Current Who is Who (India) – February 2024

Office/Position Name & Date of Assumption of Office President Droupadi Murmu, 25 July 2022 Vice President and ex-officio Chairperson, Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar, 11 August 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 26 May 2014 Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, 9 November ..

Fact Sheet : Earth

1. Earth is third planet from Sun. It was formed 4.54 billion years ago.2. Earth is Fifth Largest Planet.The order from largest to smallest planets is : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury3. Earth is largest of the ..

Palaeolithic Age in India

Who coined the term Palaeolithic? The term Palaeolithic was coined by archaeologist John Lubbock in 1865. What are three stages of the Palaeolithic Period? Palaeolithic phase is also divided into three parts with their rough timelines as follows: Lower Palaeolithic ..

India’s International cooperation in Environment & Biodiversity Conservation

India has participated in major international events on environment and biodiversity conservation since 1972. India has also contributed to developing the agreed texts, ratified, and complied with the commitments in various international conventions relating to biodiversity. These agreements are: Convention ..

Forest Resources & Bio-diversity in India

1. As per data released by Ministry of Forest & Environment the total forest cover of the country as per 2005 assessment is 677,088 sq. kms and this constitutes 20.60 percent of the geographic area of the country. Of this, ..

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli : General Information Population (2001 Census):220490Males:121666Females:98824Urban Population %:29.89Literacy Rate (Census 2001) In %:57.6Male Literacy In %:71.2Male Literate In Numbers:72149Female Literacy In %:40.2Female Literate In Numbers:31755

Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu : General Information Population 2001 Census:158204Males:92512Females:65692Urban Population %:36.26Literacy Rate (Census 2001) In %:78.2Male Literacy In %:86.8Male Literate In Numbers:70992Female Literacy In %:65.6Female Literate In Numbers:36608Birth Rate (Per 1000) (2003)P:21.93Death Rate (Per 1000):5.07Imr (Per 1000 Live Births) (2003):14.03

Goa

Goa : General Information Population (2001 Census):1347668Males:687248Females:660420Urban Population %:49.47Literacy Rate (Census 2001) In %:82Male Literacy In %:88.4Male Literate In Numbers:541032Female Literacy In %:75.4Female Literate In Numbers:444530

Concept of National Income

1. Gross National Product (G.N.P.):Gross National Product is defined as the total market value of all final goods and services produced in a year. (Or any specified time period e.g. a quarter). We have to keep these things in mind:1. ..

Major River Systems of India

Himalayan RiversThe main Himalayan river systems are the Ganga, the Indus and the Brahmaputra river systems.The Himalayan rivers form large basins. Many rivers pass through the Himalayas. These deep valleys with steep rock sides were formed by the down – ..