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Our Nation

Current Population of India in 20131,270,272,105 (1.27 billion)Total Male Population in India655,875,026 (655.8 million)Total Female Population in India614,397,079 (614.4 million)AGE STRUCTURE : 0TO 25 YEARS 50% OF INDIAN POPULATIONCurrently, there are about 51 births in India in a minute.

THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT

THERE ARE 28 STATES AND SEVEN UNION TERRITORIES IN INDIA

There are 7 union territories of IndiaA. Andaman and Nicobar IslandsB. ChandigarhC. Daman and DiuD. Dadra and Nagar HaveliE. National Capital Territory of DelhiF. PuducherryG. Lakshadweep

THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA SHRI. PRANAB MUKHERJEEHe President is also the chief of the Indian Armed Forces.The Indian President has to appoint the Prime Minister of India..

The president can assign governors of States, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Chief Election Commissioner, Ambassadors and High Commissioners to other countries.

State Emergency:It is declared when there is failure of constitutional machinery in the state.

National Emergency:It can be declared at the time of war, armed rebellion or external aggression.

Financial Emergency:It can be declared if the Indian President gets the belief that the financial stability of the country is threatened.

Rajya SabhaThe Rajya Sabha consists of 245 members. Of these, 233 represent states and union territories and 12 members are nominated by the President. Elections to the Rajya Sabha are indirect; members are elected by the elected members of Legislative Assemblies of the concerned states. The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution, one third of its members retire every second year.Lok SabhaThe Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of universal adult suffrage. As of today, the Lok Sabha consists of 545 members with 2 members nominated by the President to represent the Anglo-Indian Community. Unless dissolved under unusual circumstances, the term of the Lok Sabha is five years.State GovernmentsThe system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union. There are 25 states and seven Union territories in the country.Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. Till 1 February 1992, the Union Territory of Delhi was governed by the Central government through an Administrator appointed by the President of India. Through a Constitutional amendment in Parliament, the Union Territory of Delhi is now called the National Capital Territory of Delhi from 1 February 1992. General elections to the Legislative assembly of the National Capital Territory were held in November 1993.

THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

SUPREME COURT IS IN NEW DELHI

I THE SUPREME COURT IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN OUR COUNTRY

AT PRESENT THERE ARE 31 JUDGES IN THE SUPREME COURT ,INCLUDING THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

THE HIGH COURT IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE STATE.

THERE ARE 21 HIGH COURTS IN INDIA

NATIONAL SYMBOLS Each of the three colors in our Tricolor has a special significance. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation. The white, is meant for purity and truth. While the green is for faith and fertility. The navy blue wheel in the center of the white band signifies which denotes continual progress of the country and its blue wheel signifies the continuity of the nation's progress which is deemed to be as boundless as the blue sky above and as fathomless as the deep blue sea that keeps its hands and feet washed.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

The national song was written by rabindranath Tagore.The original song in Bengali has got five stanzas, only the first stanza has been selected as our national anthem.It was adopted on 24th January 1950 .It was first sung on 27th December 1911 at Calcutta.The time duration of our national anthem is approximately 52 seconds..

THE NATIONAL EMBLEM OF INDIA

THE NATIONAL ANIMAL INDIAN GOVT INITIALLY ADOPTED LION AS OUR NATIONAL ANIMAL, LATER TIGER WAS ADOPTED AS OUR NATIONAL ANIMAL.

NATIONAL BIRD OF INDIA

NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIAIT DENOTES UNITYLOTUS

The National TreeIT DENOTES THE NATIONAL INTEGRATIONBANYANTREE

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