Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Satellites launched by India

Satellite
Launch Date
Launch Vehicle
Type of Satellite
Mars Orbiter Mission Spacecraft
05.11.2013
PSLV-C25
Space Mission
GSAT-7
30.08.2013
Ariane-5
VA-215
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-3D
26.07.2013
Ariane-5
VA-214
Geo-Stationary/Meteorological Satellite
IRNSS-1A
01.07.2013
PSLV-C22
Navigation Satellite
SARAL
25.02.2013
PSLV-C20
Earth Observation Satellite
GSAT-10
29.09.2012
Ariane-5
VA-209
Geo-Stationary Satellite
RISAT-1
26.04.2012
PSLV-C19
Earth Observation Satellite
Jugnu
12.10.2011
PSLV-C18
Experimental / Small Satellite
SRMSat
12.10.2011
PSLV-C18
Experimental / Small Satellite
Megha-Tropiques
12.10.2011
PSLV-C18
Earth Observation Satellite
GSAT-12
15.07.2011
PSLV-C17
Geo-Stationary Satellite
GSAT-8
21.05.2011
Ariane-5
VA-202
Geo-Stationary Satellite
RESOURCESAT-2
20.04.2011
PSLV-C16
Earth Observation Satellite
YOUTHSAT
20.04.2011
PSLV-C16
Experimental / Small Satellite
GSAT-5P
25.12.2010
GSLV-F06
Geo-Stationary Satellite
STUDSAT
12.07.2010
PSLV-C15
Experimental / Small Satellite
CARTOSAT-2B
12.07.2010
PSLV-C15
Earth Observation Satellite
GSAT-4
15.04.2010
GSLV-D3
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Oceansat-2
23.09.2009
PSLV-C14
Earth Observation Satellite
ANUSAT
20.04.2009
PSLV-C12
Experimental / Small Satellite
RISAT-220.04.2009
PSLV-C12
Earth Observation Satellite
Chandrayaan-1
22.10.2008
PSLV-C11
Space Mission
CARTOSAT - 2A
28.04.2008
PSLV-C9
Earth Observation Satellite
IMS-1
28.04.2008
PSLV-C9
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-4B
12.03.2007
Ariane-5ECA
Geo-Stationary Satellite
CARTOSAT - 2
10.01.2007
PSLV-C7
Earth Observation Satellite
SRE - 1
10.01.2007
PSLV-C7
Experimental / Small Satellite
INSAT-4CR
02.09.2007
GSLV-F04
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-4C
10.07.2006
GSLV-F02
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-4A
22.12.2005
Ariane-5GS
Geo-Stationary Satellite
HAMSAT
05.05.2005
PSLV-C6
Experimental / Small Satellite
CARTOSAT-1
05.05.2005
PSLV-C6
Earth Observation Satellite
EDUSAT (GSAT-3)
20.09.2004
GSLV-F01
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Resourcesat-1(IRS-P6)
17.10.2003
PSLV-C5
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-3A
10.04.2003
Ariane-5G
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-3E
28.09.2003
Ariane-5G
Geo-Stationary Satellite
GSAT-2
08.05.2003
GSLV-D2
Geo-Stationary Satellite
KALPANA-1(METSAT)
12.09.2002
PSLV-C4
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-3C
24.01.2002
Ariane-42L H10-3
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Technology Experiment Satellite (TES)
22.10.2001
PSLV-C3
Earth Observation Satellite
GSAT-1
18.04.2001
GSLV-D1
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-3B
22.03.2000
Ariane-5G
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Oceansat(IRS-P4)
26.05.1999
PSLV-C2
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-2E
03.04.1999
Ariane-42P H10-3
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-2DT
January 1998
Ariane-44L H10
Geo-Stationary Satellite
IRS-1D
29.09.1997
PSLV-C1
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-2D
04.06.1997
Ariane-44L H10-3
Geo-Stationary Satellite
IRS-P3
21.03.1996
PSLV-D3
Earth Observation Satellite
IRS-1C
28.12.1995
Molniya
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-2C
07.12.1995
Ariane-44L H10-3
Geo-Stationary Satellite
IRS-P2
15.10.1994
PSLV-D2
Earth Observation Satellite
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2)
04.05.1994
ASLV
Space Mission
IRS-1E
20.09.1993
PSLV-D1
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-2B
23.07.1993
Ariane-44L H10+
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-2A
10.07.1992
Ariane-44L H10
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C)
20.05.1992
ASLV
Space Mission
IRS-1B
29.08.1991
Vostok
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-1D
12.06.1990
Delta 4925
Geo-Stationary Satellite
INSAT-1C
21.07.1988
Ariane-3
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
(SROSS-2)
13.07.1988
ASLV
Earth Observation Satellite
IRS-1A
17.03.1988
Vostok
Earth Observation Satellite
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
(SROSS-1)
24.03.1987
ASLV
Space Mission
INSAT-1B
30.08.1983
Shuttle [PAM-D]
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Rohini (RS-D2)
17.04.1983
SLV-3
Earth Observation Satellite
INSAT-1A
10.04.1982
Delta 3910 PAM-D
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Bhaskara-II
20.11.1981
C-1 Intercosmos
Earth Observation Satellite
Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE)
19.06.1981
Ariane-1(V-3)
Geo-Stationary Satellite
Rohini (RS-D1)
31.05.1981
SLV-3
Earth Observation Satellite
Rohini (RS-1)
18.07.1980
SLV-3
Experimental / Small Satellite
Rohini Technology Payload (RTP)
10.08.1979
SLV-3
Experimental / Small Satellite
Bhaskara-I
07.06.1979
C-1 Intercosmos
Earth Observation Satellite
Aryabhata
19.04.1975
C-1 Intercosmos
Experimental / Small Satellite

Sunday, September 29, 2013

List of Miss World (1951-2013)

Miss World 1951 - Kiki Haakonson, Sweden 
Miss World 1952 - May Louise Flodin, Sweden 
Miss World 1953 - Denise Perrier, France 
Miss World 1954 - Antigone Costanda, Egypt 
Miss World 1955 - Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela 
Miss World 1956 - Petra Schurmann, Germany 
Miss World 1957 - Marita Lindahl, Finland 
Miss World 1958 - Penelope Coelen, South Africa 
Miss World 1959 - Corine Rottschafer, Holland 
Miss World 1960 - Norma Cappagli, Argentina 
Miss World 1961 - Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom 
Miss World 1962 - Catharine Lodders, Holland 
Miss World 1963 - Carole Crawford, Jamaica 
Miss World 1964 - Ann Sidney, United Kingdom 
Miss World 1965 - Lesley Langley, United Kingdom 
Miss World 1966 - Reita Faria, India

Miss World 1967 - Madeiline Hartog Bel, Peru 
Miss World 1968 - Penelope Plummer, Australia 
Miss World 1969 - Eva Reuber Staier, Austria 
Miss World 1970 - Jennifer Hosten, Grenada 
Miss World 1971 - Lucia Petterle, Brazil 
Miss World 1972 - Belina Green, Australia 
Miss World 1973 - Marjorie Wallace, USA 
Miss World 1974 - Anneline Kriel, South Africa 
Miss World 1975 - Winelia Merced, Puerto Rico 
Miss World 1976 - Cindy Breakspeare, Jamaica 
Miss World 1977 - Mary Stavin, Sweden 
Miss World 1978 - Silvana Suarez, Argentina 
Miss World 1979 - Gina Swainson, Bermuda 
Miss World 1980 - Kimberly Santos, Guam 
Miss World 1981 - Pilin Leon, Venezuela 
Miss World 1982 - Mariasela Lebron, Dominican Republic 
Miss World 1983 - Sarah Jane Hutt, United Kingdom 
Miss World 1984 - Astrid Herrera, Venezuela 
Miss World 1985 - Hofi Karlsdottir, Iceland 
Miss World 1986 - Giselle Laronde, Trinidad 
Miss World 1987 - Ulla Weigerstorfer, Austria 
Miss World 1988 - Linda Petursdottir, Iceland 
Miss World 1989 - Andeta Kreglicka, Poland 
Miss World 1990 - Gina Marie Tolleson, USA 
Miss World 1991 - Ninebeth Jiminez, Venezuela 
Miss World 1992 - Julia Kourotchkina, Russia 
Miss World 1993 - Lisa Hanna, Jamaica 
Miss World 1994 - Aishwariya Rai, India 
Miss World 1995 - Jacqueline Aquilera, Venezuela 
Miss World 1996 - Irene Skliva ,Greece 
Miss World 1997 - Diana Hayden, India 
Miss World 1998 - Linor Abargil, Israel 

Miss World 1999 - Yukta Mookhey, India
Miss World 2000 - Priyanka Chopra, India

Miss World 2001 - Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego—Nigeria
Miss World 2002 - Azra Akin—Turkey
Miss World 2003 - Rosanna Davidson, Ireland 
Miss World 2004 - Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Peru
Miss World 2005 - Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, Iceland
Miss World 2006 - Tat’ana Kucharova, Czech Republic
Miss World 2007 - Zhang Zhi Li, China PR
Miss World 2008 - Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia
Miss World 2009 - Kaiane Aldorino, Gibraltar
Miss World 2010 - Alexandria Mills, USA
Miss World 2011 - Ivian Sarcos, Venezuela
Miss World 2012 - Wen Xia Yu, China PR
Miss World 2013 - Megan Young, Philippines 


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

About Indian Railways

Indian railways which comprise the chief mode of organized transportation system is the nation’s single largest undertaking with a route length of over 63 thousand kilometers spread over 6853 railway stations. Making a small beginning in April 1853 when the first ever railway train in India commenced its journey from Mumbai to thane, a stretch of only 34 kilometers, Indian railways emerged to be Asia’s largest and the world’s second largest railway system under a single management.
As on march 31, 2011 the Indian railway had a vast network of 7083 stations spread over a route length of 64024 kilometers.
As on march 31, 2011 about 23 percent of the route kilometer, 34 percent of running track kilometer and 34 percent of total track kilometer is electrified, this is the second biggest electrified system in the system, the first being commonwealth of Independent states.
The Indian railway system is now divided into 17 zones. Each zone is headed by a general manager, who is responsible for the railway board for all the zonal affairs such as operation and maintenance of zonal railways and the financial matters pertaining there to.
S.No
ZoneDate of creationHeadquarters
1
Southern           14.04.1951Chennai                   
2
Western            05.11.1951Mumbai (church gate)      
3
Cebtrak            05.11.1951Mumbai (Victoria terminus)
4
Northern           04.04.1952New delhi                 
5
Eastern            01.08.1955Kolkata                   
6
South Eastern      01.08.1955Kolkata                   
7
North- Eastern     14.04.1955Gorakhpur                 
8
South Central      02.10.1966Secunderabad              
9
North East Frontier15.01.1958Maligaon (Guwahati)       
10
North- Central     06.07.2002Allahabad                 
11
East- Central      06.07.2002Hajipur                   
12
North- Western     10.10.1996Jaipur 
13
East- Coast        06.07.2002Bhubaneswar               
14
South- Western     01.11.1996Hubli
15
West- Central06.07.2002Jabalpur
16
South- East central06.07.2002Bilaspur
17
Metro rail         2010kolkata 

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Battles and Wars in India

Battle of Hydaspes—In 326 B.C. when Alexander, the great had to turn back from Hydaspes (Beas) when his troops refused to march into India against the Nanda Empire.

Battle of Kalinga—It was fought in 361 B.C. between Ashoka, the great and the king of Kalinga. The war resulted in considerable loss of life and brought misery and suffering to the people. Its impression on Ashoka was so great that he not only turned a Buddhist, but renounced war and violence.

1st Battle of Tarain (1191 A.D.)—Prithvi Raj defeated Mohd. Gauri.

2nd Battle of Tarain (1192 A.D.)—Mohd. Gauri defeated Prithvi Raj and paved the way for Muslim rule in India.

First Battle of Panipat (1526)—Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi. This laid the foundation of Mughal rule in India.

Second Battle of Panipat (1556)—Akbar defeated Hemu. It ended the Afgan Rule and the way was cleared for Mughal rule.

Battle of Talikota (1565)—The united alliance of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmednagar and Golkunda under Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram Raja of Vijaynagar. It sealed the fate of the Hindu Kingdom of Vijaynagar.

Battle of Haldighati (1576)—Akbar defeated Rana Pratap. The latter had to take refuge in remote fortresses.

Battle of Plassey (1757)—The British under Lord Clive defeated Sirajuddaulah. It laid foundation of the British Rule in India.

Third Battle of Panipat (1761)—Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marahattas. The Marahatta power suffered an irreparable loss.

Battle of Buxer (1764)—The British under Sir Hector Munro defeated the Muslim army under three Mohammadan leaders : Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-daulha and Shah Alam II. The battle made the British Supreme in India.

The First Sikh War (1845)—The Sikh Army crossed Sutlej in 1845 at which the East India Company declared war. British occupied Lahore and forced the Sikhs to accept humiliating terms of peace.

The Second Sikh War (1849)—A drawn battle was fought between the English and the Sikhs at Chelianwala in which the English appeared to have suffered heavy losses.

Indo-Pak War (1965)—An indecisive war between India and Pakistan. It led to ‘Taskent Pact’ between the two countries.

Indo-Pak War (1971)—Indian forces in joint command with Bangladesh Army accepted the surrender of the Pak Army in Bangladesh. War in the western sector came to an end as a result of cease-fire on Dec. 17. Bangladesh was liberated.

Kargil War (1999)—Indian forces scored grand victory over Pakistani army and Pak supported mercenaries in a conflict in the Kargil sector of Jammu & Kashmir. The operation was named ‘Operation Vijaya.’ The Indian forces cleared Kargil of all Pakistani elements.

Friday, August 30, 2013

First in India and World

Aircraft Carrier Indian ShipI.N.S. Vikrant
American president to visit IndiaDwight David Eisenhower
Asian Games organized in IndiaDelhi (in 1951)
atomic Submarine of IndiaI.N.S. Chakra
British Prime Minister to visit IndiaHarold Mc Millon
British to visit IndiaHawkins
Chief justice of IndiaJustice Hiralal J. Kania
Chief of Air Staff of IndiaAir Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
Chief of Army Staff of IndiaGeneral M.Rajendra Singh
Chief of Naval Staff of IndiaVice- Admiral R.D Katari
Chinese pilgrim to visit IndiaFa-hien
Commander-in-chief of free IndiaGeneral K.M. Cariappa
Commander-in-chief of Free IndiaGeneral Roy Bucher
Dalit Speaker of the Lok SabhaG.M.C. Balyogi
Deputy prime Minister of IndiaSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
E-business news paper of IndiaFinancial Express
Education Minister of Independent IndiaMaulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Election Commissioner of IndiaSukumar Sen
Emperor of Moghul Dynasty in IndiaBabar
field Marshal of IndiaGeneral S.F.J. Manekshaw
Foreign recipient of Bharat RatnaKhan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Governor General of BengalWarren Hastings (1774-85)
Governor General of Ind. IndiaLord Mountbattten
Governor General of IndiaLord William Bentic (1833-35)
Governor of BengalLord Clive (1757-60)
Home Minister of Independent IndiaSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Indian air Chief of IndiaAir Marshal S. Mukherjee
Indian author to get Anderson AwardRuskin Bond
Indian Cosmonaut (to go into space )Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
Cricketer to make double centuries 5 timesRahul Dravid
WOman to win in a Wimbledon touramentSania Mirza
Governor general of Independent IndiaC.Rajgopalachari (21 June,1948
I.C.S. OfficerSatyaendra Nath Tagore
Woman to win a medal in World AthleticsAnju Bobby George
MissilePrithvi
Woman to win the Miss Great Britain TitlePreeti Desai
PilotJ.R.D. Tata (1929)
Prime Minister to loose an electionIndira Ghandi
Prime Minister to resign from officeMorarji Desai
Recipient of Nobel Prize in EconomicsDr. Amartya Sen
Scientist to get Nobel PrizeC.V. Raman (Physics)
SubmarineI.N.S. Cauveri
United Nations Civilian Police AdvisorMs. Kiran bedi
To climb Mount AverestTenzing Norgay
To fly the U.S. space shuttleDr. Kalpana Chawla
To get Bhart Ratna AwardDr. S. Radhakrishnan
To get Jnanpeeth AwardG. Shankar Kurup
To get Paramvir ChakraMajor Somnath Sharma
To make printing press popular in IndiaJames Hicky
To pass ICSSurendra Nath Benerjee
To reach AntarcticaLt. Ram Charan (1960)
To reach the south PoleCol. I.K.Bajaj
To ski to the north poleAjeet Bajaj
To Swim Across English Channel in IndiaMihir Sen
To win Magsaysay AwardAcharya Vinoba Bhave (1958)
To win Stalin AwardSaiffudin Kichlu
To win world Billiards TrophyWilson Jones
Weightlifter to win bronze medal in OlympicsKarnam Malleshwari
Woman Airline PilotDurga Banerjee
Woman Air-vice-MarshalP. Bandopadhyaya
Woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARDMrs. Ranjana Kumar
Woman cricketer to score adouble centuryMithali Raj
Woman I.P.S. OfficerKiran Bedi
Woman Merchant Navy OfficerSonali Banerjee
Woman president of Indian National CongressSarojini Naidu (1925)
Woman Speaker of State Assembly in IndiaMrs. Shanno Devi
Woman to become Miss UniverseSushmita Sen
Woman to become Miss WorldMiss Reita Faria
Woman to get Ashok ChakraNirja Mishra
Woman to get Bharat RatnaSmt. Indira Gandhi
Woman to get Jnanpith AwardAshapurna Devi
Woman to get the Nobel PrizeMother Teresa (1979)
Woman to go into spaceKalpana Chawla
Woman Lt. General in the Indian ArmyPuneeta Arora
Woman to swim across the English ChannelMiss Arati Saha (now Mrs. Arati Gupta)
Woman to win a Gold Medal in Asian GamesKamaljeet Sandhu
Woman to win the Booker PrizeArundhati Roy
woman to win WTA TitleSania Mirza
Woman yo cross seven important seas by swimmingBula Chaudhury
World Chess ChampionVishwanathan Anand
Large-scale Atomic Reactor of IndiaApsara (1956)
Medium range Missile of IndiaAgni
Minister to resign form Union Cabinet of IndiaShyama Prasad Mukherjee (1950)
Muslim President of Indian National CongressBadruddin Tayab Ji
Muslim President of Indian RepublicDr. Zakir Hussain
Nuclear Centre of IndiaTarapur
Paperless Newspaper of IndiaThe News Today
President of Constituent Assembly of IndiaDr. Rajendra Prasad
President of India to die in officeDr. Zakir Hussain
President of Indian National CongressW.C. Banerjee
to win Nobel prize in PhysicsSubrahmanium Chandrasekhar
Sikh Prime Minister of IndiaDr. Manmohan Singh
Speaker of lok SabhaG.V. Mavlankar (1952-57)
To win an individual Olympic gold for India.Abhinav Binra
Talkie Film in IndiaAlam Ara
Test Tube Baby of IndiaIndira (Baby Harsha)
University of IndiaNalanda University
Vice-President of India to die in harnessKrishna Kant
Woman Chief Justice of a High Court in IndiaSmt. Leela Seth
Woman Judge in Supreme Court in IndiaMrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi

Women Chief Ministers of Various States

NameStatePartyTerm
Sushma SwarajDelhiBJP13 Oct to 3 December 1998
Uma BhartiMPBJP2003-2004
Vasundhara RajeRajasthanBJP2003-2008
Mamata BanerjeeW.BengalTrinamool Congress2011 – present
Sheila DikshitDelhiCongress1998-present
Rabri DeviBiharRJD1997—1999, 1999—2000, 2000—2005
Rajinder Kaur BhattalPunjabCongressApril 1996 to February 1997
MayawatiUttar PradeshBSP13 June 1995 – 18 October 1995, 21 March 1997 – 21 September 1997, 2002–2003, 2007–2012
J JayalalithaaTamilnaduAIADMK1991–1996, 14 May 2001 – 16 September 2001, 2002–2006, 2011 – present
Janaki RamachandranTamilnaduAIADMK7 to 30 January 1988
Syeda Anwara TaimurAssamCongressDecember 1980 to June 1981
Shashikala KakodkarGOAMaharashtrawadi Gomantak Party12 August 1973 to 27 April 1979
Nandini SatpathyOrissaCongressJune 1972 to December 1976 & August 1973 to April 1979
Sucheta KriplaniUttar PradeshCongressOctober 1963 to May 1967


Facts about female chief ministers of Indian States

  • Sucheta Kriplani is the first woman to be chief minister of any state in India.
  • Syeda Anwara Taimur is the first muslim female who became the chief minister.
  • J. Jayalalithaa is a film actress who became CM.
  • Mayawait is the first dalit CM of any Indian state.
  • Mamata Banerjee became CM after uprooting 34 year old Left front rule in the state.
  • Vasundhara Raje belongs to royal Maratha Scindia family.
  • Sheila Dikshit is the only woman chief minister to lead a government for a third consecutive term.
  • Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is the first and only Female CM of Punjab till date.
  • Janaki Ramachandran was CM only for 23 days.
  • Shashikala Kakodkar is the first female CM of GOA.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Continents Lowest point


 Continents Lowest Point 
 Asia Dead Sea
 South America Laguna del Carbón
 North America  Death Valley 
 Africa Lake Assal
 Europe  Caspian Sea
 Antarctica Deep Lake
 Australia  Lake Eyre

Continents and Highest Points


 ContinentsHighest Point
AfricaMount Kilimanjaro
AntarcticaVinson Massif
AsiaMount Everest
AustraliaPuncak Jaya
EuropeMount Elbrus
North America Mount McKinley
South America Aconcagua