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Famous Dancer Instrumentalists and Vocalists in India

Famous Dancer in IndiaFamous Bharatnatyam Dancer in IndiaBala Saraswati, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal Mansingh, Yamini KrishnamurtiFamous Kathak Dancer in IndiaBharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna, Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara DeviFamous Kuchipudi Dancer in IndiaJosyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna SatyamFamous Manipuri Dancer in IndiaGuru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters (Nayana Jhaveri, Ranjana Jhaveri, Suverna Jhaveri, and Darshana Jhaveri), Nirmala Mehta, Savita Me

Measurements and Numbers

The International System of Units (SI)Based in Sevres, France, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures serves as a depositor' for the primary international standards and as a laboratory for certification and intercomparison of national standard copies. In 1960, the Systeme International (SI) system was built upon the metre-kilogram—the second system with seven basic units. These are : Metre (unit of length; Symbol m) is defined as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds. Kilogram (unit of weight; Symbol kg) which equals 1,000 grams as defined by the in

Different Branches of Science

BranchConcerning FieldAcoustics- The study of sound (or the science of sound).Aerodynamics- (i)The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases.- (ii) The study of the motion and control of solid bodies like aircraft, missiles, etc., in air.Aeronautics- The Science or art of flight or airplanes.Aeronomy- The study of the Earth’s upper atmosphere, including its composition, density, temperature, and chemical reactions, as recorded by sounding rockets and Earth satellites.Aerostatics- The branch of statics deals with gases in equilibrium and the gases and bodies in them.

Important Days

Important Days in January 2025January 1Army Medical Corps Establishment DayGlobal Family DayJanuary 4World Braille DayJanuary 8African National Congress Foundation DayJanuary 10World Laughter DayJanuary 9Pravasi Bharatiya DivasJanuary 11Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur ShastriJanuary 12National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)January 15Army DayJanuary 23Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary (Declared as Parakram Diwas)January 24International Day of EducationNational Girl-Child DayJanuary 25International Customs Duty DayIndia Tourism DayIndian Voter DayJanuary 26Republic DayJ

First in India (Women)

First Women's UniversityMaharshi Karve started SNDT University in Pune with five students in 1916.First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet postVijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Pre-Independence)First Woman to hold a Union Foreign Minister's postSushma Swaraj(2014)First Woman and youngest minister of a stateSushma Swaraj (She became the cabinet minister of Haryana when she was only 25 years old)First Woman Governor of Independent IndiaSarojini Naidu, in charge of United ProvincesFirst Woman President of the UN General AssemblyVijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)First Woman Prime Minister of IndiaIndira Gandhi (1966)Fi

First Chief Minister of Various States in India

First Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh- Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (From 1953 to 1954, Andhra Pradesh was set up with 11 districts and the capital was Kurnool.)First Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh- Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (The Andhra Pradesh was officially established on 1 November 1956) First Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh- N. Chandrababu Naidu (After the separation of Telangana)First Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh- Prem Khandu Thungan First Chief Minister of Assam- Gopinath BordoloiFirst Chief Minister of Undivided Bihar- Sri Krishna SinhaFirst Chief Ministe

Hankes Periodic Misery Indicator

In the world of economics, colorful pointers are used to measure the overall health of a country's frugality. One similar index is the Misery indicator, which combines different profitable factors to assess the profitable well-being of a nation. In this composition, we will claw into Hanke's Periodic Misery Indicator (HAMI), an influential measure that provides perceptivity into the profitable conditions of different countries. Preface to Hanke's Periodic Misery Indicator (HAMI)Hanke's Periodic Misery Indicator (HAMI) is a comprehensive profitable index developed by Professor Steve Hanke, an

Longest and Largest

Longest river (India)- Ganges Longest river (World)- NileLongest Railway(World)- Trans-Siberian railwayLongest Railway Station (World)- Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)The longest tributary river in India- Yamuna The longest river in south India- GodavariLongest Electric railway line in India - From Delhi to Kolkata via PatnaLongest Road in India- Grand Trunk RoadState with the longest coastline in India- GujaratLongest railway route in India- Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil NaduThe longest tunnel in India- Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)Longest national highway in Indi

Changed Names of Cities States and Countries

Old nameNew name Abyssinia Ethiopia Allahabad Prayagraj Angora Ankara Astana Nur-sultan Aurangabad Sambhaji Nagar Banaras Varanasi Bangalore Bengaluru Baroda Vadodara Basutoland Lesotho Batavia Djakarta Bechuanaland Botswana Belgaum Belagavi Bellary Ballari Bhatinda Bathinda Bijapur Vijayapura Bombay Mumbai British Guiana Guyana Burma Myanmar Calcutta Kolkata Calicut Kozhikode Cape Kennedy Cape Canaveral Cape verde Cabo verde Cawnpore Kanpur Central provinces Madhya Pradesh Ceylon Sri lanka Chikmagalur Chikkamagaluru Christiana Oslo Cochin Kochi Constantinopl

First in India (Men)

The first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India Justice Ranganath Misra The first Lokpal of India Justice P. C. Ghosh The first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut Mohd. Azharuddin The first batsman to score a double century in One Day International cricket match Sachin Tendulkar The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice Nawang Gombu The first President of the Indian Republic Dr. Rajendra Prasad The first Prime Minister of free India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru The first Indian to win Nobel Prize Rabindranath Tagore The f

Career Scope in Interior Design

Interior design is a fun and creative field. It mixes art and practicality to make spaces look good and work well. With more people wanting great places to live and work, the need for skilled interior designers is rising. Let’s look at what it takes to have a career in interior design, including nee →

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Foundation Date: December 8, 1991 Headquarters: The Republic of Belarus Executive Secretaries: Sergei Lebedev Member Countries: 12 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established on December 8, 1991, and the leaders of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine signed an a →

What is Bitcoin?

In 2009, an unknown programmer by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto put forward a whitepaper that proposed a creation of new form of digital currency - cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency functions the same way as regular currencies do in that its used as a means of exchange, unit of account and a store of va →

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Headquarter: New Delhi Function and Objective of the Organization: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)has been established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which consolidates various acts & orders that have hitherto handled food-related issues in various Ministries →