|
| S.N. | Name of the State | Capital | Chief Minister | Governor |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad | Chandrababu Naidu | ES Lakshmi Narasimhan |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Nabam Tuki | JP Rajkhowa |
| 3. | Assam | Dispur | Tarun Gogoi | Padmanabha
Balakrishna Acharya |
| 4. | Bihar | Patna | Nitish Kumar | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raman Singh | Balramji Dass Tandon |
| 6. | Goa | Panaji | Laxmikant Parsekar | Mridula Sinha |
| 7. | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Anandiben Patel | Om Prakash Kohli |
| 8. | Haryana | Chandigarh | Manohal Lal | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| 9. | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Virbhadra Singh | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| 10. | Jharkhand | Ranchi | Raghubar Das | Droupati Murmu |
| 11. | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Siddaramaiah | Vajubhai Vala |
| 12. | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Oommen Chandy | Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam |
| 13. | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Sivaraj Singh Chouhan | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| 14. | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Devendra Fadnavis | C Vidyasagar Rao |
| 15. | Manipur | Imphal | Okram Ibobi Singh | Syed Ahmed |
| 16. | Meghalaya | Shillong | Mukul Sangma | Shanmuganathan |
| 17. | Mizoram | Aizawl | Lal Thanhawla | Lt Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma |
| 18. | Nagaland | Kohima | TR Zeliang | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya |
| 19. | Odisha | Bhubaneshwar | Naveen Patnaik | SC Jamir |
| 20. | Punjab | Chandigarh | Prakash Singh Badal | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| 21. | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Vasundra Raje | Kalyan Singh |
| 22. | Sikkhim | Gangtok | PawanKumar Chamling | niwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| 23. | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | J Jayalalitha | Dr K Rosaiah |
| 24. | Telangana | Hyderabad | Chandrasekhar Rao | ESL Narasimhan |
| 25. | Tripura | Agartala | Manik Sarkar | Tathagata Roy |
| 26. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Akhilesh Yadav | Ram Naik |
| 27. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Harish Rawat | Krishan Kant Paul |
| 28. | West Bengal | Kolkata | Mamata Banerjee | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| 29. | Jammu and Kashmir | Sri Nagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | NN Vohra |
| S.N. | Union Territory | Capital | Minister/Governor | Lt Governor/Administrator |
| 1. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Central Government | Lt Gen AK Singh (Retd) (Lieutenant Governor) |
| 2. | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Central Government | Kaptan Singh Solank
(Administrator) |
| 3. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | Central Government | Ashish Kundra (Administrator) |
| 4. | Daman and Diu | Daman | Central Government | Ashish Kundra (Administrator) |
| 5. | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Central Government | H Rajesh Prasad (Administrator) |
| 6. | Delhi – National Capital
Territory |
Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | Najeeb Jung (Lieteunant Governor) |
| 7. | Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Pondicherry | N Rangaswamy | Lt Gen AK Singh (Retd) (Lieutenant Governor) |
Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space
All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister |
Cabinet Ministers
| Raj Nath Singh | Home Affairs |
| Sushma Swaraj | External Affairs Overseas Indian Affairs |
| Arun Jaitley | Finance Corporate Affairs
Information & Broadcasting |
| M. Venkaiah Naidu | Urban Development
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Parliamentary Affairs |
| Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Road Transport and Highways
Shipping |
| Manohar Parrikar | Defence |
| Suresh Prabhu | Railways |
| D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Law and Justice |
| Su Uma Bharati | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
| Dr. Najma A. Heptulla | Minority Affairs |
| Ramvilas Paswan | Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Kalraj Mishra | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | Women and Child Development |
| Ananthkumar | Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | Communications and Information Technology |
| Jagat Prakash Nadda | Health and Family Welfare |
| Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | Civil Aviation |
| Anant Geete | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Food Processing Industries |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | Mines Steel |
| Chaudhary Birender Singh | Rural Development Panchayati Raj
Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| Jual Oram | Tribal Affairs |
| Radha Mohan Singh | Agriculture |
| Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Smriti Zubin Irani | Human Resource Development |
| Dr. Harsh Vardhan | Science and Technology Earth Sciences |
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| General V. K. Singh | Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge)
External Affairs Overseas Indian Affairs |
| Inderjit Singh Rao | Planning (Independent Charge) Defence |
| Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Textiles (Independent Charge) |
| Bandaru Dattatreya | Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) |
| Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge)
Parliamentary Affairs |
| Shripad Yesso Naik | AAYUSH (Independent Charge) Health & Family Welfare |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) |
| Sarbananda Sonowal | Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent
Charge) |
| Prakash Javadekar | Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(Independent Charge) |
|
Piyush Goyal |
Power (Independent Charge) Coal (Independent Charge)
New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) |
| Dr. Jitendra Singh | Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge)
Prime Minister’s Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | Commerce and Industry (Independent
Charge) |
| Dr. Mahesh Sharma | Culture (Independent Charge) Tourism (Independent Charge) Civil Aviation |
Minister of State
| Ram Kripal Yadav | Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minority Affairs Parliamentary Affairs |
| Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary | Home Affairs |
| Sanwar Lal Jat | Water Resources
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
| Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya | Agriculture |
| Giriraj Singh | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | Chemicals & Fertilizers |
| G. M. Siddeshwara | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| Manoj Sinha | Railways |
| Nihalchand | Panchayati Raj |
| Upendra Kushwaha | Human Resources Development |
| Radhakrishnan P | Road Transport & Highways Shipping |
| Kiren Rijiju | Home Affairs |
| Krishan Pal | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Agriculture |
| Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava | Tribal Affairs |
| Raosaheb Dadarao Danve | Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Vishnu Deo Sai | Mines
Steel |
| Sudarshan Bhagat | Rural Development |
| Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria | Human Resource Development |
| Y. S. Chowdary | Science and Technology Earth Science |
| Jayant Sinha | Finance |
| Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Information & Broadcasting |
| Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral | Urban Development
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Food Processing Industries |
| Vijay Sampla | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| State/Union Territory | Name of the National Park |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Campbell Bay National Park Galathea National Park
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (previously : Wandur National Park) Middle Button Island National Park Mount Harriet National Park North Button Island National Park Rani Jhansi Marine National Park Saddle Peak National Park South Button Island National Park |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park Mrugavani National Park
Sri Venkateswara National Park |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Namdapha National Park |
| Assam | Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park
Nameri National Park Orang National Park |
| Bihar | Valmiki National Park Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary |
| Chhattisgarh | Indravati National Park
Kanger Ghati National Park (Kanger Valley) |
| Goa | Mollem National Park |
| Gujarat | Vansda National Park
Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Gir National Park Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park |
| Haryana | Kalesar National Park Sultanpur National Park |
| Himachal Pradesh | Great Himalayan National Park Pin Valley National Park |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Dachigam National Park Hemis National Park Kishtwar National Park
Salim Ali National Park |
| Jharkhand | Betla National Park Dimna National Park Hazaribag National Park |
| Karnataka | Anshi National Park
Rajiv Gandhi National Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Kudremukh National Park |
| Kerala | Eravikulam National Park
Mathikettan Shola National Park Periyar National Park |
| Madhya Pradesh
|
Bandhavgarh National Park Mandla Plant Fossil National Park Kanha National Park
Madhav National Park Panna National Park Pench National Park Sanjay National Park Satpura National Park Van Vihar National Park |
| Maharashtra | Chandoli National Park Gugamal National Park Navegaon National Park Pench National Park
Sanjay Gandhi National Park or Borivili National Park Tadoba National Park |
| Manipur | Keibul Lamjao National Park Sirohi National Park |
| Meghalaya | Balphakram National Park Nokrek National Park |
| Mizoram | Murlen National Park
Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park |
| Nagaland | Ntangki National Park |
| Orissa | Bhitarkanika National Park Nandankanan National Park Simlipal National Park |
| Punjab | Harike Wetland |
| Rajasthan | Darrah National Park Desert National Park Keoladeo National Park
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary Ranthambore National Park Sariska National Park |
| Uttar Pradesh | Dudhwa National Park |
| Uttarakhand | Corbett National Park Gangotri National Park Govind Pashu Vihar Nanda Devi National Park Rajaji National Park
Valley of Flowers National Park |
| Tamil Nadu | Guindy National Park
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park Indira Gandhi National Park Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Palani Hills National Park |
| Sikkhim | Khangchendzonga National Park |
| West Bengal | Buxa Tiger Reserve Gorumara National Park Neora Valley National Park Singalila National Park Sundarbans National Park |
| SNo | Name of the Tiger Reserves | State |
| 1 | Bandipur | Karnataka |
| 2 | Corbett | Uttarakhand |
| Amangarh (buffer of Corbett TR) | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 3 | Kanha | Madhya Pradesh |
| 4 | Manas | Assam |
| 5 | Melghat | Maharashtra |
| 6 | Palamau | Jharkhand |
| 7 | Ranthambore | Rajasthan |
| 8 | Similipal | Odisha |
| 9 | Sunderbans | West Bengal |
| 10 | Periyar | Kerala |
| 11 | Sariska | Rajasthan |
| 12 | Buxa | West Bengal |
| 13 | Indravati | Chhattisgarh |
| 14 | Namdapha | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 15 | Dudhwa | Uttar Pradesh |
| 16 | Kalakad-Mundanthurai | Tamil Nadu |
| 17 | Valmiki | Bihar |
| 18 | Pench | Madhya Pradesh |
| 19 | Tadoba-Andhari | Maharashtra |
| 20 | Bandhavgarh | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21 | Panna | Madhya Pradesh |
| 22 | Dampa | Mizoram |
| 23 | Bhadra | Karnataka |
| 24 | Pench | Maharashtra |
| 25 | Pakke | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 26 | Nameri | Assam |
| 27 | Satpura | Madhya Pradesh |
| 28 | Anamalai | Tamil Nadu |
| 29 | Udanti-Sitanadi | Chattisgarh |
| 30 | Satkosia | Odisha |
| 31 | Kaziranga | Assam |
| 32 | Achanakmar | Chattisgarh |
| 33 | Dandeli-Anshi | Karnataka |
| 34 | Sanjay-Dubri | Madhya Pradesh |
| 35 | Mudumalai | Tamil Nadu |
| 36 | Nagarahole | Karnataka |
| 37 | Parambikulam | Kerala |
| 38 | Sahyadri | Maharashtra |
| 39 | Biligiri Ranganatha Temple | Karnataka |
| 40 | Kawal | Telangana |
| 41 | Sathyamangalam | Tamil Nadu |
| 42 | Mukandra Hills | Rajasthan |
| 43 | Nawegaon-Nagzira | Maharashtra |
| 44 | Nagarjunsagar Srisailam | Andhra Pradesh |
| 45 | Nagarjunasagar Srisailam | Telangana |
| 46 | Pilibhit | Uttar Pradesh |
| 47 | Bor | Maharashtra |
| 48 | Rajaji Tiger Reserve | Uttarakhand |
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN INDIA
| Name of the Site | State |
| Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary | Assam |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Assam |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Bihar |
| Humayun’s Tomb | Delhi |
| Qutub Minar | Delhi |
| Red Fort Complex | Delhi |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | Goa |
| Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Gujarat |
| Group of Monuments at Hampi | Karnataka |
| Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Karnataka |
| Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Madhya Pradesh |
| Rock Shelters of Bhimpetka | Madhya Pradesh |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ajanta Caves | Maharashtra |
| Ellora Caves | Maharashtra |
| Elephanta Caves | Maharashtra |
| Chharapati Shivaji Terminus | Maharashtra |
| Sun Temple Konarak | Orissa |
| Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan |
| Jantar Mantar | Rajasthan |
| Great Living Chola Temples | Tamil Nadu |
| Mahabalipuram | Tamil Nadu |
| Agra Fort | Uttar Pradesh |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Uttar Pradesh |
| Taj Mahal | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mountain Railways of India | Darjeeling, West Bengal Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu
Kalka-Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park | Uttarakhand |
| Sundarbans National Park | West Bengal |
| Western Ghats | Covers Four states |
| Hill Forts | Rajasthan |
| Rani ki vav | Gujarat |
| Great Himalayan National Park | Himachal Pradesh |
| Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary | Rajasthan |
| Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary | Odisha |
| Ghatprabha Bird Sanctuary | Karnataka |
| Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary | Kerala |
| Kaundinya Bird Sanctuary | Andhra Pradesh |
| Mayani Bird Sanctuary | Maharashtra |
| Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary | Gujarat |
| Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary | Andhra Pradesh |
| Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu |
| Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary | Karnataka |
| Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary | Haryana |
| Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary | Goa |
| Vedanthaangal Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu |
Famous Research Institutes of India
| Research Institute | Place |
| Central Forest Research Institute | Dehradun (Uttarakhand) |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum | Dehradun |
| Haffkine Institute | Mumbai |
| Indian Cancer Research Institute | Mumbai |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Mumbai |
| Cattle breeding Institute | Hissar (Haryana) |
| National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal (Haryana) |
| National Tuberculosis Institute | Bengaluru |
| Raman Research centre | Bengaluru |
| National Aeronautical Laboratory | Bengaluru |
| Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute | Delhi |
| National Institute of Communicable Diseases | Delhi |
| Central Road Research Institute | New Delhi |
| Indian Meteorological Observatory | Pune and Delhi |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) | New Delhi |
| All India Malaria Research Institute | New Delhi |
| Indian Agricultural Research Institute | New Delhi |
| Central Coconut Research Institute | Kerala |
| National Environmental Engineering Research Institute | Nagpur |
| Central Fuel Research Institute | Dhanbad |
| Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology | Hyderabad |
| National Botanical Research Institute | Lucknow |
| Central Drug Research Institute | Lucknow |
| Industrial Toxicology Research Institute | Lucknow |
| Central Drug Research Institute | Lucknow |
| Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Mukteshwar (Himachal Pradesh) Izzatnagar (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Textile Research Institute | Ahmedabad |
| National Institution of Occupation Health | Ahmedabad |
| Central Potato Research Institute | Shimla |
| Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute | Durgapur |
| Central Leprosy Training and Research Institute | Chingelpet |
| King Institute of Preventive Medicine | Guindy (Chennai) |
| Central Sugarcane Research Institute | Coimbatore |
| Central Leather Research Institute | Chennai |
| Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute | Karaikudi |
| Central Food Technological Research Institute | Mysore (Karnataka) |
| Central Institute of Virology | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Indian Lac Research Institute | Ranchi (Jharkhand) |
| PGI Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh |
| Indian Institute of Chemical Biology | Kolkata |
| Central Jute Technological Research Institute | Kolkata |
| Archaeological Survey of India | Kolkata |
| School of Tropical Medicine | Kolkata |
| All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health | Kolkata |
| Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute | Kolkata |
| National Geophysics Research Institute | Hyderabad |
| National Institute of Nutrition | Hyderabad |
| National Geophysics Research Institute | Hyderabad |
| High Altitude Research Laboratory | Gulmarg |
| Central Mining Research Institute | Dhanbad |
| Central Building Research Institute | Roorkee |
| Central Scientific Instruments Organization | Chandigarh |
| Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute | Bhavnagar |
| Central Rice Research Institute | Cuttack |
| National Institute of Oceanography | Panaji |
| National Sugar Research Institute | Kanpur |
| National Sugar Research Institute | Kanpur |
NUCLEAR AND SPACE RESEARCH CENTRES IN INDIA
| India Rare Earths Limited | Alwaye (Kerala) |
| Uranium Corporation of India | Jadugoda |
| Indian Space Research Organization | Bengaluru |
| Atomic Energy Commission (ABC) | Mumbai |
| Electronics Corporation of India | Hyderabad |
| Bhabha Atomic Research Centre | Trombay |
| Radio Astronomy Centre | Ootacamund |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Mumbai |
| Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics | Kolkata |
| College of Satellite Communication Technology | Ahmedabad |
| Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre | Thiruvanandapuram |
| Indian Scientific Satellite Project | Bengaluru |
| Thumba Equatorial Launching Station | Thumba, Kerala |
| Space Commission | Bengaluru |
| Space Application Centre | Ahmedabad |
| Nuclear Fuel Complex | Hyderabad |
| Nuclear Power Complex | Mumbai |
| Centre of Earth Science Studies | Trivendrum |
| Physical Research Laboratory | Ahmedabad |
| Longest River | The Ganga (2640 km) |
| Longest Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal at Rajasthan |
| Longest Dam | Hirakud Dam at Odisha |
| Highest Lake | Devatal Lake, Uttarakhand |
| Largest Planetarium | Birla Planetarium |
| Deepest River Valley | Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
| Longest Sea Beach | Marina Beach, Chennai |
| Biggest River Island | Majuli, Brahmaputra River, Asom |
| Tallest TV Tower | Fazilka (Punjab) |
| Longest Railway Tunnel | Pir Panjal Tunnel (Jammu and Kashmir) 11.2 km |
| Highest Dam | Bhakra Dam, Sutlej River, Punjab |
| Highest Waterfall | Jog or Garsoppa, Karnataka |
| Largest Zoo | Kolkata Zoological Garden |
| Longest Corridor | Corridor of Ramanathaswami Temple, Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu |
| Longest River Bridge | Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna, 5.575 km |
| Largest Delta | Sunderbans |
| State with longest coastline | Gujarat |
| Largest Dome | Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur, Karnataka |
| Longest sea bridge | Anna Indira Gandhi Sea bridge |
| Biggest Stadium | Yuva Bharati stadium, Kolkata |
| Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| Highest Airport | Leh Airport |
| Largest Desert | Thar Desert |
| State with Maximum forest cover | Madhya Pradesh |
| Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Largest Cave Temple | Kailash Temple, Maharashtra |
| Longest National Highway | NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) |
| Highest Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna |
| Highest Gallantry Award | Param Vir Chakra |
| Largest Gurudwara | Golden Temple, Amristar |
| Largest cave | Amarnath |
| Largest Public Sector bank | State Bank of India |
| Most populous city | Mumbai |
| Highest Peak | Godwin Austin |
| Tallest statue | Gomateswara (Karnataka) |
| Highest battle ground | Siachen Glacier |
| Oldest Church | St Thomas Church at Trichur, Kerala |
| Office | Head of the Office |
| President of India | Mr Pranab Mukherjee |
| Vice President of India | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| Prime Minister of India | Narendra Modi |
| Chief Justice of India | HL Dattu |
| Speaker of Lok Sabha | Sumitra Mahajan |
| Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha | M Thambidurai |
| Chairman of Rajya Sabha | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
| Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha | PJ Kurien |
| Attorney General of India | Mukul Rohatgi |
| Solicitor General of India | Ranjit Kumar |
| Comptroller and Auditor-General of India | Shashi Kant Sharma |
| Chief Election Commissioner | Nasim Zaidi |
| Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister | Nripendra Mishra |
| National Security Adviser | Ajit Doval |
| Principal Scientific Adviser | Dr R Chidambaram |
| Registrar-General and Census Commissioner | Dr. C. Chandramouli |
| Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister | GS Reddy |
| Secretary General of Lok Sabha | Anoop Mishra |
| Governor of Reserve bank of India | Raghuram Rajan |
| Cabinet Secretary | Pradeep Kumar Sinha |
| Home Secretary | LC Goyal |
| Finance Secretary | Ratan P Watal |
| Defence Secretary | G Mohan Kumar |
| Dept of Economic Affairs Secretary | Shaktikanta Das |
| Dept of Revenue Secretary | Hasmukh Adhia |
| Secretary of AYUSH | Ajit M Sharan |
| Surveyor General of India | Rajendra Mani Tripathi |
| Chairman of National Highways Authority | Raghav Chandra |
| Chairman of FSSAI | Ashish Bahugana |
| Chairman of TRAI | RS Sharma |
| Chairman of Engineers India Ltd | Sanjay Gupta |
| Chairman of National Safety Council | Satish Reddy |
| Chairman of Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction | JP Dua |
| Chairman of IPL Governing Council | Rajeev Shukla |
| Chairman of National Human Rights Commission | Justice Cyriac Joseph (Acting) |
| Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA). | Rakesh Sahni |
| Central Vigilance Commissioner | KV Chowdary |
| Chief Information Commissioner | Vijay Sharma |
| Chairperson of Prasar Bharati | A Surya Prakash |
| Chairman of UPSC | Deepak Gupta |
| Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission | Dr RK Sinha |
| Foreign Secretary | Dr S Jaishankar |
| Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes | Anita Kapur |
| Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs | Najib Shah |
| Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification | Pahlaj Nihalani |
| Chairman of NABARD | Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala |
| Chairman of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission | Dr. Pramod Deo |
| Chairman of Food Corporation of India | Yogendra Tripathi |
| Chairman of Foreign Investment Promotion Board | Shaktikanta Das |
| Chairman of Air India | Ashwani Lohani |
| Chairman of ISRO | AS Kiran Kumar |
| Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India | SK Roy |
| Chairman of National Book Trust | Baldev Sharma |
| Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes | Dr PL Punia |
| Chairman of National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes |
Rameshwar Oraon |
| Chairman of National Commission for Women | Lalitha Kumaramangalam |
| Sport | Cup and Trophy |
| Polo | Ezra Cup, Winchestor Cup, Radha Mohan Cup |
| Bridge | Ruia Trophy |
| Rowing | Wollington Trophy |
| Boxing | Aspy Adjania Trophy |
| Badminton | Thomas Cup (Men), Uber Cup (Women), Narang Cup, Agarwal Cup |
| Cricket | Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, Asia Cup, Deodhar Trophy, CK Naidu Trophy, Cooch-Behar Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Vizzy Trophy |
| Hockey | Agha Khan Cup, Azlan Shah Cup, Nehru Trophy, Dhyanchand Trophy, Beighton Cup, Scindia Gold Cup, Modi Gold Cup, Khan Abdul Gaffar Cup, Rangaswami Cup, Rene
Frank Trophy |
| Lawn Tennis | Davis Cup, Hamlet Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open |
| Table Tennis | Corbillion Cup (Women), Jayalaxmi Cup (Women), Swaythling Cup (Men),Barna- Bellack Cup, |
| Golf | Canada Cup, Muthiah Gold Cup, Ryder Cup, Walker Cup |
| Football | Durand Cup, Nizam Gold Cup, Rovers Cup, Sanjay Gold Cup, Santosh Trophy, Subroto Mukherjee Cup, Vittal Trophy, Nehru Gold
Cup, |
IMPORTANT FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD
| Alba White Truffle Festival | Alba, Italy |
| Baltic Herring Festival | Helsinki, Finland |
| Chinchilla Melon Festival(Watermelon) | Australia |
| Chocolate Festival | London, UK |
| International Mango Festival | New Delhi, India |
| Ivrea Orange Festival | Ivrea, Italy |
| Maine Lobster Festival | Rockland USA |
| Maslenitsa Festival (Pancake Festival) | Moscow, Russia |
| Melbourne Food & Wine Festival | Melbourne, Australia |
| Mistura Food Festival | Lima, Peru |
| Monkey Buffet Festival | Lopburi Province, Thailand |
| Oktoberfest | Munich, Germany |
| Onion Eating Festival | Spain |
| Orange Festival | Poland |
| Pancake Festival | Moscow, Russia |
| San Francisco Street Food Festival | San Francisco, USA |
| Potato Festival – | Sweden |
| Tomato Festival | Spain |
| Vegetarian Festival | Thailand |
FAMOUS MONUMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
| Name of the Monument | Country |
| Statue of Liberty | New York, USA |
| The Eiffel Tower | Paris, France |
| St Basil’s Cathedral | Moscow, Russia |
| Blue Domed Church | Santorini, Greece |
| The Great Sphinx | Giza, Egypt |
| Machu Pichu | Peru |
| Big Ben | London |
| Burj al Arab Hotel | Dubai |
| Tower of Pisa | Italy |
| Christ the Redeemer | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Lascaux Cave Paintings | France |
| Loch Ness | Scotland |
| Mont St Michel | France |
| Bran Castle | Transylvania, Romania |
| Agia Sophia | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Branderburg Gate | Berlin, Germany |
| Acropolis | Athens, Greece |
| Sagrada Familia | Barcelona, Spain |
| Uluru Sandstone | Australia |
| Mount Fuji | Japan |
| Mount Eden Crater | New Zealand |
| Al Aqsa Mosque | Jerusalem |
| Angkor Wat | Cambodia |
| St Peter’s Cathedral | Vatican City |
| Mount Rushmore | South Dakota |
| Victoria Falls | Between Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| The Great Canyon | Arizona |
| Petra Rock cut Architecture | Jordan |
| Cape of Good Hope | South Africa |
| Chichen Itza | Mexico |
| Inukshuk | Canada |
| Table Mountain | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, California |
| Kilimanjaro | Tanzania |
| Forbidden City | Beijing |
| Iguazu Falls | On the border of Brazil and Argentina |
| The Colosseum | Rome, Italy |
| Twyfelfontein – Ancient Rock Engravings | Namibia |
| The Blue Mosque | Istanbul |
| Millau Bridge | France |
| Luxor Temple | Egypt |
| Faisal Mosque | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| The Empire State Building | New York |
| Newgrange Tomb | Ireland |
| Tilcho Lake | Nepal |
| Pompeii | Italy |
| The Wailing Wall | Jerusalem |
| Abu Simbel | Egypt |
| Middle of the Earth or The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo | Ecuador |
| Potala Palace | Llasa, Tibet |
| Angel Falls | Venezuela |
| Ephesus | Turkey |
| Twelve Apostles | Australia |
| The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall | China |
| The Sultan Ahmed Mosque | Turkey |
THE WORLD’S GREAT MOUNTAIN RANGES
| Name | Continent | Highest Peak | Peak Height (Ft) |
| Himalayas | Asia | Mount Everest | 29035 |
| Karakoram | Asia | K2 | 28251 |
| Hindu Kush | Asia | Tirich Mir | 25289 |
| Pamir | Asia | Ismoil Somoni Peak | 24590 |
| Tien Shan | Asia | Jengish Chokusu | 24406 |
| Andes | South America | Aconcagua | 22838 |
| Alaska Range | North America | Denali | 20322 |
| Caucasus | Europe/Asia | Mount Elbrus | 18510 |
| Alps | Europe | Mount Blanc | 15780 |
| Transantarctic Range | Antarctica | Mount Kirkpatrick | 14856 |
| Rockies | North America | Mount Elbert | 14440 |
| Great Dividing Range | Australia | Mount Kosciuszko | 7310 |
| Urals | Asia/Europe | Mount Narodnaya | 6217 |
MAJOR STOCK EXCHANGES IN THE WORLD
| Exchange | Economy | Headquarters |
| New York Stock Exchange | United States | New York |
| NASDAQ | United States | New York |
| London Stock Exchange Group | United Kingdom Italy | London |
| Japan Exchange Group | Japan | Tokyo |
| Shanghai Exchange Group | China | Shanghai |
| Hong Kong Stock Exchange | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Euro next | European Union | Amsterdam Brussels Lisbon Paris |
| Shenzhen Stock Exchange | China | Shenzhen |
| TMX Group | Canada | Toronto |
| Deutsche Borse | Germany | Frankfurt |
| Bombay Stock Exchange | India | Mumbai |
| National Stock Exchange of India | India | Mumbai |
| Australian Securities Exchange | Australia | Sydney |
| Korea Exchange | South Korea | Seoul |
| OMX Nordic Exchange | Northern Europe Armenia | Stockholm |
| JSE Limited | South Africa | Johannesburg |
| BME Spanish Exchanges | Spain | Madrid |
| Taiwan Stock Exchange | Taiwan | Taipei |
| BM&F Bovespa | Brazil | Sao Paulo |
ALL COUNTRIES CAPITAL AND CURRENCIES
| Australian Dollar | ||
| Australia | Canberra | Australian dollar |
| Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | Australian dollar |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Bantam | Australian dollar |
| Kiribati | Tarawa | Australian dollar |
| Nauru | Yaren | Australian dollar |
| Norfolk Island | Kingston | Australian dollar |
| Tuvalu | Fongafale82 | Australian dollar |
| CFA Franc | ||
| Benin | Porto Novo | CFA franc |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | CFA franc |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | CFA franc |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | CFA franc |
| Chad | N’Djamena | CFA franc |
| Congo | Brazzaville | CFA franc |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro30 | CFA franc |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | CFA franc |
| Gabon | Libreville | CFA franc |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | CFA franc |
| Mali | Bamako | CFA franc |
| Niger | Niamey | CFA franc |
| Senegal | Dakar | CFA franc |
| Togo | Lomé | CFA franc |
| CFP Franc | ||
| French Polynesia | Papeete | CFP franc |
| New Caledonia | Nouméa | CFP franc |
| Wallis and Futuna | Mata-Utu | CFP franc |
| Dinar | ||
| Algeria | Algiers | Algerian dinar |
| Bahrain | Manama | Bahraini dinar |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Iraqi dinar |
| Jordan | Amman | Jordanian dinar |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwaiti dinar |
| Libya | Tripoli | Libyan dinar |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Belgrade70 | dinar (1); euro (2) |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Sudanese dinar |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Tunisian dinar |
| Dollar | ||
| The Bahamas | Nassau | Bahamian dollar |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbados dollar |
| Belize | Belmopan | Belize dollar |
| Bermuda | Hamilton | Bermuda dollar |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei dollar |
| Canada | Ottawa | Canadian dollar |
| Cayman Islands | George Town | Cayman Islands dollar |
| Fiji | Suva | Fiji dollar |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Guyanese dollar |
| Hong Kong | – | Hong Kong dollar |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Jamaica dollar |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Liberian dollar |
|
Namibia |
Windhoek |
Namibian dollar; South African rand |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore dollar |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands dollar |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
Trinidad and Tobago dollar |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Zimbabwe dollar |
| East Caribbean Dollar | ||
|
Anguilla |
The Valley |
Eastern Caribbean dollar |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
St John’s |
Eastern Caribbean
dollar |
|
Dominica |
Roseau |
Eastern Caribbean dollar |
|
Grenada |
St George’s |
Eastern Caribbean dollar |
|
Montserrat |
Plymouth |
Eastern Caribbean dollar |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
Eastern Caribbean
dollar |
|
Saint Lucia |
Castries |
Eastern Caribbean dollar |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Serbia and Montenegro
Andorra Austria Belgium Finland France French Guiana Germany Greece Guadeloupe Ireland Italy Luxembourg Martinique Mayotte Monaco Netherlands Portugal Réunion Saint Pierre and Miquelon San Marino Spain The Hoy See (Vatican City State)
Burundi |
Kingstown Euro Belgrade Andorra la Vella Vienna Brussels Helsinki Paris Cayenne Berlin Athens Basse Terre Dublin Rome Luxembourg Fort-de-France Mamoudzou Monaco Amsterdam54 Lisbon Saint-Denis Saint-Pierre San Marino Madrid Vatican City Franc Bujumbura |
Eastern Caribbean dollar
dinar (1); euro (2) Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro Euro euro euro euro euro euro euro
Burundi franc |
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| Comoros | Moroni | Comorian franc | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | Congolese franc | |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Djibouti franc | |
| Guinea | Conakry | Guinean franc | |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Malagasy franc | |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Rwandese franc | |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Swiss franc | |
| Switzerland | Berne | Swiss franc | |
| Krone | |||
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Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Danish krone (pl. kroner) | |
|
Faeroe Islands |
Thorshavn |
Danish krone (pl.
kroner) |
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Greenland |
Nuuk |
Danish krone (pl. kroner) | |
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Norway |
Oslo |
Norwegian krone (pl. kroner) | |
|
Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Longyearbyen |
Norwegian krone (pl. kroner) |