In this section,
I am providing general information - combination of a glossary, listing
of great personalities, locations & geographical landmarks, history
- in general any subject related to India. I have gathered the information
from various sources - books, magazines, internet, word of mouth. |
General
information about India - P
 Padma
awards
Padma Awards,
namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are given for exceptional
and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government
servants. The recommendations for Padma Awards are received from the State
Governments/Union Territory Administrations, Central Ministries/Departments,
Institutions of Excellence, etc. which are considered by an Awards Committee.
On the basis of the recommendations of the Awards Committee, and after
approval of the Home Minister, Prime Minister and President, the Padma
Awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day.
Source:
Information & image from http://india.gov.in/myindia/padma_awards.php |
Presidents
of India (term of office)
Dr.Rajendra
Prasad (Jan. 26, 1950 to May 13, 1962)
Dr.Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan (May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967)
Dr.Zakir Husain
(May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969)
Varahagiri
Venkatagiri (May 3, 1969 to July 20, 1969)(acting)
Justice Mohammed
Hidayatullah (July 20, 1969 to August 24, 1969)(acting)
Varahagiri
Venkatagiri (August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974)
Fakhruddin
Ali Ahmed (August 24, 1974 to Feb. 11, 1977)
B.D.Jatti
(Feb. 12, 1977 to July 25, 1977)(acting)
Neelam Sanjeeva
Reddy (July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982)
Giani Zail
Singh (July 25, 1982 to July 25, 1987)
R.Venkataraman
(July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992)
Dr.Shanker
Dayal Sharma (July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997)
K. R. Narayanan
(July 25, 1997 - July 25, 2002)
A P J Abdul
Kalam (July 25, 2002 - July 25, 2007)
Pratibha Patil
(July 25, 2007 - till date)
http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/
; http://www.indianembassy.org/archive/President/gal.html |
Prime
Ministers of India - term of office
Jawaharlal
Nehru - Aug. 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964
Gulzari Lal
Nanda - May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964 (Interim) ; January 11 - 24,
1966 (Interim)
Lal Bahadur
Shastri - June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966
Indira Gandhi
- Jan. 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977 ; Jan. 14, 1980 to Oct. 31,1984
Morarji Desai
- March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979
Charan Singh
- July 28, 1979 - Jan. 14, 1980
Rajiv Gandhi
- Oct. 31,1984 to Dec. 1,1989
V. P.Singh
- Dec. 2,1989 - Nov. 10, 1990
Chandra Shekhar
- Nov. 10,1990 - June 21, 1991
P.V.Narasimha
Rao - June 21, 1991 to May 10, 1996
Atal Bihari
Vajpayee - May 16 to June 1, 1996
H.D.Deve Gowda
- June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997
I.K.Gujral
- April 21, 1997 - Nov. 28. 1997
Atal Bihari
Vajpayee - March 19, 1998 - May 22, 2004
Dr. Manmohan
Singh - May 22, 2004 - till date
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Project
Elephant (PE)
is a centrally
sponsored scheme, launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical
support to major elephant bearing States in India for protection of elephants,
their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant
conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented
in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttranchal,
Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Source:
http://india.gov.in/sectors/environment/elephant.php
http://india.gov.in/outerwin.htm?id=http://envfor.nic.in/pe/pe.html |
Project
Tiger
was launched
in India in1973 with a mandate to conserve tigers in a holistic manner.
These are fulfilled by facilitating focused, concerted management of ectopically
reserves in various States, constituted on a core-buffer strategy through
funding the technical support including site-specific inputs to elicit
local community support for conservation. The Project has been successfully
implemented and at present there are 28 Tiger Reserves in 17 States, covering
an area of 37,761 sq. km. The Tiger Reserves are monitored by a panel of
experts using 45 criteria on the format of World Commission of Protected
Areas and reviewed by the IUCN..
Source:
http://india.gov.in/sectors/environment/tiger.php |
Puranas
Purana literally
means "ancient, old". They are a collection of mythology, history, generally
information to serve as a guide to life.
The eighteen
Puranas are
1. Brahma
Purana, 2. Padma Purana, 3. Vishnu Purana, 4. Skanda Purana, 5. Shiv Mahapurana,
6. Vamana Purana, 7. Markandeya Purana, 8.
Varaha Purana, 9. Brahma Vaivat Purana , 10. Agni Purana, 11. Bhavishya
Purana, 12. Kurma Purana, 13. Matsya Purana, 14. Garuda Purana, 15. Brahmaand
Purana, 16. Shrimad Bhagwat Purana, 17. Linga Purana, 18. Narad Purana.
These are
dedicated to Siva, Vishnu & Brahma (six each). |
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