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STATIC GK TORNADO Dear readers, This STATIC GK TORNADO is a complete docket of important news and events. The STATIC GK TORNADO is important and relevant for all competitive exams like – SBI PO Mains Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016, Insurance and UPSC Exams.

List of Highest, Longest, Biggest in India & World             

Highest Mountain in India Highest Mountain in world Highest rainfall Highest waterfall Longest river in India Longest river in World Longest coastline of India Biggest country Biggest continent Biggest forest in world Biggest forest in India Coldest continent Largest & Deepest ocean

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Kangchenjunga Mt. Everest Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India Angel Falls Ganga Nile Gujrat Russia Asia Amazon Van Vihar national Park Antartica Pacific

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List of Gardens in India 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Hanging Gardens Brindavan Garden Rock Garden Lodi Gardens Pinjore Gardens Shalimar Bagh Rock Garden Nishat Bagh Company Garden Lal Bagh Tulip Garden Sarita Udyan Chambal Garden Chashme Shahi Garden Jallianwala Bagh Kalindi Kunj Indian Botanical Garden Lal Bagh Garden

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Mumbai Mysore Chandigarh Delhi Panchkula Kashmir Darjeeling Srinagar Allahabad Bangalore Srinagar Gandhinagar Kota Kashmir Amritsar NCR Howrah Bangalore

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Lloyds Botanical Garden Law Garden Mughal Garden Nishat Bagh Shalimar Garden Shalimar Garden Botanical Garden Gulab Bagh, also known as Sajjan Niwas Garden Sim Park The Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden

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Darjeeling Ahmedabad New Delhi Kashmir Jammu Kashmir New Delhi Ooty Udaipur Tamilnadu Near gangtok

List of Sea Port & Location Sea Port Name Chennai Port or Madras Port Haldia (Kolkata Dock System & Haldia Dock Complex) Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as Nhava Sheva Kamarajar Port or Ennore Port Kandla Port Kochi Port or Cochin Port New Mangalore Port Mormugao Port Mumbai Port Panaji Paradip Tuticorin Port (now called V.O.Chidambaram Port) Visakhapatnam Port

Location Chennai, Madras Kolkata Maharashtra, South Mumbai Ennore, Chennai Gujarat, Gulf of Kutch Kochi, Kerala Manglore, Karnataka Panaji, Goa West Mumbai, Maharashtra Panaji Goa Jagatsinghpur, Odisha Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

List of Important National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of India           

Kaziranga National Park Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park Amchang WLS Chakrashila WLS Dihing Patkai WLS East Karbi Anglong WLS North Karbi Anglong WLS Nambor WLS

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Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam Assam

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Valmiki National Park Gautam Budha WLS Kaimur WLS Pant (Rajgir) WLS Valmiki WLS Indravati National Park Kanger Valley National Park Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) Badalkhol WLS Bhairamgarh WLS Bhoramdev WLS Udanti Wild Buffalo WLS Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park Bondla WLS Madei WLS Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) WLS Netravali WLS Gir National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch Bansda National Park Jambugodha WLS Jessore WLS Kutch Desert WLS Mitiyala WLS Porbandar Lake WLS Rampara Vidi WLS Ratanmahal WLS Shoolpaneswar (Dhumkhal) WLS Thol Lake WLS Wild Ass WLS Kalesar National Park Sultanpur National Park Bhindawas WLS Kalesar WLS Khaparwas WLS Pin Valley National Park Great Himalayan National Park Inderkilla National Park Khirganga National Park Simbalbara National Park Bandli WLS Daranghati WLS Dhauladhar WLS Nargu WLS Pong Dam Lake WLS Shilli WLS 4

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Bihar Bihar Bihar Bihar Bihar Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Goa Goa Goa Goa Goa Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Gujarat Haryana Haryana Haryana Haryana Haryana Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh

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Talra WLS Dachigam National Park Hemis National Park Kishtwar National Park Salim Ali National Park Gulmarg WLS Limber WLS Nandini WLS Betla National Park Lawalong WLS Palkot WLS Parasnath WLS Dandeli National Park Nagarhole National Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Kudremukh National Park Anshi national park Arabithittu WLS Attiveri WLS Bhadra WLS Bhimgad WLS Brahmagiri WLS Cauvery WLS Nugu WLS Pushpagiri WLS Ranganathittu Bird WLS Sharavathi Valley WLS Someshwara WLS Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Eravikulam National Park Mathikettan Shola National Park Silent Valley National Park Anamudi Shola National Park Pampadum Shola National Park Aralam WLS Chimmony WLS Idukki WLS Malabar WLS Mangalavanam Bird WLS Neyyar WLS Periyar WLS Thattekad Bird WLS Bandhavgarh National Park Pench National Park

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Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Kerala Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh

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Kanha National Park Panna National Park Madhav National Park Mandla Plant Fossils National Park Pench National Park Sanjay National Park Satpura National Park Van Vihar national park Bori WLS Gandhi Sagar WLS Ghatigaon WLS Ken Gharial WLS Narsighgarh WLS National Chambal WLS Orcha WLS Kuno WLS Sardarpur WLS Son Gharial WLS Sanjay Gandhi National Park Chandoli National Park Navegaon National Park Tadoba National Park Gugamal national park Aner Dam WLS Bhamragarh WLS Bhimashankar WLS Great Indian Bustard WLS Jaikwadi WLS Koyana WLS Nagzira WLS Painganga WLS Radhanagari WLS Sagareshwar WLS Tipeshwar WLS Tungareshwar WLS Keibul Lamjao National Park Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WLS Balphakram National Park Murlen National Park Phawngpui Blue National Park Mountain National Park Dampa WLS (TR) Ngengpui WLS Pualreng WLS Tokalo WLS Nokrek National Park Baghmara Pitcher Plant WLS Nongkhyllem WLS

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra Manipur Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram

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Siju WLS Intanki National Park Fakim WLS Puliebadze WLS Rangapahar WLS Similipal National Park Bhitarkanika National Park Badrama WLS Baisipalli WLS Chilika (Nalaban) WLS Hadgarh WLS Khalasuni WLS Satkosia Gorge WLS Abohar WLS Harike Lake WLS Jhajjar Bacholi WLS Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park Sariska National Park Ranthambore National Park Darrah National Park Desert National Park Bundh Baratha WLS Darrah WLS Jawahar Sagar WLS Kailadevi WLS Mount Abu WLS Ramsagar WLS Sawai Man Singh WLS Shergarh WLS Sitamata WLS Khangchendzonga National Park Fambong Lho WLS Kitam WLS (Bird) Maenam WLS Pangolakha WLS Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) WLS Kalakad WLS Karaivetti WLS Karikili WLS Mudumalai WLS Pulicat Lake WLS Vaduvoor WLS 7

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Mizoram Nagaland Nagaland Nagaland Nagaland Odisha Odisha Odisha Odisha Odisha Odisha Odisha Odisha Punjab Punjab Punjab Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Rajasthan Sikkim Sikkim Sikkim Sikkim Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu

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Vedanthangal WLS Vettangudi WLS Bison(Rajbari) National Park Clouded Leopard National Park Gumti WLS Rowa WLS Sepahijala WLS Trishna WLS Rajaji National Park Jim Corbett National Park Gangotri National Park Valley of Flowers National Park Askot Musk Deer WLS Binsar WLS Govind Pashu Vihar WLS Kedarnath WLS Sonanadi WLS Dudhwa National Park Hastinapur WLS Ranipur WLS Sohagibarwa WLS Sur Sarovar WLS Chandraprabha WLS National Chambal WLS Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary Buxa National Park Neora Valley NationalPark Singalila National Park Ballavpur WLS Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary Haliday Island WLS Lothian Island WLS Mahananda WLS

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Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tripura Tripura Tripura Tripura Tripura Tripura Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttrakhand Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal

List of State, Nuclear Power Station and Thermal Power Station State Andhra Pradesh

Nuclear Power Station

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Thermal Power Station (i) Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (ii) Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station Bongaigaon Thermal Power Plant (i) Barauni Thermal Power Station (ii) Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station (i) Korba Super Thermal Power Plant (ii) Sipat Thermal Power Plant

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Gujarat

Haryana Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu

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(iii) Bhilai Expansion Power Plant (iv) Hasdeo Thermal Power Station Kakrapar Nuclear power station (i) Mundra (TPP) (ii) Ukai Thermal Power Station (iii) Sikka Thermal Power Station (iv) Akrimota Thermal Power Station Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station (i) Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station (ii) Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station (i) Girinagar Hydel Project (ii) Binwa Hydel Project (iii) Rangtong Hydel Project (iv) Baner and Neugal Project (i) Patratu Thermal Power Station (ii) Bokaro Thermal Power Station (iii) Chandrapura Thermal Power Station (iv) Koderma Thermal Power Station Kaiga Nuclear power station (i) Udupi Thermal Power Plant (ii) Bellary Thermal Power station (iii) Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant (iv) Raichur Thermal Power Station (i) Brahmapuram Power Station (ii) Kayamkulam Power Station (i) Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station (ii) Sant Singaji (TPP) (iii) Satpura Thermal Power Station (iv) Amarkantak Thermal Power Station (v) Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project (i) Tarapur Atomic power (i) Tirora (TPP) station (ii) Amravati (TPP) (ii) Jaitapur Nuclear Power (iii) Chandrapur Super (TPP) Project (iv) Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Dikhu Hydro Electric Power Plant (i) Talcher Super Thermal Power Station (ii) Hirakud Captive Power Plant Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant (i) Chhabra (TPP) (ii) Suratgarh Power Station (i) Rangit Hydro Electric Power Prject Kundakulam Nuclear Power (i) Mettur Theral Power Station Plant (ii) Neyveli Thermal (iii) Tuticorin Thermal Power Station Palatana Thermal Power Plant 9

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Uttar Pradesh

Narora Atomic Power Station

(i) Rihand Thermal Power Station (ii) Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station (iii) Anpara Thermal Power Station (iv) Obra Thermal Power Station (v) Rosa (TPS) (vi) Panki (TPS)

Uttarakhand

(i) Chibro Power Plant (ii) Khodri Power Plant (iii) Chilla Power Plant

West Bengal

Durgapur Thermal Power Station

List of Famous Places - Famous Names, Cities and Aliases               

Golden City Manchester of India City Of Seven Islands Queen Of Arabian Sea Space City Garden City of India Silicon Valley of India Electronic City of India Pink City Gateway of India Twin City : City Of Festivals Deccan Queen City Of Buildings Dakshin Ganga

Amritsar Ahmedabad Mumbai Cochin Bangalore Bangalore Bangalore Bangalore Jaipur Mumbai Hyderabad, Secunderabad Madurai Pune Kolkata Godavari

List of State, River and Dam State Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Kerala Uttarakhand Gujarat Telangna/Andhra Pradesh Punjab Jammu & Kashmir Telangna/Andhra Pradesh

River Bhagirathi Sutlej Periyar Yamuna Narmada Krishna Raavi Chenab Krishna 10

Dam Tehri Dam Bhakra Dam Idukki arch Dam Lakhwar Dam Sardar Sarover Dam Srisailam Dam Ranjit Sagar Dam Baglihar Dam Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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Jammu & Kashmir Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir (Kargil district) Jammu & Kashmir (Leh district) Jammu & Kashmir (Baramula district) Tamil Nadu Odisha Rajasthan Rajasthan Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Kerala (idukki district)

Chenab Koyna Rihand Tapi Narmada Suru

Jhelum

Salal Dam Koyna Dam Rihand Dam Ukai Dam Indira Sagar Dam Chutak Hydroelectric Power plant Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Power plant Uri Dam

Kaveri Mahanadi Chambal Chambal Bhagirathi Chambal Narmada Periyar

Mettur Dam Hirakud Dam Jawahar Sagar Dam Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Koteshwar Dam Gandhi Sagar Dam Omkareshwar Dam Mullaperiyar Dam

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List of Revolution and Field Revolution Black Revolution

Field Petroleum Production

Blue Revolution

Fish Production

Brown Revolution

Leather/nonconventional(India)/Cocoa production

Golden Fiber Revolution

Jute Production

Golden Revolution

Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production

Green Revolution

Food grains

Grey Revolution

Fertilizer

Pink Revolution

Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production

Red Revolution

Meat & Tomato Production

Round Revolution

Potato

Silver Fiber Revolution

Cotton

Silver Revolution

Egg/Poultry Production

White Revolution (In India : Operation Flood)

Milk/Dairy production

Yellow Revolution

Oil Seeds production

Evergreen Revolution

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List of State, Folk Dance and Classical Dance State Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Jammu and Kashmir Kerala Karnataka Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Manupur Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

Folk Dance

Classical Dance Kuchipudi

Changu Bihu Chhau Garba Dumhal Padayani Dollu Kunitha Lavani Gaur

Rauf Kathakali

Manipuri Odissi

Changu Bhangra (i) Gair (ii) Ghoomar Karagam

Bharat Natyam Kathak Chhau

List of International Stadiums Adelaide Oval Bundaberg Rum Stadium Telstra Dome Manuka Oval Marrara Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground W.A.C.A. Ground

Stadiums in Australia -

Adelaide Cairns Melbourne Canberra Darwin Melbourne Sydney Perth

Stadiums in Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium Chittagong Stadium Edgbaston Headingley Lord's Old Trafford Sophia Gardens

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Dhaka Chittagong Birmingham Leeds London Manchester Cardiff

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St Lawrence Ground The Brit Oval Trent Bridge

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Stadiums in New Zealand

Basin Reserve Eden Park Jade Stadium John Davies Oval McLean Park

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Stadiums in Pakistan

Arbab Niaz Stadium Ayub National Stadium Gaddafi Stadium

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Kingsmead New Wanderers Stadium Newlands St George's Park Centurion Super Sport Park Colombo Cricket Club Ground Galle International Stadium P.Saravanamuttu Stadium R.Premadasa Stadium Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

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Stadiums in West Indies

Sabina Park Kingston Antigua Recreation Ground St John's Guyana Cricket Stadium Georgetown Kensington Oval Bridgetown Mindoo Phillip Park Castries Albion Sports Complex Berbice Bulawayo Athletic Club Harare Sports Club Kwekwe Sports Club Queens Sports Club

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Canterbury London Nottingham Wellington Auckland Christchurch Queenstown Napier Peshawar Quetta Lahore Durban Johannesburg Cape Town Port Elizabeth Pretoria Colombo Galle Colombo Colombo Colombo Jamaica Antigua Guyana Barbados St Lucia Guyana Bulawayo Harare Kwekwe Bulawayo

Stadiums in United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Stadium Sharjah Cricket Stadium

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Abu Dhabi Sharjah

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Bharat Ratna – It is the highest civilian award of the India. The award was given for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour". The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year. Nobel Prize – The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine, physics, chemistry, peace, and economics. Saraswati Samman – Literature Note : The award was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages. Jnanpith award – Literature Note : The award was instituted in 1961 and it is It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the newspaper The Times of India. It is an annual award given for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any 22 Indian languages. Vyas Samman – Literature Note : Vyas Samman is awarded annually by the K.K. Birla Foundation in recognition of the Hindi literary work published in past 10 years.

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Bihari Puraskar – Literature

Note : Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation. The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. 7. Moorti Devi Award – Literature Note : The Moortidevi Award is an annual literary award in India presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture. 8. Booker Prize – Literature Note : It is an annual award for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK literary award 9. Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Cinema/Films Note : The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 10. Arjuna Award – Outstanding performance from the sportspersons in sports and games. Note : The Government has modified the format of Arjuna Award very recently and as per the revised schematic guidelines a sportsperson must have very good consistent performances for the previous 3 years at the international level to be considered as eligible for the Award. 11. Dronacharya Award – Eminent coaches of any particular sport

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Note : The award is named after the very famous archery coach, mentioned in the epic of India known as the Mahabharata. This very award is not related with the sportspersons who are still playing in the field; instead this is related to those eminent coaches of any particular sport. Dhyan Chand Award – The award that is given to the veteran sportspersons of India for their lifetime achievement in their respective field of sport is named as the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize – For Science & Technology Note : The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and Physics. Kalinga Prize – Science Note : The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay people. Pulitzer Prize – Journalism Note : The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. Abel Prize – Mathematics Note : The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. Grammy Award – Music Note : A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Stirling Prize - Architecture Note : The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. Aga Khan Award – Architecture Note : The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement. Pritzker Prize – Architecture Note : The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living architect.

Important Boundary Lines  Durand Line is the line demarcating the boundaries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1896 by Sir Mortimer Durand.  Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing and Poland. The Germans retreated to this line in 1917 during World War I. 15

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 Mason-dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United States.  Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification built by along its border with before World War II, to protect its boundary from German attack.  Mannerheim Line is the line of fortification on the Russia-Finland border. Drawn up by General Mannerheim.  Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir. Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of India and China. China did not recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962.  Medicine Line is the border between Canada and the United States.  Order-neisse Line is the border between Poland and , running along the Order and Beisse rivers, adopted at the poland Conference (August 1945) after  Radcliffe Line was drawn up by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan.  Siegfried Line is the line of fortification drawn up by on its border with .  17th Parallel defined the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united.  24th Parallel is the line which Pakistan claims for demarcation between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not recognized by India.  26th Parallel south is a circle of latitude which croses through Africa, Australia and South America.  30th PARALLEL north is a line of latitude that Stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole.  33rd Parallel north is a circle of latitude which cuts through the southeren United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the Middle East, and China.  35th Parallel north forms the boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of Georgia and the boundary between the State of Tennessee arid the State of Georgia the State of Alabama, and the State of Mississippi.  36030’ Parallel north forms the boundary between the Tennessee and Commonwealth of Kentucky between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River, the boundary between Missiouri and Arkansas west of the White River, and the northernmost boundary between the Texas and the Oklahoma.  37th Parallel north formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson.  38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea.  39th Parallel north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane.  40th Parallel north formed the original northern boundary of the British Colony of Maryland.  41th Parallel north forms the northern boundary of the State of Colorado with Nebraska and Wyoming and the southern boundary of the State of Wyoming with Colorado and Utah.  42nd Parallel north forms most of the New York - Pennsylania Border.  43rd Parallel north forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota and also formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson. 16

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 The Parallel 440 north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane.  45th Parallel north is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. The  45th parallel makes up most of the boundary between Montana and Wyoming. 45th parallel of south latitude is the east-west line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole.  49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada

List of Banks, Headquarter and Tagline Banks Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank Bank of Baroda Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited Canara Bank Central Bank of India Corporation Bank Dena Bank Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab National Bank Punjab & Sind Bank State Bank of India Syndicate Bank Union Bank of India United Bank of India UCO Bank Vijaya Bank IDBI Bank Ltd

Headquarter Kolkata Hyderabad Vadodara Mumbai Pune New Delhi Bangalore Mumbai Mangalore Mumbai Chennai Chennai New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi Mumbai Manipal Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata Bangalore Mumbai

Tagline A Tradition of Trust Where India Banks India’s International Bank Relationship beyond Banking Ek parivaar Ek Bank Empowering Women, Empowering India Together We Can Central to You Since 1911 Prosperity for all Trusted Family Bank Your Own Bank Good People to Grow With Where Every Individual is Committed The Name You can Bank Upon Where Service is a way of Life The Banker to Every Indian Faithful and Friendly Good People to Bank with The Bank that begins with U Honours your Trust A Friend you can Bank upon Bank aisa dost jaisa

List of Internation Organization, Headquarter & President/G.Sec. International Organizations Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Headquarter Beijing, China

President/ General Secretary Jin Liqun

Shanghai, China

K.V. Kamath

Manila, Philippines

Takehiko Nakao

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank United Nations Organization (UN) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) World Health Organization (WHO) World Economic Forum International Labour Organisation (ILO) World Trade Organisation World Meteorological Organisation World Intellectual Property Organisation International Committee of the Red Cross United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) International Atomic Agency Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Amnesty International International Maritime Organisation Commonwealth of Nations

Washington DC, US

Christine Lagarde

Washington DC, US New York, US

Jim Yong Kim Ban Ki – moon

New York, US

Sven Jurgenson

New York, US

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

Geneva, Switzerland

Mukhisa Kituyi

Geneva, Switzerland

Margaret Chan

Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland

Klaus Schwab Guy Ryder

Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland

Roberto Azevedo Petteri Taalas (Secretary-General) Francis Gurry

Geneva, Switzerland

Peter Maurer

Paris,

Irina Bokova

Paris,

Jose Angel Gurria

Vienna, Austria

Li Yong

Vienna, Austria Vienna, Austria

Yukiya Amano Diezani Alison-Madueke

London, UK London, UK

Salil Shetty Koji Sekimizu

London, UK

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Kathmandu, Nepal

Head - Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General-Kamalesh Sharma Arjun Bahadur Thapa (Secretary-General)

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Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) International Cricket Council (ICC) Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) International Court of Justice International Olympic Committee The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Jakarta, Indonesia

Le Loung Minh

Singapore

Dr. Alan Bollard

Brussels, Belgium Dubai, UAE

Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General) Zaheer Abbas

Rome, Italy

José Graziano da Silva

The Hague, The Netherland Lausanne, Switzerland

Ronny Abraham Thomas Bach

Zurich, Switzerland

Sepp Blatter

The Hague, The Netherlands

Ahmet Üzümcü

Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland

Yolanda Kakabadse

List of National and Internation Water Falls India Odisha

Water Falls Barehipani Falls

International Venezuela

Water Falls Angel

Goa

Dudhsagar Falls

Venezuela

Kukenaam

Meghalaya

Nohkalikai Falls

USA

Ribbon

Meghalaya

Langshiang Falls

South Africa

Tugela

Karnataka

Jog Falls or Gersoppa falls (Plunge waterfalls)

Australia

Wollomombi

Karnataka

Magod Falls

Brazil

Guaria

Karnataka

Lushington Falls or Unchalli Falls or Keppa Jog falls

Canada

Niagara

Karnataka

Sivasamudram Falls

Zimbabwe

Victoria

Karnataka

Kunchikal Falls (Tiered waterfalls)

Jharkhand

Hundru Falls

Madhya Pradesh

Kapildhara Falls

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List of International Cricket Stadiums and Place International Cricket Stadiums

Place

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground

Delhi

Brabourne Stadium

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Green Park Stadium

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Wankhede Stadium

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Barabati Stadium

Cuttack, Odisha

Eden Gardens

Kolkata, West Bengal

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium

Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bangalore, Karnataka

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium

Mohali, Chandigarh

Green Park Stadium

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

List of Airport, City and State Airport Veer Savarkar International Airport

City Port Blair

State Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Visakhapatnam Airport

Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Hyderabad

Andhra Pradesh

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport

Guwahati

Assam

Indira Gandhi International Airport

New Delhi

Delhi

Goa International Airport

Goa

Goa

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Ahmedabad

Gujarat

Kempegowda International Airport

Bengaluru

Karnataka

Mangalore International Airport

Mangalore

Karnataka

Cochin International Airport

Kochi

Kerala

Calicut International Airport

Kozhikode

Kerala

Trivandrum International Airport

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Mumbai

Maharashtra

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

Nagpur

Maharashtra

Tulihal Airport

Imphal

Manipur

Biju Patnaik International Airport

Bhubaneswar

Odisha

Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport

Amritsar

Punjab

Jaipur International Airport

Jaipur

Rajasthan

Chennai International Airport

Chennai

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore International Airport

Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirapalli International Airport

Tiruchirapalli

Tamil Nadu

Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport

Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh

Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

Kolkata

West Bengal

List of State, Capital, Governor & Chief Minister State Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh

Capital Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati) Itanagar

Assam

Dispur

Bihar Chhattisgarh

Patna Raipur

Governor Shri E. S. Lakshmi Narasimhan Shri V. Shanmuganthan Shri Banwarilal Purohit Shri Ram Nath Kovind Shri Balramji Dass Tandon

Delhi (NCT) Goa

Panaji

Smt. Mridula Sinha

Gujarat Haryana

Gandhinagar Chandigarh

Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand

Shimla Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter) Ranchi

Shri Om Prakash Kohli Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki Shri Acharya Dev Vrat Shri N. N. Vohra

Karnataka

Bengaluru

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Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Manipur

Imphal

Meghalaya

Shillong

Mizoram

Aizawl

Nagaland

Kohima

Odisha Puducherry (UT) Punjab

Bhubaneswar

Rajasthan Sikkim

Jaipur Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Telangana

Hyderabad

Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Agartala Lucknow Dehradun Kolkata

Shri Justice (Retd.) Palaniswamy Sathasivam Shri Om Prakash Kohli Shri Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao Dr. Najma A. Heptulla Shri V. Shanmuganthan Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma Shri Panabha Balakrishna Acharya Dr. S. C. Jamir Kiran Bedi Shri V. P. Singh Badnore Shri Kalyan Singh Shri Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil Shri Ch. Vidyasagar Rao Shri E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan (Add. Charge) Shri Tathagata Roy Shri Ram Naik Dr. Krishan Kant Paul Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi

Chandigarh

Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Shri Devendra Fadnavis Shri Okram Ibobi Singh Dr. Mukul Sangma Shri Lal Thanhawla Shri. T R Zeliang Shri Naveen Patnaik Shri. V. Narayanasamy Shri Parkash Singh Badal Smt. Vasundhara Raje Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling Selvi J. Jayalalithaa Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Shri Manik Sarkar Shri Akhilesh Yadav Shri Harish Rawat Km. Mamata Banerjee

List of Union Territory, Capital and Chief Minister/Governor Union Territory

Capital

Chief Minister/ Governor

Delhi Pondicheerry (Puducherry) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Daman & Diu Dadar & Nagar Haveli Lakshadweep

Arvind Kejriwal Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS, (Retd.) (Lieutenant Governor) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi (Lieutenant Governor) Shri.V.P. Singh Badnore () Shri Praful Patel () Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS () Shri Farooq Khan, IPS (Retd.) ()

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List of State, Monuments and Temples State Andhra Pradesh

Monuments

Temples (i) Srisailam Temple (ii) Tirupathi Temple

Assam

(i) Kamakhya Temple (ii) Sukresvara Temple

Bihar

Mahabodhi Temple

Delhi (NCT)

(i) Humayun’s Tomb (ii) The Red Fort (iii) Qutub Minar (iv) Lotus Temple (v) Janatar Mantar

Gujarat

Somnath Temple

Haryana

Markandeshwar Temple

Jammu and Kashmir

Dal Lake

Amarnath Temple

Kerala

Sabrimala Temple

Maharashtra

Siddhivinayak Temple

Odisha

Konark Sun Temple

Punjab

Darbar Sahib – Amritsar

Golden Temple

Rajasthan

(i) Hawa Mahal – Jaipur (ii) Mehrangarh Fort – Jodhpur (iii) Jal Mahal – Jaipur

Birla Mandir

Tamil Nadu

(i) Meenakshi Temple (ii) Brihadeeswarar Temple

Telangana

Salar Jung Museum – Hyderabad

Uttar Pradesh

Taj Mahal – Agra

West Bengal

Victoria Memorial - Kolkata

List of Sports and Trophies/Cups Sports

Cricket

Trophies/ Cups Ashes Cup, Asia Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar Border Trophy, G.D. Birla Trophy, Gillette Cup, ICC World Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawharlal Nehru Cup, Rani Jhansi Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Rohinton Barcia Trophy, Rothmans Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Singer Cup, Titan Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy, Wisden Trophy, Wills Trophy. 23

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Hockey

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Aga khan Cup, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Dhyanchand Trophy, Nehru Trophy, Sindhia Gold cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Wellington Cup etc, Stanley Cup

Football

Rovers Cup, Bandodkar Trophy, Merdeka Cup, Confederation cup, DCM Trophy, Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, B. C. Raj Trophy (National Championship), FIFA world Cup, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, Santosh Trophy, IFA Shield, Scissor Cup, Subroto Cup, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy, Todd Memorial Trophy, Vittal Trophy, UEFA Champions League

Bton

Amrit Diwan Cup, Asia Cup, Chaddha Cup, European Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatillah Challenger Cup, Konica Cup, Sophia Cup, Kitiakara Cup, Malaysian Open, Thomas Cup (men) Uber Cup (women)

Table Tennis

Travancore Cup (women), Swathling Cup (men), Bama Belleck Cup

Lawn Tennis

Davis Cup, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Heineken Cup

Golf

Augusta Masters, British Open, US Maters

Horse Racing

Derby

Rowing

Wellington trophy

List of Sports and Terminology Sports Bton Baseball Billiards Boxing Bridge Chess Cricket

Football Golf Hockey Horse Racing Lawn Tennis Rifle Shooting Swimming

Terminology Deuce, Smash, Drop, Let, Game, Love, Double Fault. Pitcher, Strike, Diamond, Bunting, Home, Put Out. Jigger, Break, Scratch, Cannons, Pot, Cue, In Baulk, In Off. Jab, Hook, Punch, Knock-out, Upper cut, Kidney Punch. Revoke, Ruff, Dummy, Little Slam, Grand Slam, Trump, Diamonds, Tricks. Gambit, Checkmate, Stalemate, Check. LBW, Maiden over, Rubber, Stumped, Ashes, Hat-trick, Leg Bye, Follow on, Googly, Gulley, Silly Point, Duck, Run, Drive, No ball, Cover point, Leg Spinner, Wicket Keeper, Pitch, Crease, Bowling, Leg-Break, Hit – Wicket, Bouncer, Stone-Walling. Dribble, Off-Side, Penalty, Throw-in, Hat-Tick, Foul, Touch, Down, Drop Kick, Stopper Hole, Bogey, Put, Stymie, Caddie, Tee, Links, Putting the green. Bully, Hat-Trick, Short corner, Stroke, Striking Circle, Penalty corner, Under cutting, Scoop, Centre forward, Carry, Dribble, Goal, Carried. Punter, Jockey, Place, Win, Protest. Volley, Smash, Service, Back-hand-drive. Bull's eyes. Stroke.

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List of All Cabinet Ministers Cabinet Ministers Shri Raj Nath Singh

Ministries Minister of Home Affairs

Sushma Swaraj

Minister of External Affairs

Shri Arun Jaitley

Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs

Venkaiah Naidu

Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Shipping

Shri Manohar Parrikar

Minister of Defence

Shri Suresh Prabhu

Minister of Railways

Shri D V Sadananda Gowda

Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Sushri Uma Bharati

Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Shri Ramvilas Paswan

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Shri Kalraj Mishra

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

Minister of Women and Child Development

Shri Ananthkumar

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad

Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda

Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati

Minister of Civil Aviation

Shri Anant Geete

Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Harsimrat Kaur Badal Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh Shri Jual Oram Shri Radha Mohan Singh Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot Smriti Zubin Irani Harsh Vardhan Shri Prakash Javadekar

Minister of Food Processing Industries Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister of Steel Minister of Tribal Affairs Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of Textiles Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences Minister of Human Resource Development 25

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List of Country, Capital, Currency, President and Prime Minister Country Afghanistan

Capital Kabul

Currency Afghani

Albania Algeria

Tirane Algiers

Lek Dinar

Andorra Angola

Andorra la Vella Luanda

Euro New Kwanza

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia

Saint John's Buenos Aires Yerevan

East Caribbean dollar Peso Dram

Australia

Canberra

Australian dollar

Sir Peter Cosgrove

Austria

Vienna

Federal Chancellor

Azerbaijan The Bahamas

Baku Nassau

Euro (formerly schilling) Manat Bahamian dollar

Bahrain

Manama

Bahrain dinar

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Bangladesh Barbados Belarus

Dhaka Bridgetown Minsk

Belgium

Brussels

Abdul Hamid Elliot Belgrave Aleksandr Lukashenko Philippe

Belize

Belmopan

Taka Barbados dollar Belorussian ruble Euro (formerly Belgian franc) Belize dollar

Benin Bhutan

Porto-Novo Thimphu

CFA Franc Ngultrum

Bolivia

La Paz (istrative); Sucre (judicial) Sarajevo

Boliviano

Patrice Talon Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Juan Evo Morales Ayma

Gaborone

Pula

Brasilia Bandar Seri Begawan

Real Brunei dollar

Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Bujar Nishani Abdelaziz Bouteflika Jose Eduardo Dos Santos Sir Rodney Williams Mauricio Macri Serzh Sargsyan

Ilham Aliyev Marguerite Pindling

Sir Colville Young

Prime Minister Edi Rama Abdelmalek Sellal

Gaston Browne Karen Karapetyan Malcolm Turnbull Christian Kern Artur Rasizade Perry Gladstone Christie Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Sheikh Hasina Freundel Stuart Andrei Kobyakov Charles Michel Dean Oliver Barrow Tshering Tobgay

Marka

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Seretse Khama Ian Khama Michel Temer Sir Hassanal Bolkiah

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Bulgaria Burkina Faso

Sofia Ouagadougou

Lev CFA Franc

Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde

Bujumbura Phnom Penh Yaounde Ottawa Praia

Central African Republic Chad

Bangui

Burundi franc Riel CFA Franc Canadian dollar Cape Verdean escudo CFA Franc

N'Djamena

CFA Franc

Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire

Santiago Beijing Bogota Moroni Brazzaville

Chilean Peso Yuan/Renminbi Colombian Peso Franc CFA Franc

Michelle Bachelet Xi Jinping Juan Manuel Santos Azali Assoumani

Kinshasa

Congolese franc

Joseph Kabila

Colón CFA Franc

Luis Guillermo Solís Alassane Dramane Ouattara

Croatia

San Jose Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) Zagreb

Kuna

Cuba

Havana

Cuban Peso

Cyprus Czech Republic

Nicosia Prague

Cyprus pound Koruna

Kolinda GrabarKitarovic General Raul Modesto Castro Ruz Nicos Anastasiades Milos Zeman

Denmark

Copenhagen

Krone

Queen-Margrethe II

Djibouti

Djibouti

Djibouti franc

Ismail Omar Guelleh

Dominica

Roseau

Charles Savarin

Dominican Republic East Timor (Timor-Leste) Ecuador Egypt El Salvador

Santo Domingo

East Caribbean dollar Dominican Peso

Dili

U.S. dollar

Quito Cairo San Salvador

U.S. dollar Rafael Correa Delgado Egyptian pound Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Sherif Ismail Colón; U.S. dollar Salvador Sánchez Cerén 27

Rosen Plevneliev (Acting) Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Pierre Nkurunziza Norodom Sihamoni Paul Biya David Johnston Jorge Carlos De Almeida Fonseca Faustin-Archange Touadéra Idriss Deby Itno

Danilo Medina Sanchez Taur Matan Ruak

Boyko Borisov Paul Kaba Thieba Hun Sen Philemon Yang Justin Trudeau Ulisses Correia e Silva Simplice Sarandji Albert Pahimi Padacke Li Keqiang Clement Mouamba Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon Daniel Kablan Duncan Andrej Plenkovic Raúl Castro Bohuslav Sobotka Lars Løkke Rasmussen Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed Roosevelt Skerrit

Rui Maria de Araujo

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Equatorial Guinea

Malabo

CFA Franc

Eritrea Estonia

Asmara Tallinn

Nakfa Kroon

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa

Birr

Brig. General Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Isaias Afwerki Francisco Pascual Obama Asue Mulatu Teshome

Fiji

Suva

Fiji dollar

George Konrote

Finland

Helsinki

Sauli Niinisto



Paris

Francois Hollande

Manuel Valls

Gabon

Libreville

Euro (formerly markka) Euro (formerly French franc) CFA Franc

Hailemariam Desalegn Frank Bainimarama Juha Sipila

Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet

The Gambia Georgia

Banjul Tbilisi

Dalasi Lari

Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba Yahya Jammeh Giorgi Margvelashvili



Berlin

Ghana

Accra

Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) Cedi

Greece

Athens

Grenada

Saint George's

Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana

Guatemala City Conakry Bissau Georgetown

Euro (formerly drachma) East Caribbean dollar Quetzal Guinean franc CFA Franc Guyanese dollar

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Gourde

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Lempira

Hungary

Budapest

Forint

Iceland

Reykjavik

Icelandic króna

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson

Guani Th. Johannesson

India

New Delhi

Rupee

Pranab Mukherjee

Narendra Modi

Indonesia

Jakarta

Rupiah

Joko Widodo

Iran

Tehran

Rial

Hassan Rouhani

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi Dinar

Fuad Masum

Joachim Gauck

Taavi Roivas

Giorgi Kvirikashvili ChancellorAngela Merkel

John Dramani Mahama Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Alexis Tsipras

Cecile La Grenade

Keith Mitchell

Jimmy Morales Alpha Conde Jose Mario Vaz David A. Granger (Acting) Jocelerme Privert Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado Janos Ader

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Francisco Pascual Obama Asue

Mamady Youla Baciro Dja Moses Nagamootoo (Acting) Enex Jean-Charles

Viktor Orban

Haider al-Abadi

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Ireland

Dublin

Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt]) Shekel

Michael Daniel Higgins

Enda Kenny

Israel

Jerusalem

Reuven Rivlin Sergio Mattarella

Kingston

Euro (formerly lira) Jamaican dollar

Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu Matteo Renzi

Italy

Rome

Jamaica

Sir Patrick Allen

Andrew Holness

Japan

Tokyo

Yen

Emperor-Akihito

Shinzo Abe

Jordan

Amman

Jordanian dinar

King-Abdallah II

Hani Al-Mulki

Kazakhstan

Astana

Tenge

Nursultan Nazarbayev

Bakhytzhan Sagintayev

Kenya

Nairobi

Kenya shilling

Uhuru Kenyatta

Kiribati

Tarawa Atoll

Australian dollar

Taneti Mamau

Korea, North

Pyongyang

Won

Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un

Korea, South

Seoul

Won

Park Geun-Hye

Hwang Kyo-ahn

Kosovo

Pristina

Euro (German Mark prior to 2002)

Hashim Thaçi

Isa Mustafa

Kuwait

Kuwait City

Kuwaiti dinar

Amir-Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah

Jabir Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad AlSabah

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Som

Almazbek Atambaev

Sooronbay Jeenbekov

Laos

Vientiane

New Kip

Bounnhang Vorachith

Latvia Lebanon

Riga Beirut

Lats Lebanese pound

Lesotho

Maseru

Maluti

Raimonds Vējonis (Acting) Tammam Salam King-Letsie III

Thongsing Thammavong Maris Kucinskis Michel Aoun

Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania

Monrovia Tripoli Vaduz Vilnius

Liberian dollar Libyan dinar Swiss franc Litas

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Aguila Salah Issa Prince - Hans Adam II Dalia Grybauskaite

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Monarch – Henri

Macedonia

Skopje

Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) Denar

Fayez al-Sarraj Adrian Hasler Algirdas Butkevicius Xavier Bettel

Gjorge Ivanov

Emil Dimitriev

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Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoari Peter Mutharika King-Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Marie Louise Coleiro Preca Hilda Heine

Olivier Solonandrasana

Mauritian rupee

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Ameenah Gurib

Yahya Ould Hademine Anerood Jugnauth

Mexico City Palikir

Mexican peso U.S. Dollar

Enrique Pena Nieto Peter M. Christian

Chisinau Monaco Ulaanbaatar

Leu Euro Tugrik

Nicolae Timofti

Pavel Filip

Tsakhia Elbegdorj

Montenegro Morocco

Podgorica Rabat

Euro Dirham

Filip Vujanovic King-Mohammed VI

Mozambique

Maputo

Metical

Filipe Nyusi

Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat Milo Dukanovic Abdelillah Benkirane Carlos Agostinho do Rosário

Myanmar (Burma)

Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (istrative) Windhoek

Kyat

Htin Kyaw

Namibian dollar

Hage Geingob

no official capital; government offices in Yaren District Kathmandu

Australian dollar

Baron Divavesi Waqa

Nepalese rupee

Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Madagascar

Antananarivo

Malagasy franc

Malawi Malaysia

Lilongwe Kuala Lumpur

Kwacha Ringgit

Maldives

Male

Rufiya

Mali

Bamako

CFA Franc

Malta

Valletta

Maltese lira

Marshall Islands Mauritania

Majuro

U.S. Dollar

Nouakchott

Ouguiya

Mauritius

Port Louis

Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia

Namibia Nauru

Nepal

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Modibo Keita Joseph Muscat

Saara KuugongelwaAmadhila

Pushpa Kamal Dahal

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New Zealand

Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) Wellington

Nicaragua

Managua

Niger Nigeria Norway

Niamey Abuja Oslo

Oman

Muscat

Pakistan Palau Panama

Islamabad Melekeok Panama City

Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru

Port Moresby

Philippines Poland Portugal

Manila Warsaw Lisbon

Qatar

Netherlands

Asuncion Lima

Euro (formerly guilder)

King-WillemAlexander

Mark Rutte

New Zealand dollar Gold cordoba

Governor GeneralJerry Mateparae Daniel Ortega Saavedra Mahamadou Issoufou Muhammadu Buhari King-Harald V

John Key

Sultan-Qaboos bin Said Al Said Mamnoon Hussain Tommy Remengesau Juan Carlos Varela

Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said Md Nawaz Sharif

Michael Ogio

Peter Paire O'neill

CFA Franc Naira Norwegian krone Omani rial Pakistani rupee U.S. dollar balboa; U.S. dollar Kina

Doha

Guaraní Nuevo sol (1991) Peso Zloty Euro (formerly escudo) Qatari riyal

Horacio Cartes Jara Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Rodrigo Duterte Andrzej Duda Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Emir - Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Romania Russia

Bucharest Moscow

Leu Ruble

Klaus Iohannis Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin

Rwanda

Kigali

Rwanda franc

Paul Kagame

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia

Basseterre

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa

Kingstown

East Caribbean dollar East Caribbean dollar East Caribbean dollar

Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton Dame Pearlette Louisy Sir Frederick Nathaniel Ballantyne

Apia

Tala

San Marino

San Marino

Euro

Castries

Brigi Rafini Erna Solberg

Fernando Zavala

Beata Szydło António Costa Abdallah Bin Nasir Bin Khalifa Al Thani Dacian Cioloș Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev Anastase Murekezi Timothy Harris Allen Chastanet Ralph Everard Gonsalves Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi

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Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia

Sao Tome

Dobra

Evaristo Carvalho

Patrice Trovoada

Riyadh

Riyal

Senegal Serbia

Dakar Belgrade

Md. Dionne Aleksandar Vučić

Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia

Victoria Freetown Singapore Bratislava

Danny Faure Ernest Bai Koroma Tony Tan Keng Yam Andrej Kiska

Lee Hsien Loong Robert Fico

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Borut Pahor

Miro Cerar

Solomon Islands Somalia

Honiara

CFA Franc Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro & the Yugoslav dinar are legal Seychelles rupee Leone Singapore dollar Euro (from 01/01/09), Koruna Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07) Solomon Islands dollar Somali shilling

King-Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Macky Sall Tomislav Nikolic

Frank Ofagioro Kabui

Manasseh Sogavare Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke

South Africa

Pretoria (istrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) Juba Madrid

South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania

Mogadishu

Rand

Sudanese Pound Euro (formerly peseta) Sri Lanka rupee

Hassan Sheikh Mahamud Jacob Zuma

Salva Kiir Mayardit Monarch - Felipe VI

Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) Khartoum Dinar Paramaribo Surinamese dollar Mbabane Lilangeni

Maithripala Sirisena

Stockholm Bern Damascus Taipei Dushanbe Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)

Carl XVI Gustaf

Krona Swiss franc Syrian pound Taiwan dollar Somoni Tanzanian shilling 32

Mariano Rajoy Ranil Wickremesinghe

Omar al-Bashir Dési Bouterse King-Mswati III

Bashar Al-Asad Ma Ying-Jeou Emomali Rahmon John Magufuli

Barnabus Sibusiso Dlamini Stefan Lofven Imad Khamis Kohir Rasulzoda Kassim Majaliwa

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Thailand

Bangkok

Baht CFA Franc

Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej Faure Gnassingbe

Prayut Chan-ocha Komi Sélom Klassou

Togo

Lome

Tonga

Nuku'alofa

Pa'anga

King-Tupou VI

Akilisi Pohiva

Trinidad and Tobago

Port-of-Spain

Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona

Keith Rowley

Tunisia

Tunis

Tunisian dinar

Beji Caid Essebsi

Turkey

Ankara

Turkish lira (YTL)

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Manat

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Tuvalu

Vaiaku village, Funafuti province

Australian dollar

Iakoba Italeli

Enele Sopoaga

Uganda

Kampala

Ugandan new shilling

Yoweri Museveni

Ruhakana Rugunda

Ukraine

Kyiv

Hryvna

Petro Poroshenko

Volodymyr Groysman

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E. dirham

Khalifa Bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan

Muhammad Bin Rashid Al Maktum

United Kingdom United States of America

London

Pound sterling

Queen-Elizabeth II

Theresa May

Washington D.C.

Dollar

Barack Obama

Uruguay

Montevideo

Uruguay peso

Tabaré Vázquez

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Uzbekistani sum

Vanuatu

Port-Vila

Vatu

Vatican City (Holy See)

Vatican City

Euro

Venezuela

Caracas

Bolivar

Nicolas Maduro Moros

Vietnam

Hanoi

Dong

Tran Dai Quang

Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Yemen

Sanaa

Rial

Fd. Mar. Abd Rabuh Mansur Hadi

Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr

Zambia

Lusaka

Kwacha

Edgar Lungu

Zimbabwe

Harare

Zimbabwean dollar

Robert Gabriel Mugabe

Baldwin Lonsdale

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Shavkat Mirziyoyev Charlot Salwai

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List of Country, Central Bank and Stock Exchange Country ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BELGIUM BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BULGARIA CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA FINLAND GHANA GREECE HONG KONG HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KUWAIT LATVIA

Central Bank Central Bank of Argentina Reserve Bank of Australia European Central Bank Central Bank of Bahrain Bangladesh Bank European Central Bank Central Bank of Bosnia & Herzegovina Bank of Botswana Central Bank of Brazil Bulgarian National Bank Bank of Canada Central Bank of Chile People’s Bank of China Central Bank of Colombia Central Bank of Costa Rica Croatian National Bank European Central Bank Czech National Bank National Bank of Denmark Central Bank of Ecuador Central Bank of Egypt European Central Bank European Central Bank European Central Bank European Central Bank Bank of Ghana Henry European Central Bank Hong Kong Monetary Authority Central Bank of Hungary Central Bank of Iceland Reserve Bank of India Bank Indonesia European Central Bank Bank of Israel European Central Bank Bank of Jamaica Bank of Japan Central Bank of Jordan National Bank of Kazakhstan Central Bank of Kenya Central Bank of Kuwait Bank of Latvia 34

Stock Exchange MERVAL S&P/ASX 200 WBI ALL SHARE DSE GENERAL BEL20 SASX10 BGSMDC BOVESPA SOFIX S&P/TSX IGPA SHCOMP IGBC CRSMBCT CROBEX GENERAL SE PX OMX COPENHAGEN ECU EGX30 OMX TALLIN HEX25 CAC 40 DAX 30 GGSECI ASE HIS BUX SE ICEX SENSEX JCI ISEQ TA-100 FTSE MIB STOCK NIKKEI 225 ASE GENERAL KASE NSE20 STOCK OMX RIGA

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LAOS (Lao People’s Dem. Repl.) LEBANON LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA

Bank of the Lao

LSXC MSCI OMX VILNIUS LUXX MBI 10

THAILAND

Central Bank of Lebanon Bank of Lithuania European Central Bank National Bank of the Rep. of Macedonia Bank Negara Malaysia European Central Bank Central Bank of Mauritius Bank of Mexico Bank of Mongolia Central Bank of Montenegro Bank of Morocco Bank of Namibia European Central Bank Reserve Bank of New Zealand Central Bank of Nigeria Norges Bank Central Bank of Oman State Bank of Pakistan Central Reserve Bank of Peru Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas National Bank of Poland European Central Bank Qatar Central Bank National Bank of Romania Bank of Russia Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority National Bank of Serbia Monetary Authority of Singapore European Central Bank European Central Bank South African Reserve Bank Bank of Korea European Central Bank Central Bank of Sri Lanka The Riksbank Stefan Swiss National Bank Bank of Tanzania Central Bank of the Rep. of China Bank of Thailand

TUNISIA

Central Bank of Tunisia

TUNINDEX

MALAYSIA MALTA MAURITIUS MEXICO MONGOLIA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR ROMANIA RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TANZANIA TAIWAN

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FTSE KLCI MSE SEMDEX IPC MSETOP MONEX20 MASI FTSE JSE AEX NZX 50 NSE 30 OSEAX MSM 30 KSE100 IGBVL PSEI WIG PSI20 QE GENERAL BET MICEX TASI BELEX15 STI SAX SBITOP FTSE/JSE KOSPI IBEX 35 CSE ALL SHARE OMX 30 SMI ALL SHARE DSEI TWSE SET50

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TURKEY

Central Bank of Republic of Turkey

XU100

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Central Bank of United Arab Emirates National Bank of Ukraine Bank of England Federal Reserve Central Bank of Venezuela State Bank of Vietnam

UAE ADX GENERAL

UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM United States of America VENEZUELA VIETNAM

PFTS FTSE 100 DOW JONES IBVC VN-

List of Important Dates – National & International January

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24th January 25th January 26th January 27th January

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28th January 30th January

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30th January

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Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ( NRI Day) World Hindi Day/ World Laughter Day National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) Army Day National Immunization Day (Polio Day) 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism National Girl Child Day National Voters Day India’s Republic Day/ International Customs day International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi (Martyrs’ / Sarvodaya Day) World Leprosy Eradication Day

February 1st Feb 2nd Feb 4th Feb 6th Feb 10th Feb 13th Feb 20th Feb 21st Feb 24th Feb 28th Feb

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Indian Coast Guard Day World Wetland Day World Cancer Day International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation National Deworming Day World Radio Day World Day of Social Justice International Mother Language Day Central Excise Day National Science Day

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Zero Discrimination Day World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day

March 1st March 3rd March

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8th March 10th March 12th March 13th March 14th March 15th March 18th March 20th March 21st March 21st March 21st March 22nd March 23rd March 24th March 25th March

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27th March 28th March

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National Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas), World Day of Fight Against Sexual Exploitation. International Women’s Day Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day World Kidney Day World Rotaract Day Pi Day World Consumer Rights Day Ordnance Factories’ Day World Sparrow Day, International Day of Happiness International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day, International Day of Nowruz International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day World Water Day World Meteorological Day World Tuberculosis Day International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade World Theatre Day Earth Hour

April 2nd April 4th April

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6th April 7th April 11th April 12th April 17th April 18th April 21st April 22nd March 23rd April 24th April 25th April 26th April 28th April 29th April

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30th April

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World Autism Awareness Day International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action International Day of Sport for Development and Peace World Health Day National Safe Motherhood Day 2015 International Day of Human Space Flight World Hemophilia Day World Heritage Day National Civil Services Day World Earth Day World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day National Panchayati Day World Malaria Day World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) World Day for Safety and Health at Work World Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare International Jazz Day

May 1st May 3rd May

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International Labour Day World Press Freedom Day, International Sun Day, International Energy Day 37

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May 04 1st Tuesday of May

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1st Sunday of May May 05 May 06 May 08

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May 09 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 15 May 17

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May 18 May 20 May 21

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May 22 May 24 May 25 May 29 May 31

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Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day World Asthma Day takes place each year on the first Tuesday in May. World Laughter Day World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day World No Diet Day World Red Cross Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War World Thalassaemia Day International Migratory Bird Day National technology day International Nurses Day International Criminal Court Day International Day of the Families World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia World Museum Day World Meteorology Day National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development International Day for Biological Diversity Commonwealth Day World Missing Childrens day International Day of Peacekeepers World Anti Tobacco Day

June June 1 June 4 June 5 June 8 June 12 June 14 June 15 3rd Sunday of June June 16 June 18 June 20 June 21 June 23

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June 26

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World Milk Day World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression World Environment Day World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day World Day Against Child Labor World Blood Donor Day World elder abuse awareness day World Father’s Day International Integration Day International Picnic Day World Refugee Day World Music Day International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in of Victims of torture

July July 1 July 2 1st Saturday of July

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International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day International Day of Cooperatives 38

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July 06 July 07 July 11 July 12 July 18 July 26

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July 28 July 29

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World Zoonoses Day World Chocolate Day World Population Day International Malala Day International Nelson Mandela Day Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day International Tiger Day

August First Sunday in August August 6 August 8 August 9

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August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 19 August 20

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August 21 August 23

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August 29 August 30

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September

September 2 September 5

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September 7 September 8 September 10 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 20 September 21

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September 22 September 23 September 26 September 27 September 28 September 29

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International Friendship Day Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day World Senior Citizen Day Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day International Youth Day International Left Handers Day Pakistan’s Independence Day India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja Diwas National Senior Citizen Day International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances World Coconut Day National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day World Forgiveness Day World Literacy Day World Anti-Suicide Day Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day World Ozone Day RPF Foundation day World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day International Day of the Deaf World Contraception Day, World Tourism Day World Rabies Day World Heart Day 39

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October

1st Monday of October October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 2nd Thursday of October October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15

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October 16 October 17 October 20

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October 24

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October 27 October 28 October 31

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November

November 1 November 6

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November 7 November 8 November 9 November 10

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November 11 November 12 November 13 November 14 November 16 November 17

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November 19

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November 20 3rd Sunday of November

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World Habitat Day World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence World Nature Day World Animal Day World Teacher’s Day World Wildlife Day Indian Air Force Day World Postal or Post-office Day World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day International Day of the Girl Child World Sight Day World Arthritis Day International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction World Standards Day Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day World Food Day International Poverty Day for it's Eradication World Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day World day for Audio Visual Heritage International Animation Day World Savings Day or World Thrift day, Halloween Day World Vegan Day International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day World Radiology Day World Legal Service Day World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day National Education Day World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day World Kindness Day Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day International Day for Endurance or Tolerance International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National eplilepsy day World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day Universal Children’s Day World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 40

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November 26 November 30

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World Philosophy Day World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day National Law Day or National constitution Day National Flag Day

December December 1 December 2

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December 3

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December 4 December 5

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December 7

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December 9 December 10

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December 11 December 14 December 16 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 23 December 25

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World AIDS Day World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day Indian Navy Day International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day The International Anti-Corruption Day World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day of Broadcasting International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day National Energy Conservation Day(India) Vijay Diwas International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day Goa’s Libration Day International Human Solidarity Day National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas Good Governance day

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