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Millennium Development Goals of India   Millennium Development Goals of India 1. Achieve universal primary education.  2. Reduce child mortality.  3. Improve maternal health.  4. Combat HIV/ AIDS, Malaria...

Principal Crops and Their Primary Producers in India    Principal Crops and Their Primary Producers in India Crop---Primary---Producers Bajra: Gujarat, Rajasthan  Barley: Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan  Black Pepper: Kerela, Karnataka Cardamom:...

Indian Navy Indian Navy Objectives The Indian Navy, by virtue of its capabilities, strategic positioning and robust presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), has been a...

Major Industries in India Major Industries in India Aluminium: At present, there are five companies in India engaged in Aluminium processing:  (i) Bharat Aluminium Company, Korba (Madhya...

Mineral Wealth of India Mineral Wealth of India Metallic Minerals:  Mineral------Found in Bauxite: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh  Chromite: Odisha, Karnataka Coal: Bihar, West Bengal  Copper: Bihar, Rajasthan  Iron: Goa, Madhya Pradesh  Lead: Rajasthan, Andhra...

River Valley Projects in India River Valley Projects in India River Valley Projects in India  Project  River  Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project –– Sutlej Dulhasti Project –– Chenab Beas Project –– Beas...

Principal Languages of India Principal Languages of India Principal Languages of India About 1600 (appx) languages and dialects are spoken in India. Broadly, these languages belong to...

Some Committees Concerned with Economics Some Committees Concerned with Economics Some Committees Concerned with Economics Narasimha Committee: Banking Sector Reforms.  S.P. Gupta Committee: Unemployment  Abid Hussain Committee: Industrial Sickness  Shankar...

List of Corporations in India List of Corporations in India   List of Corporations in India Air India: Air India Limited was formed as a public limited company...

Important Organisations of India   Important Organisations of India Anthropological Survey of India: It conducts research to record and understand the bio-cultural diversities of Indian population and to...

Miss Earth Miss Earth (2001-2013) Year---Country---Titleholder  2001---Denmark---Catharina Svensson  2002---Bos-Herzegovina –– Dzejia Glavovic (Dethroned)  ---Kenya –– Winfred Omwakwe   2003---Honduras ---Dania Prince  2004---Brazil---Pricsilla Meirelles 2005---Venezuela---Alexendra Braun  2006---Chile ---Hil Hernandez  2007---Canada---Jessika Trisko  2008---PhilippinesKarla Henry  2009---Brazil---Larissa Ramos  2010---India---Nicole Faria  2011---Ecuador---Olga Alva  2012---Czech Republic –– Tereza Fajksova  2013---Venezuela---Alyz...

Miss Universe   Miss Universe (1952- 2013)  Year---Titleholder---Country  1952---Armi Kuusela---Finland  1953---Christiane Martel---France  1954---Miriam Stevenson---USA  1955---Hellevi Rombin---Sweden  1956---Carol Morris---USA  1957---Gladys Gender ---Peru  1958---Luz Marina Zuluaga---Columbia  1959---Akiko Kojima---Japan  1960---Linda Bement---USA  1961---Mariene Schmidt---Germany  1962---Norma Nolan---Argentina  1963---Idea Maria Vargas---Brazil  1964---Corinna Tsopei---Greece  1965---Apasra Hongsakula---Thailand  1966---Margareta Arvidsson---Sweden  1967---Sylvia Hitchcock---USA  1968---Martha Vasconcellos---Brazil ...

Indian Beauty Pageant Winners Indian Beauty Pageant Winners Miss Universe  1994---Sushmita Sen –– Miss India Universe 1994  2000---Lara Dutt –– Miss India Universe 2000  Miss World  1966---Reita Faria –– Eve’s...

The National Film Award for Best Direction The National Film Award for Best Direction Year Director(s)Film(s) Language(s) 1967---Satyajit Ray---Chiriyakhana---Bengali  1968---Satyajit Ray---Goopy Gayne Baghha Byne––Bengali  1969---Mrinal Sen---Bhuvan Shome---Hindi  1970---Satyajit Ray---Pratidwandi---Bengali  1971---Girish Karnad, B.V. Karnad---Vamsha Veiksha---Kannada 1972---A...

National Film Awards National Film Awards The National Awards for film, which were started as an annual incentive by the Government of India, for the making...

Renaissance Leaders in India Renaissance Leaders in India Raja Ram Mohun Roy –– Brahmo Samaj (1829)  Debendranath Tagore –– Tattvabodhini Sabha (1839)  Gopal Hari Deshmukh –– Reformer, also...

Some Milestones of Indian Film Industry Some Milestones of Indian Film Industry 1913: Indian Indigenous film industry initiated with the production of ‘Raja Harischandra’ a film directed...

Freedom Fighters of India Freedom Fighters of India  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958): A great freedom fighter of India. He joined the Congress Party in 1920. In...

Reforms During British Rule in India Reforms During British Rule in India  Agrarian Reforms –– Lord Curzon  Ancient Monuments Preservation –– Lord Curzon Cabinet Mission  –– Lord Wavell  First...

Viceroys of India Viceroys of India Viceroys of India Lord Canning(1858-1862): With the transfer of power to the British Crown, Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India...