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International Organizations & their Headquarter
OrganizationHeadquarter President/ General Secretary1. Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Beijing, China 2. New
Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) Shanghai, ChinaK.V.
Kamath3. Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Manila, PhilippinesTakehiko
Nakao 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington DC, US
Christine Lagarde 5. World Bank - Washington DC, US Jim Yong Kim
New York 6. United Nations Organization (UN) New York, USBan Ki
moon7. United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) -New York, USAnthony
Lake8. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) -New York, US Dr.
Babatunde Osotimehin Geneva 9. United Nations Conference on Trade
& Development (UNCTAD) -Geneva, Switzerland Mukhisa Kituyi 10.
World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland Margaret Chan
11. World Economic ForumGeneva, SwitzerlandKlaus Schwab 12.
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Geneva, Switzerland Guy
Ryder 13. World Trade Organisation -Geneva, SwitzerlandRoberto
Azevdo 14. World Meteorological OrganisationGeneva,
SwitzerlandMichel Jarraud (Secretary-General) 15. World
Intellectual Property Organisation -Geneva, SwitzerlandFrancis
Gurry 16. International Committee of the Red Cross - Geneva,
SwitzerlandPeter Maurer Paris 17. United Nations Education
Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) -Paris, FranceIrina
Bokova 18. Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development
(OECD)Paris, France Jos ngel Gurra Vienna 19. United Nations
Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)Vienna, AustriaLi Yong
20. International Atomic Agency Vienna, AustriaYukiya Amano
www.gradestack.com/blogs 21. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) Vienna, AustriaDiezani Alison-Madueke London 22.
Amnesty International- London, UKSalil Shetty 23. International
Maritime Organisation London, UK Koji Sekimizu 24. Commonwealth of
NationsLondon, UK Head - Queen Elizabeth IISecretary-General
-Kamalesh Sharma 25. South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) -Kathmandu, Nepal Arjun Bahadur Thapa
(Secretary-General) 26. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)
Jakarta, Indonesia27. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
SingaporeDr. Alan Bollard 28. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO) Brussels, Belgium Jens Stoltenberg (Secretary-General) 29.
International Cricket Council (ICC)Dubai, UAEZaheer Abbas 30. Food
& Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Rome, ItalyJos Graziano da
Silva 31. International Court of JusticeThe Hague, The
NetherlandRonny Abraham 32. International Olympic
CommitteeLausanne, Switzerland Thomas Bach 33. The Fdration
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)Zurich,
SwitzerlandJoseph S. Blatter 34. The Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Hague, The
NetherlandsAhmet zmc 35. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Avenue du
Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland List of important dams in
India DamRiverState 1. Tehri DamBhagirathiUttarakhand 2. Bhakra
DamSutlej Himachal Pradesh 3. Idukki arch DamPeriyarKerala 4.
Lakhwar DamYamunaUttarakhand 5. Sardar Sarover DamNarmadaGujarat 6.
Srisailam DamKrishnaTelangna/Andhra Pradesh 7. Ranjit Sagar
DamRaviPunjab 8. Baglihar DamChenabJammu & Kashmir 9. Nagarjuna
Sagar Dam KrishnaTelangna/Andhra Pradesh 10. Salal DamChenabJammu
& Kashmir 11. Koyna DamKoynaMaharashtra 12. Rihand
DamRihandUttar Pradesh 13. Ukai DamTapiGujarat 14. Indira Sagar
DamNarmadaMadhya Pradesh 15. Chutak Hydroelectric Power
plantSuruJammu & Kashmir (Kargil district) 16. Nimoo Bazgo
Hydroelectric Power plant SindhuJammu & Kashmir (Leh district)
17. Uri DamJhelumJammu & Kashmir (Baramula district) 18. Mettur
DamKaveriTamil Nadu 19. Hirakud DamMahanadiOdisha
www.gradestack.com/blogs 20. Jawahar Sagar DamChambalRajasthan 21.
Rana Pratap Sagar DamChambalRajasthan 22. Koteshwar
DamBhagirathiUttarakhand 23. Gandhi Sagar DamChambalMadhya Pradesh
24. Omkareshwar DamNarmadaMadhya Pradesh 25. Mullaperiyar
DamPeriyarKerala (idukki district) Major Nuclear Power Stations in
India Power StationLocationDistrictState 1. Kaiga Nuclear power
station KaigaUttar KannadaKarnataka 2. Kakrapar Nuclear power
station Kakrapar SuratGujarat 3. NaroraNaroraBulandshahrUttar
Pradesh 4. Tarapur Atomic power station TarapurThane Maharashtra 5.
Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant Kundankulam TirunelveliTamil Nadu 6.
Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project Ratagiri Madban
RatnagiriMaharashtra7. Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station
FatehabadFatehabadHaryana Major Thermal Power Plants (TPP) in India
Power StationDistrictState 1. Mundra (TPP)KutchGujarat 2.
Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station SingrauliMadhya Pradesh3.
Tirora (TPP)GondiaMaharashtra4. Amravati (TPP)AmravatiMaharashtra
5. Korba Super Thermal Power PlantKorbaChhattisgarh 6. Sant Singaji
(TPP)East NimarMadhya Pradesh 7. Chandrapur Super
(TPP)ChandrapurMaharashtra 8. Sipat Thermal Power Plant
BilaspurChattisgarh 9. Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station
NagpurMaharashtra 10. Satpura Thermal Power Station Betul Madhya
Pradesh 11. Ukai Thermal Power Station TapiGujarat 12. Bhilai
Expansion Power Plant DurgChhattisgarh 13. Sikka Thermal Power
Station JamnagarGujarat 14. Talcher Super ThermalAngulOdisha
www.gradestack.com/blogs Power Station 15. Hirakud Captive Power
Plant SambalpurOdisha 16. Barauni Thermal Power Station
BegusaraiBihar 17. Patratu Thermal Power Station JaisalmerJharkhand
18. Bokaro Thermal Power Station BokaroJharkhand 19. Durgapur
Thermal Power Station BardhamanWest Bengal 20. Rihand Thermal Power
Station SonebhadraUP 21. Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station
SonebhadraUP 22. Anpara Thermal Power Station SonebhadraUP 23. Obra
Thermal Power Station SonebhadraUP 24. Rosa (TPS) ShahjahanpurUP
25. Chhabra (TPP)Baran Rajasthan 26. Panki (TPS)KanpurUttar Pradeh
27. Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant VishakapatnamAndhra Pradesh
28. Udupi Thermal Power Plant Udupi Karnataka 29. Bellary Thermal
Power station BellaryKarnataka 30. Mettur Theral Power Station
Salem Tamil Nadu List of Awards & their fields 1.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. 2.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.3.Saraswati Samman LiteratureNote:
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. 4.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. 5.Vyas Samman
LiteratureNote:VyasSammanisawardedannuallybytheK.K.
BirlaFoundationinrecognitionoftheHindiliterary work published in
past 10 years. 6.Bihari Puraskar LiteratureNote: 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 LiteratureNote: 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 LiteratureNote: It is an annual award
for the best original novel, written in the English language, and
published in the UK literary award9.Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Cinema/Films www.gradestack.com/blogs 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 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. 12. 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.13. Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award - The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest honour
bestowed to a sportsperson for his/her achievements in India.14.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science & TechnologyNote: 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. 15. 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. 16.
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. 17. Abel Prize
Mathematics Note: The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded
annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding
mathematicians. 18. 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.19. Stirling Prize - Architecture
Note: The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a
British prize for excellence in architecture. 20. 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.21. Pritzker Prize Architecture Note:
The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a
living architect. List of Important National Parks & Wildlife
Sanctuaries of India Jim Corbett National Park Uttrakhand Kaziranga
National Park Assam Bandipur National Park Karnataka Bandhavgarh
National Park Madhya Pradesh Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh Gir
National Park & Sasan Gir Sanctuary Gujarat Keoladeo Bird
Sanctuary/ Bharatpur National Park Rajasthan Manas Wildlife
Sanctuary Assam Sariska National Park Rajasthan Periyar Wildlife
Sanctuary Kerala Pench National Park Madhya Pradesh Ranthambore
National Park - Rajasthan Nagarhole National Park Karnataka
Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal Dudhwa National Park
Uttar Pradesh Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary Kerala Rajaji National Park Uttrakhand Dandeli National
Park Karnataka Similipal National Park Odisha Sanjay Gandhi
National Park Maharashtra www.gradestack.com/blogs List of
Important Temples Srisailam Temple Andhra Pradesh Tirupathi Temple
Andhra Pradesh Kamakhya Temple - Assam Sukresvara temple Assam
Meenakshi temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu Golden temple Amritsar, Punjab
Somnath temple Gujarat Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar Siddhivinayak
Temple Maharashtra Sabrimala Temple Kerala Amarnath Temple Jammu
& Kashmir Markandeshwar Temple Haryana Brihadeeswarar Temple
Tamil Nadu Konark Sun Temple Odisha Birla Mandir Jaipur Famous
Places in India Taj Mahal Agra Darbar Sahib Amritsar, Punjab
Humayuns Tomb Delhi The Red Fort Delhi Qutub Minar Delhi Hawa Mahal
Jaipur, Rajasthan Lotus Temple Delhi Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur,
Rajasthan Janatar Mantar Delhi Cubbon Park Bangalore Dal Lake Jammu
& Kashmir Jal Mahal Jaipur, Rajasthan Salar Jung Museum
Hyderabad, Telangana Victoria Memorial - Kolkata List of Trophies
& Cups Cricket 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,RohintonBarcia Trophy,Rothmans
Cup,Sahara Cup,Sharjah Cup,Singer Cup,Titan Cup,Vijay Hazare
Trophy,Vijay Merchant Trophy,Wisden Trophy,Wills Trophy. Hockey
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Aga khan CupMaharaja 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 CupConfederation 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 www.gradestack.com/blogs
Badminton 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 States &
Capital & Chief Minister StateCapital Chief Minister 1. Andhra
PradeshHyderabadN. Chandrababu Naidu 2. Arunachal
PradeshItanagarNabam Tuki 3. AssamDispurTarun Gogoi 4.
BiharPatnaNitish Kumar 5. ChhatisgarhRaipurDr. Raman Singh 6.
GoaPanajiLaxmikant Pareskar 7. GujaratGandhinagarAnandiben Patel 8.
HaryanaChandigarhManohar Lal Khattar 9. Himachal
PradeshChandigarhVirbhadra Singh10. Jammu &
KashmirSrinagarMufti Mohammed Sayeed 11. JharkhandRanchiRaghubar
Das 12. KarnatakaBengaluruSiddaramaiah 13.
KeralaThiruvananthapuramOommen Chandy 14. Madhya
PradeshBhopalShivraj Singh Chouhan 15. MaharashtraMumbaiDevendra
Fadanvis 16. ManipurImphalOkram Ibobi Singh 17.
MeghalyaShillongMukul Sangma 18. Mizoram AizwalPu Lal Thanhawla 19.
NagalandKohimaT. R. Zeliang 20. OdishaBhubaneswarNaveen Patnaik 21.
PunjabChandigarhPrakash Singh Badal 22. RajasthanJaipurVasundhra
Raje 23. SikkimGangtokPawan Chamling 24. Tamil NaduChennaiJ.
Jayalalithaa 25. TelanganaHyderabadK. Chandrasekhara Rao 26.
TripuraAgartalaManik Sarkar 27. Uttar PradeshLucknowAkhilesh Yadav
28. UttarakhandDehradunHarish Rawat 29. West BengalKolkataMamata
Banerjee www.gradestack.com/blogs List of Chief Minister of Indias
Union Territory Union TerritoryCapitalChief Minister/ Lt.
Governors/Administrator DelhiArvind Kejriwal Pondicheerry
(Puducherry)N. Rangaswamy Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPort BlairA.K.
Singh (L.G.) ChandigarhKaptan Singh Solanki (Administrator) Daman
& DiuDamanAshish Kundhra (Administrator)Dadar & Nagar
HaveliSilvasaAshish Kundra (Administrator) LakshadweepKavarattiH.
Rajesh Prasad (Administrator) Folk dances in India Bhangra: Punjab
Changu: Odissa and Andhra Pradesh Gair: Rajastha Garba: Gujarat.
Ghoomar: Rajasthan. Karagam: Tamil Nadu. Dumhal: Kashmir. Lavani:
Maharashtra Odissi: Orissa Classical dances in India Kathak: Uttar
Pradesh. Bihu: Assam Bharat Natyam: Tamil Nadu. Kuchipudi: Andhra
Pradesh Kathakali: Kerala. Chhau: Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal
Rauf Jammu & Kashmir Revolutions in the field of agriculture in
India: Black Revolution - 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 - Overall
development of Agriculture Important Dates National &
International January 9th January - Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ( NRI
Day) 10th January - World Hindi Day/ World Laughter Day 12th
January - National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)15th
January - Army Day 18th January- National Immunization Day (Polio
Day) 23rd January - 118th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism24th January- National
Girl Child Day25th January - National Voters Day 26th January -
Indias Republic Day/ International Customs day 27th January -
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the
Holocaust 28th January - Birth Anniversary Lala Lajpat Rai 30th
January - Death Anniversary Mahatma Gandhi (Martyrs / Sarvodaya
Day) 30th January- World Leprosy Eradication Day
www.gradestack.com/blogs February 1st Feb - Indian Coast Guard Day
2nd Feb - World Wetland Day 4th Feb - World Cancer Day 6th Feb -
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10th Feb - National Deworming Day 13th Feb - World Radio Day 20th
Feb - World Day of Social Justice 21st Feb- International Mother
Language Day24th Feb - Central Excise Day 28th Feb - National
Science Day March 1st March- Zero Discrimination Day 3rd March -
World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day4th March - National
Security Day (Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas), World Day of Fight Against
Sexual Exploitation. 8th March - International Womens Day10th March
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day 12th March -
World Kidney Day 13th March - World Rotaract Day 14th March - Pi
Day 15th March - World Consumer Rights Day 18th March - Ordnance
Factories Day 20th March - World Sparrow Day, International Day of
Happiness 21st March- International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination21st March- World Poetry Day, International
Day of Nowruz 21st March- International Day of Forests, World Down
Syndrome Day 22nd March- World Water Day 23rd March - World
Meteorological Day 24th March - World Tuberculosis Day 25th March -
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade 27th March - World Theatre Day 28th March
- Earth Hour April 2nd April- World Autism Awareness Day4th April-
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6th April- International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 7th
April- World Health Day 11th April - National Safe Motherhood Day
2015 12th April - International Day of Human Space Flight 17th
April - World Hemophilia Day 18th April - World Heritage Day 21st
April - National Civil Services Day 22nd March - World Earth Day
23rd April- World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day 24th
April- National Panchayati Day 25th April - World Malaria Day 26th
April- World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) 28th April-
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 29th April - World Dance
Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30th
April- International Jazz Day May 1st May- International Labour
Day3rd May- World Press Freedom Day, International Sun Day,
International Energy Day May 04 - Coal Miners Day(Intl.),
International Firefighters Day 1st Tuesday of May World Asthma Day
takes place each year on the first Tuesday in May. 1st Sunday of
May - World Laughter Day May 05 - World Athletics Day, World
Midwives Day May 06 - World No Diet Day May 08 - World Red Cross
Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World
War May 09 - World Thalassaemia Day May 10 - International
Migratory Bird Day May 11 - National technology day May 12 -
International Nurses Day May 13 - International Criminal Court Day
May 15 - International Day of the Families May 17 - World
Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS
Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International day against
Homophobia and Transphobia May 18 - World Museum Day May 20 - World
Meteorology Day May 21 - National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day
for Cultural Development May 22 - International Day for Biological
Diversity May 24 - Commonwealth Day May 25 - World Missing
Childrens day May 29 - International Day of Peacekeepers May 31 -
World Anti Tobacco Day www.gradestack.com/blogs June June 1 - World
Milk Day June 4 - World Day of Innocent Children Victims of
Aggression June 5 - World Environment Day June 8 - World Brain
Tumor Day, World Oceans Day June 12 - World Day Against Child Labor
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day June 15 - World elder abuse
awareness day 3rd Sunday of June - World Fathers Day June 16 -
International Integration Day June 18 - International Picnic Day
June 20 - World Refugee Day June 21 - World Music Day June 23 -
International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day,
International Widows Day June 26 - International Day against Drug
abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of
Victims of torture July :- July 1 - International Joke Day, World
Doctors Day July 2 - World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day
1st Saturday of July - International Day of Cooperatives July 06 -
World Zoonoses Day July 07 - World Chocolate Day July 11 - World
Population Day July 12 - International Malala Day July 18 -
International Nelson Mandela Day July 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas or
Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day July 28 - World Nature
Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day July 29 - International Tiger
Day
August :- First Sunday in August - International Friendship Day
August 6 - Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day August 8 - World Senior
Citizen Day August 9 - Nagasaki Day, International Day of the
Worlds Indigenous People, Quit India Day August 12 - International
Youth Day August 13 - International Left Handers Day August 14 -
Pakistans Independence Day August 15 - Indias Independence Day,
International Mourning Day August 19 - World Humanitarian Day,
World Photography Day August 20 - National Sadbhavna Divas or
Birthday of Rajiv gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain Akshay Urja
DiwasAugust 21 - National Senior Citizen Day August 23 -
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its
Abolition August 29 - National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
August 30 - International day of the victims of enforced
Disappearances
September :- September 2 - World Coconut Day September 5 -
National Teachers Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit
Day September 7 - World Forgiveness Day September 8 - World
Literacy Day September 10 - World Anti-Suicide Day September 14 -
Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day September 15 -
International Day of Democracy, International Engineers Day
September 16 - World Ozone Day September 20 - RPF Foundation day
September 21 - World Peace Day or International day for Peace and
Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimers Day September 22 - World Cancer
Free Day or Rose Day September 23 - International Day of the Deaf
September 26 - World Contraception Day,September 27 - World Tourism
Day September 28 - World Rabies Day September 29 - World Heart
Day
October :- 1st Monday of October - World Habitat Day October 1 -
World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
October 3 - World Nature Day October 4 - World Animal Day October 5
- World Teachers Day October 6 - World Wildlife Day October 8 -
Indian Air Force Day October 9 - World Postal or Post-office Day
October 10 - World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day
October 11 - International Day of the Girl Child 2nd Thursday of
October - World Sight Day October 12 - World Arthritis Day October
13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction October 14 -
World Standards Day October 15 - Global Hand Washing Day,
International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day
October 16 - World Food Day www.gradestack.com/blogs October 17 -
International Poverty Day for it's Eradication October 20 - World
Osteoporosis Day,World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
October 24 - UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio
Day October 27 - World day for Audio Visual Heritage October 28 -
International Animation Day October 31 - World Savings Day or World
Thrift day, Halloween Day
November :- November 1 - World Vegan Day November 6 -
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the
Environment in War and Armed Conflict November 7 - Infant
Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day November 8 - World
Radiology Day November 9 - World Legal Service Day November 10 -
World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
November 11 - National Education Day November 12 - World Pneumonia
Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day November 13 - World Kindness
Day November 14 - Childrens Day(India), World Diabetes Day November
16 - International Day for Endurance or Tolerance November 17 -
International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary,
National eplilepsy day November 19 - World Toilet Day,
International Mens Day, National Integration Day November 20 -
Universal Childrens Day 3rd Sunday of November - World Day of
Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 3rd Thursday of November -
World Philosophy Day November 21 - World Fisheries Day, World Hello
Day, World Television Day November 25 - International Day for the
Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day November
26 - National Law Day or National constitution Day November 30 -
National Flag Day
December :- December 1 - World AIDS Day December 2 - World
Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of
Slavery December 3 - International Day of People with Disability or
World Disability Day December 4 - Indian Navy Day December 5 -
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force
Flag Day December 9 - The International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10 - World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day
of Broadcasting December 11 - International Mountain Day, UNICEF
Day December 14 - National Energy Conservation Day(India) December
16 - Vijay Diwas December 18 - International Migrants Day, National
Minority Rights Day December 19 - Goas Libration Day December 20 -
International Human Solidarity Day December 23 - National Farmers
Day or Kisan Diwas December 25 - Christmas Day
www.gradestack.com/blogs Country, Capital & their Currency
Country NameCapitalCurrency Afghanistan KabulAfghani Albania
TiraneLek Algeria AlgiersDinar Andorra Andorra la VellaEuro Angola
LuandaNew Kwanza Antigua and Barbuda Saint John'sEast Caribbean
dollar Argentina Buenos AiresPeso Armenia YerevanDram Australia
CanberraAustralian dollar Austria ViennaEuro (formerly schilling)
Azerbaijan BakuManat The Bahamas NassauBahamian dollar Bahrain
ManamaBahrain dinar Bangladesh DhakaTaka Barbados
BridgetownBarbados dollar Belarus MinskBelorussian ruble Belgium
BrusselsEuro (formerly Belgian franc) Belize BelmopanBelize dollar
Benin Porto-NovoCFA Franc Bhutan ThimphuNgultrum Bolivia La Paz
(administrative); Sucre (judicial) Boliviano Bosnia and Herzegovina
SarajevoMarka Botswana GaboronePula Brazil BrasiliaReal Brunei
Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei dollar Bulgaria SofiaLev Burkina Faso
OuagadougouCFA Franc Burundi BujumburaBurundi franc
www.gradestack.com/blogs Cambodia Phnom PenhRiel Cameroon
YaoundeCFA Franc Canada OttawaCanadian dollar Cape Verde PraiaCape
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