The Department of Posts has launched Five Star Villages scheme to ensure coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country. The scheme seeks to bridge the gaps in public awareness and reach of postal products and services, especially in interior villages. Under the scheme, all postal productsContinue Reading
The state government is planning to set up a biomedical waste treatment plant in Jhiri village, some 30 km from Ranchi following Jharkhand High Court’s order to streamline the state’s biomedical waste management system. The meeting for the discussion was chaired by chief secretary Rajiv Gauba on Wednesday. The meetingContinue Reading
Tessy Thomas, the key defence scientist in the Agni series of missiles, has been conferred the award for her outstanding contribution for making India self-reliant in the field of missile technology. The award is given annually for excellence in public administration, academics and management. It carries a cash award ofContinue Reading
Interesting Facts about India India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history. When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization) The name ‘India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys aroundContinue Reading
Highest Dam Bhakra Dam (226 Metre) Highest Gateway Buland Darwaza (Fatehpur Sikri), near Agra (UP) Highest rainfall Cherapunji (Meghalaya) Highest Tower Qutab Minar, Delhi Highest Waterfall Gersopa Waterfall (Karnataka) Highest Airfield Chushul (Ladakh) Highest Mountain Kanchenjunga (8,597 metre) Biggest Zoo Zoological Garden, Kolkata Largest Cave temple Ellora (Maharashtra) Largest DeltaContinue Reading
Official Name : Republic of India Capital : New Delhi Area : 32,87,263 sq.km Cost line: 7,516.6 km India is the seventh largest and the second mpost populated nation of the world.It lies entirely on the northeren hemisphere India is union of 28 federal states and 6 union territories andContinue Reading