India s Quarterly GDP Growth FY13 and FY14
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in India expanded 7.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in India averaged 5.83 percent from 1951 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 11.40 percent in the...
Padma Bhushan Award 2014
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. It is conferred by the President of India at a...
Film Fare Award 2014 Winners list
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi(Bollywood) films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The award was first given in 1953. Sl No. Category Winner...
Padma Vibhushan Award 2015
The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind theBharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...
Padma Bhushan Award 2015
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and thePadma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. It is conferred by the President of India at a...
Padma Shri Award 2015
Padma Shri (also Padmashree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on India's Republic Day. S No. Name of the...
Templeton Prize Winners
The Templeton Prize is an annual award presented by the Templeton Foundation. Established in 1972, it is awarded to a living person who, in the estimation of the judges, "has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through...
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development Winners
The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting...
India s All-Time Olympic Medalists Individual Category
India first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900, with a lone athlete (Norman Pritchard) winning two medals- both silver- in athletics. The nation first sent a team to the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, and has participated in every Summer Games since then. India...
Dronacharya Award Winners since 1985
Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs.300,000. The award was...
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners since 1991
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, given by theMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India. The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "sports gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv...
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Winners
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is anIndian award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress...
Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science Technology Winners
Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi (9 August 1902 – 22 January 1976) was a renowned industrialist and philanthropist, who co-established the Modi Group of companies and the industrial city of Modinagar in 1933, along with his brother Kedar Nath Modi. A sugar mill in Modinagar...
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by theDirectorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1954. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards (Swarna Kamal) given among National Film Awards. It...
Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winners
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. The recipient is honoured for...
Jnanpith Award Winners
The Jnanpith Award (also spelled as Gyanpeeth Award) is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country. The award was instituted in 1961. Any Indian citizen who writes in any...
List of Ashok Chakra Awardees since 2009
The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for the...
List of Bharat Ratna recipients
Bharat Ratna (Hindi: ŕ¤ŕ¤ľŕ¤°ŕ¤¤ रत्‍न, Hindi pronunciation:  Jewel of India) is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without...
Amendment List of the Indian Constitution V
Amendment No. Amendments Enforced since Objectives 72 Amend article 332. 5-Dec-92 Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly 73 Insert part 9. 24-Apr-93 Statutory provisions for Panchyat Raj as third level of administration in...
Amendment List of the Indian Constitution IV
Amendment No. Amendments Enforced since Objectives 56 Insert article 371I. 30-May-87 Transition provision to enable formation of state of Goa 57 Amend article 332. 21-Sep-87 Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal...
Amendment List of the Indian Constitution III
Amendment No. Amendments Enforced since Objectives 37 Amend articles 239A and 240. 3-May-75 Formation of Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly 38 Amend articles 123, 213, 239B, 352, 356, 359 and 360. 1-Aug-75 Enhances the powers of President and Governors to pass...
Amendment List of the Indian Constitution II
Amendment of the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation's fundamental law or supreme law. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India. This procedure ensures the...
Amendment List of the Indian Constitution I
As of December 2014, there have been 99 amendments to the Constitution of India since it was first enacted in 1950. There are two types of amendments to the constitution which are governed by article 368. The first type includes amendments that can be effected by...
Top Crop Producing States in India and Countries
India is top producer country of many crops. The major crops in India can be divided into four categories viz. Food grains (Rice, Wheat, Maize, Millets and Pulses), Cash Crops (Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane, Tobacco, and Oilseeds), Plantation Crops (Tea, Coffee, Coconut...
Five Year Plans in India
Since 1947, the Indian economy has been premised on the concept of planning. This has been carried through the Five-Year Plans, developed, executed, and monitored by the Planning Commission. With the Prime Minister as the ex-officio Chairman, the commission has a...
Crops and Largest producer state in India
Production (and consumption) of agricultural commodities has a diverse geographical distribution. Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation,economy of a nation also very much influence the amount of production. Crop Largest Producer state Bamboos Assam...
Location of India s famous Wildlife Sanctuaries National Parks
National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the...
First Ranked Indian States in Mineral Wealth
India is one of the world's most naturally endowed lands. India is home to numerous minerals which benefit the country economically. The minerals produced in India constitute one-quarter of the world's most popular mineral resources. Mineral State with No 1 Rank...
India’s Global Position in Mineral Wealth along with No 1 Country
The Mining industry in India is a major economic activity which contributes significantly to the economy of India. The GDP contribution of the mining industry varies from 2.2% to 2.5% only but going by the GDP of the total industrial sector it contributes around 10%...
Indian Ballistic Missiles
The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect from ballistic missile attacks. Land-based nuclear armed ballistic missiles Missile name Type Maximum range Operational...
States and Union territories of India with Capital Area and Population
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-nine states and seven union territories. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and further into smaller administrative divisions. No. State/Union territory Administrative capital...
Rank of Indian States Based on Literacy Rate
This is a list of the States of India in order of Literacy rate. This information was compiled from NFHS-3 and the 2001 census of India.[1][2] National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi round survey conducted by the International Institute of...
Rank of Indian States Based on Population Density
'Density of Population’ is denned as the number of persons per square kilometer. It is an important index of population which shows concentration of population in a particular area. As per the provisional population totals of Census 2011, the population density of...
Rank of Indian States in terms of Area
The following is a list of states and territories of India by area. India consists of 29 states, seven Union Territories, and one National Capital Region. Rank State Area (in Sq Km) 1 Rajasthan 342269 2 Madhya Pradesh 308252 3 Maharashtra 307713 4 Andhra Pradesh...
Nickname of Different Indian Places
It is very important in noting the nicknames of States and Cities or any other places. This would help you as a very good hobby or interest if you are thorough with them. This type of Nicknames of states and cities will be helpful in the Examinations which is having...
Nick Name of Famous Indian Places Cities
This partial list of city nicknames in India compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in India are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City...
First Indian in Different Categories
This list of Indian inventions and discoveries details the inventions, scientific discoveries and contributions of India, including both the ancient and medieval nations in the subcontinent historically referred to as India and the modern Indian state. It draws from...
First in Indian Politics
Politics in India take place within the framework of its constitution, as India is a federal parliamentary democratic republicin which the President of India is the head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. India follows the dual polity...
Indian History Timeline Post Independence
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Year Events 1947 Hundreds of thousands die in...
Indian History Timeline Sepoy Mutiny till Independence
India's First War for Independence (aka Indian Rebellion of 1857) began as a mutiny of sepoys of theEast India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the cantonment of the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper...
