, compared with what MasterCard and Visa charge. IndiaPay’sContinue Reading
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Important Newspapers :English 1)Indian Express 2) The Hindu 3) Deccan Herald 4)Hindustan Times 5) Financial Express 6) Asian Age 7)Economic Times 8) Business Standard 9) Statesman 10)Pioneer 11) India Daily 12) India Today 13) Times of India 14) The Telegraph 15)Continue Reading
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