india states and capitals

States and Capitals of India

S.no	State	Capital
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
3	Assam	Dispur
4	Bihar	Patna
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
6	Goa	Panaji
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar
8	Haryana	Chandigarh
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
10	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
11	Jharkhand	Ranchi
12	Karnataka	Bengaluru
13	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
14	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai
16	Manipur	Imphal
17	Meghalaya	Shillong
18	Mizoram	Aizawl
19	Nagaland	Kohima
20	Orissa	Bhubaneswar
21	Punjab	Chandigarh
22	Rajasthan	Jaipur
23	Sikkim	Gangtok
24	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
25	Tripura	Agartala
26	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
27	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
28	West Bengal	Kolkata
S.no	Union Territories	Capital
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
2	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
3	Dadar and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa
4	Daman and Diu	Daman
5	Delhi	Delhi
6	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
7	Pondicherry	Pondicherry

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44 Rivers of Kerala

                   There are 44 major rivers in Kerala of which 41 are west flowing and 3 east flowing. All these rivers originate from the Sahyadri hills. Periyar is the longest river in Kerala followed by Bharathapuzha and Pampa. Here is the complete list of all the 44 rivers of Kerala showing the direction of their flow, place of origin, major tributaries and distributaries and the length of each river.

West flowing 41 rivers and its branches

1. Periyar River (244) Edamala ,Cheruthoni ,Mullayar ,Muthirapuzha ,Perinjankutti River
2. Bharatapuzha River (209),Thuthapuzha,Gayathripuzha ,Kalpathipuzha, Kannadipuzha River
3. Pamba River (176), Azhuthayar, Kakkiyar,Kakkattar, Kallar,Perunthenaruvi,
        Madatharuvi, Thanungattilthodu, Kozhithodu,Varattar,Kuttemperoor
4. Chaliyar River (169)
5. Chalakudy River (169),Parambikulam River
6. Kadalundy River (130)
7. Achankoil River (128)
8. Kallada River (121)
9. Muvattupuzha River (121)
10. Valapattanam River (110)
11. Chandragiri River (105)
12. Manimala River (90)
13. Vamanapuram River (88)
14. Kuppam River (88)
15. Meenachil River (78)
16. Kuttiyadi River (74)
17. Karamana River (68)
18. Shiriya River (68)
19. Kariangode River (64)
20. Ithikkara River (56)
21. Neyyar River (56)
22. Mahé River (54)
23. Keecheri River (51)
24. Perumba River (51)
25. Uppala River (50)
26. Karuvanoor River (48),Kurumali River
27. Anjarakkandi River (48)
28. Tirur River (48)
29. Neeleshwaram River (46)
30. Pallikkal River (42)
31. Kallayi River (40)
32. Korapuzha River (40)
33. Mogral River (34)
34. Kavvayi River (31)
35. Thanikkudam River (29)
36. Mamam River (27)
37. Thalassery River (28)
38. Chittary River (25)
39. Ramapuram River (19)
40. Ayiroor River (17)
41. Bangra Manjeswara River (16)

East flowing rivers

There are three rivers rise in Kerala and flows eastwards in this Kabini River into Karnataka State and the other two into Tamil Nadu State.
1. Kabani (58)
2. Bhavani (45)
3. Pambar (29)

List of nuclear weapons Of Countries

           This is a list of nuclear weapons listed according to country of origin, and then by type within the states.

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Nuclear Testing and Weapons in India

                India’s nuclear program had its inception in March 1944 by Dr. Homi Bhabha when he founded the nuclear research center, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. Homi Bhabha conceived the three-stage nuclear program as a way to develop India’s nuclear energy by working around India’s limited uranium resources. Here is a list about 30 Important Facts on Indian Nuclear Program.

               India is believed to possess between 90-110 nuclear weapons (March 2010 estimate). The specifications of its weapon production are not disclosed to the public.

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Deputy Presiding Officers (Speakers) Since 1957

1. Smt. K.O. Aysha Bai------------------May 6, 1957-- July 31, 1959
2. Smt. A. Nafeesath Beevi ------------March 15, 1960 --Sept 10, 1964
3. Shri. M.P. Mohammed Jafferkhan ---March 20, 1967-- June 26, 1970
4. Shri. R.S. Unni ------------------------Oct 30, 1970-- March 22, 1977
5. Shri. P.K. Gopalakrishnan -----------July 6, 1977 --Oct 23, 1979
6. Shri. M.J. Zakaria --------------------Feb 21, 1980-- Feb 1, 1982
7. Shri. K.M. Hamsakunju --------------June 30, 1982-- Oct 7, 1986
8. Shri. Korambayil Ahammed Haji ----Oct 20, 1986-- March 25, 1987
9. Smt. Bhargavi Thankappan ---------April 2, 1987-- April 5, 1991
10. Shri. K. Narayanan Kurup ----------July 19, 1991-- May 14, 1996
11. Shri. C.A. Kurian --------------------July 17, 1996 --May 16, 2001
12. Shri. N. Sundaran Nadar -----------July 4, 2001--May 12,2006

13. Shri. Jose Baby---------------------June 20, 2006 - May 14, 2011

14. Shri N. Sakthan  -------------------June 28,2011 -

Presiding Officers (Speakers) Since 1957 (Kerala Niyamasabha)

1. Shri. R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi --April 27, 1957-- July 31, 1959
2. Shri. K.M. Seethi Sahib ---------------March 12, 1960-- April 17, 1961
3. Shri. C.H. Mohammed Koya ----------June 9, 1961-- Nov 10, 1961
4. Shri. Alexander Parambithara --------Dec 13, 1961-- Sept 10, 1964
5. Shri. D. Damodaran Potti ------------March 15, 1967-- Oct 21, 1970
6. Shri. K. Moideenkutty Haji -----------Oct 22, 1970 -- May 8, 1975
7. Shri. T.S. John -------------------------Feb 17, 1976-- March 25, 1977
8. Shri. Chakkeeri Ahamedkutty --------March 28, 1977-- Feb 14, 1980
9. Shri. A.P. Kurian ------------------------Feb 15, 1980-- Feb 1, 1982
10. Shri. A.C. Jose ------------------------Feb 3, 1982-- June 23, 1982
11. Shri. Vakkom B. Purushothaman ---June 24, 1982-- Dec 28, 1984
12. Shri. V.M. Sudheeran ----------------March 8, 1985-- March 27, 1987
13. Shri. Varkala Radhakrishnan --------March 30, 1987-- June 28, 1991
14. Shri. P.P. Thankachan ----------------July 1, 1991-- May 3, 1995
15. Shri. Therambil Ramakrishnan -----June 27, 1995-- May 28, 1996
16. Shri. M. Vijayakumar ----------------May 30, 1996-- June 5, 2001
17. Shri. Vakkom B. Purushothaman ---June 6, 2001-- Sept 4, 2004
18. Shri. Therambil Ramakrishnan ------Sept 16,2004--May 24, 2006
19. Shri K.Radhakrishnan-----------------May 25, 2006 - May 31, 2011
20. Shri G. Karthikeyan-------------------June 02, 2011 - 

Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

                       The Rajya Sabha (RS) or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state" and Sabha means "assembly" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are nominated by the President of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The remainder of the body is elected by the state and territorial legislatures. Members sit for six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.

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Speakers of lok Sabha

                 The Speaker is the presiding officer of the lower house(Lok Sabha) of Parliament of India. His/her role is similar to that of Speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster system of government.

                The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha.

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Padma Shri

                     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. It is awarded by the Government of India.
It is awarded to citizens of India to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs. However it has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India and who did contribute in various ways to India.

• Padma Shri Awards (1954–1959)
• Padma Shri Awards (1960–1969)
• Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)
• Padma Shri Awards (1980–1989)
• Padma Shri Awards (1990–1999)
• Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)
• Padma Shri Awards (2010–2019)

List of Chief Justices of India

                     

                     The Chief Justice of India is the highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India, and thus holds the highest judicial position in India. As well as presiding in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice also heads its administrative functions.Since the birth of the Republic of India on 26 January 1950, 40 people have served as the the Chief Justice of India (CJI). While H. J. Kania is the inaugural CJI, the current incumbent is P. Sathasivam who has served since July 2013.

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KERALA LEGISLATURE - CHIEF MINISTERS

                     The Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated the new Kerala state, incorporating Malabar District, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern Taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), and the taluk of Kasaragod, South Kanara. A new Legislative Assembly was also created, for which elections were held in 1957. These resulted in a communist-led government world's first democratically-elected — headed by E.M.S. Namboodiripad.

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Presidents of India

                       

                       The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces.[1] Although the president is vested such powers by the constitution of India, the position is largely a ceremonial role and the executive powers are de facto exercised by the Cabinet Ministers and Prime Minister.[2] The post of President is known in Hindi as Rashtrapati, a Sanskrit neologism meaning "lord of the realm". The President is elected by the Electoral College composed of elected members of the parliament houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and also members of the Vidhan Sabha, the state legislative assemblies.

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Indian Prime Ministers (1947 to 2013)

                  The Prime Minister of India is the political leader of the country and the principal head of government of the Republic of India. As addressed to in the Constitution of India, the prime minister is the chief of government, chief advisor to the president, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament.

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