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Friday, March 30, 2018

National Symbols of India-General Knowledge


List of National Symbols of India

The Republic of India has several official national symbols including a historic document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, a memorial tower as well as several national heroes. All the symbols were picked up at various times.

The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly just before independence, on 22 July 1947.There are also several other symbols including the national animal, bird, flower, fruit and tree.

National Emblem : The National Emblem of India is an adaptation of the Buddhist Lion capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. 


National Animal : The Tiger is the National Animal of India. It is the symbol of India's wealth of wildlife. The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal. 



National Bird : The Peacock (Pavo Cristatus), is the National Bird of India. It is the symbol of qualities like beauty and grace. 



National Flag  : The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and the dark green at the bottom and a blue wheel (chakra) with 24 sticks at the centre. 


National Fruit  : The Mango (Mangiferra Indica) is the National Fruit. It has been cultivated in India since time immemorial.  


National Tree : The National Tree of India is the Banyan (Ficus bengalensis)Tree. This huge tree towers over its neighbors and has the widest trunk.  


National Sport : Sport Field Hockey, in which India has an impressive record with eight Olympic medals, is considered as the National Sport. However, Home Ministry has said that officially, no sport has been accorded, the status of national Sport. 



National Anthem  : Jana-Gana-Mana.. .the song was composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, adopted in its Hindi version is our National Anthem.

National Song : The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, is our National song.

National Calender  : The National Calender based on the Saka Era with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from 22nd March, 1957.

National Flower : Lotus, scientifically known as Nelumbo nucifera is the National Flower of India.


Other National Symbols of India
National Sentence : Satyamev Jayate
Father of the Nation : Mahatma Gandhi
National Foreign Policy : Non-Alignment
National Information Letter : White Letter
National Currency : Rupee
National Festivals  : 
Republic Day (26th January)
Independence Day (15th August)
Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October)
National River : Ganga
National Aquatic Animal : Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
National Heritage Animal : Elephant


Friday, March 23, 2018

Important days in India-General Knowledge


List of Important days in India

Dates are a very important part of the historical and genealogical research.  



Month
Dates
Day
January
1-Jan
Army Medical Corps Establishment Day

8-Jan
African National Congress Foundation Day

10-Jan
World Laughter Day

9-Jan
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

11-Jan
Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

12-Jan
National youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)

15-Jan
Army Day

23-Jan
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary

25-Jan
International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, Indian Voter Day

26-Jan
Republic Day

28-Jan
Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai

30-Jan
(Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day;World Leprosy Eradication Day

31-Jan
World Leprosy Eradication Day
February
2-Feb
 World Wetlands Day

4-Feb
National Day of Srilanka

5-Feb
Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)

13-Feb
Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary

24-Feb
Central Exise Day

28-Feb
National Science Day
March
3-Mar
National Defence Day

4-Mar
National Security Day

8-Mar
International Women's Day

9-Mar
CISF Raising Day

12-Mar
Mauritius Day;Central Industrial Security Force Day

15-Mar
World Consumer Day

16-Mar
National Vaccination Day

21-Mar
World Forestry Day

22-Mar
World Day of Water

23-Mar
World Meterological Day

24-Mar
World TB Day

26-Mar
Bangaladesh Liberation Day
April
1-Apr
Orissa Day

5-Apr
National Meritime Day

7-Apr
World Health Day

11-Apr
National Safe Motherhood Day

13-Apr
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)

14-Apr
B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day

17-Apr
World Haemophilia Day

18-Apr
World Heritage Day

21-Apr
National Civil Service Day

22-Apr
World Earth Day

23-Apr
World Books Day

24-Apr
Panchayat Raj Day

26-Apr
World Intellectual Property Day
May
1-May
International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day

3-May
International Press Freedom day; International Energy Day

4-May
Coal Miners Day

7-May
Worlds AIDS Orphans day

8-May
International Red Cross Day (It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)

11-May
National Technology Day

15-May
International Family Day

17-May
World Telecom Day

18-May
International Museums Day

22-May
International Bio Diversity Day

24-May
Commonwealth Day

25-May
Worlds Thyroid Day

29-May
International Day of UN Peace Keepers

30-May
Hindi Journalism Day

31-May
World No Tobacco Day
June
1-Jun
World Milk Day (FAO)

5-Jun
World Environment Day

8-Jun
World Oceans Day

12-Jun
World Day Against Child Labour / Child Labour Prohibition Day

14-Jun
World Blood Donor Day

15-Jun
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

17-Jun
World Day to Combat Desertification

20-Jun
World Refugee Day

21-Jun
International Day of Yoga

23-Jun
United Nations Public Service Day

26-Jun
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

29-Jun
National Statistics Day
July
1-Jul
Doctor's Day

2-Jul
World UFO Day

4-Jul
American Independence Day

7-Jul
International Day of Cooperatives

11-Jul
World Population Day

17-Jul
World Day for International Justice

18-Jul
Mandela Day

26-Jul
Kargil Victory Day

27-Jul
Central Reserve Police Force Foundation Day

28-Jul
World Hepatitis Day
August
6-Aug
Hiroshima Day

9-Aug
Quit India Movement Day

12-Aug
International youth Day

14-Aug
Pakistan's Independence Day

15-Aug
India's Independence Day

19-Aug
World Photography Day

20-Aug
Sadbhavana Diwas

29-Aug
National Sports Day of India (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)

30-Aug
Small Industry Day
September
5-Sep
Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)

7-Sep
Forgiveness Day

8-Sep
International Literacy Day

14-Sep
Hindi day,World First Aid Day

16-Sep
World Ozone Day

21-Sep
International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day

25-Sep
Social Justice Day

27-Sep
World Tourism Day
October
1-Oct
International Day for the Elderly(UN)

2-Oct
Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence

3-Oct
World Nature Day, World Habitat Day

4-Oct
World Animal Day

5-Oct
World Teacher's Day

6-Oct
World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day

8-Oct
Indian Air-force day

9-Oct
World Postal Day

10-Oct
World Mental Health day;National Post Day

11-Oct
International Girl Child Day

12-Oct
World Sight day

13-Oct
World Calamity Control Day(UN)

14-Oct
World Standard Day

15-Oct
World White cane day(guiding the blind)

16-Oct
World Food Day

17-Oct
International poverty

20-Oct
National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)

24-Oct
United Nations Day

30-Oct
World Thrift Day

31-Oct
Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
November
7-Nov
Infant Protection day, World Cancer Awareness Day

9-Nov
Legal Service Day

10-Nov
Transport Day

14-Nov
Children's day/ World Diabetics day

17-Nov
Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary

26-Nov
Law Day

30-Nov
Flag Day
December
1-Dec
World AIDS Day

3-Dec
World Disability Day

4-Dec
Navy Day

5-Dec
World Soil Day

7-Dec
Armed Force Flag Day

10-Dec
Human Rights day

11-Dec
UNICEF Day

14-Dec
National Energy Conservation Day

19-Dec
Goa's Liberation day

23-Dec
Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)