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Goa, a tiny emerald land  on the west coast of India , the 25th State in the Union of States of India, was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961. It was part of Union territory of Goa, Daman & Diu till  30 May 1987  when it was carved out to form a separate State. Goa is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year for its beaches, places of worship and world heritage architecture. Goa is India's smallest State-with the largest heart. Capital city :  Panaji Chief Minister :  Laxmikant Parsekar Governor :  Mridula Sinha High Court  :  High Court of Bombay at Goa- Altinho, Panjim Chief Justice :  Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela Number of Districts:  2 (North Goa District, South Goa District) Speciality:   Goa is endowed with Mineral Resources. Iron ore, Manganese ore, Bauxite are minerals of economic importance. Besides there are minor minerals like Basalt, Laterite stones and rubbles, River sand, Murrum etc., which are in g

As its name suggests, Madhya Pradesh is situated in the very heart of India. It shares its borders with five other states viz., Rajasthan in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Gujarat in the west, Maharashtra in the south and Chhattisgarh in the north-east. Madhya Pradesh, with an area of 3, 08, 000 sq. km is the second largest state in India after Rajasthan. It is a part of peninsular plateau of India lying in north central part, whose boundary can be classified in the north by the plains of Ganga-Yamuna, in the west by the Aravali, east by the Chhattisgarh plain and in the south by the Tapti valley and the plateau of Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh takes pride in having the country's largest forest coverage of 94689.38 sq.km. Out of 94689.38 sq.km., 61886.49 sq.km. is reserved forest, 31098 sq.km. is protected forest and 1705.85 sq.km. falls under unclassified forest. Capital city:  Bhopal Chief Minister:  Shivraj Singh Chouhan Governor:  Ram Naresh Yadav High

Chhattisgarh  is a heavily forested state in central India known for its temples and waterfalls. It is India's 10th largest state and situated in the heart of India, is endowed with a rich cultural heritage and attractive natural diversity. The state has many ancient monuments, rare wildlife, exquisitely carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, waterfalls, caves, rock paintings and hill plateaus. Capital: Raipur Largest city: Raipur Chief Minister:  Raman Singh Governor: Balramji Das Tandon Chhattisgarh Day: 1st November Mountain Range: Bailadila Range and The Maikal Hills Gourlata peak of the Bailadila Range is the highest point in the state of Chhattisgarh. The Chota Nagpur Plateauis a plateau in eastern India Folk dance: Panthi, RawatNacha, Pandwani, Chaitra, Kaksar, Saila and Soowa The Chhattisgarh High Court is one of the High Courts in India located at village Bodri, Bilaspur The Chief Justice - Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta Total Number of districts:27 The lis

1. India, Kenya ink seven agreements: 1. MoU on Cooperation in the field of standardisation, expertise sharing and mutual trade between Bureau of Indian Standards and Bureau of Kenya Standards. 2. MoU on Cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy Development and Management. 3. The line of Credit Agreement for US $15 million (first tranche of US $30 million) to IDB Capital Limited, Kenya, for the development of various small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. 4. The line of Credit Agreement for the US $29.95 million to the Government of Kenya for the upgrade of Rift Valley Textiles Factory [RIVATEX East Africa Limited], Kenya. 5. Revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). 6. A bilateral agreement on the exemption of Visa for holders of Diplomatic passports. 7. MoU on Defence Cooperation. 2. Nepal’s first woman chief justice sworn in i. Justice Sushila Karki took charge as the first woman chief justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court after her name was endorsed b

Some of the important achievements are:  Commissioned record 2828 kms of broad gauge lines which is 85% higher than 2009-14     average annual commissioning. 7.7 kms lines commissioned per day against 2009-14     average of 4.3 kms Capital expenditure in 2015-16 was about Rs. 94,000 Cr which is almost double     the average annual capital expenditure over the previous five-year period of 2009-14 Electrification of 1730 kms done in the last year is a huge jump over 2009-14 annual     average of 1184 kms A responsive 24x7 complaint resolution mechanism employed through the use of social     media Cleanliness: Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat campaign, Clean my Coach Service launched,     third party cleanliness audits conducted for stations E-catering, E-wheelchair, E-bedroll facilities launched to ensure seamless availability and     access to these facilities Ticketing: IRCTC capacity increased, Automatic ticket vending machines installed,     cancellation of PRS tickets throug

1. Tathagata Roy sworn-in as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh i. Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy was sworn-in as the acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh ii. Roy has been given the additional charge of Governor of Arunachal Pradesh during the leave of absence of incumbent Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa. iii. Roy was administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Justice Ajit Singh in a brief but impressive function at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan. He is the 18th Governor to be sworn-in as the Governor of this Himalayan State. 2. DRDO inks pact with IITs for Centre for Propulsion Technology i. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has signed an agreement with IIT-Bombay and Madras to establish a bi—nodal ‘Centre of Propulsion Technology’ (CoPT) at the two institutions.  ii. The agreement is aimed at achieving synergy between DRDO and IITs for channelising research efforts towards developing products and aerospace technologies. iii.

1. India, S Africa sign MoUs in four areas of co-operation i. India and South Africa have signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in four areas of co-operation.  ii. The MoUs have been signed after a delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendara Modi and South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa.  iii. The first MoU is on cooperation in the area of information and communication technology. Another MoU calls for cooperation in the tourism sector and is being seen as an important bid to improve people-to-people ties. A third MoU calls for cooperation in grassroot innovation in the science and technology sector. While the fourth agreement has been signed for a programme of cooperation in arts and culture. The two countries have also agreed to cooperate in combating terrorism, regionally and globally. 2. India gives SUVs to Mozambique, completes delivery of $4.5 mn grant i. Coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mozambique, India

My experiments with Truth – Mahatma M.K.Gandhi Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy Geetanjali – Rabindra Nath Tagore One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Merchant of Venice – William Shakespeare The Moon and Six pence – Somerset Maughan Pilgrim’s Progress from this world to that which is to come – John Bunyan A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens Utopia – Sir Thomas Moor Origin of species- Charles Darwin David Copperfield – Charles Dickens A passage to India – E.M.Forster Gulliver’s Travels -Jonathan Swift Discovery of India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru The Vicar of Wakefield – Oliver Goldsmith The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire – Edward Gibbon The Lady of the Last Minstrel – Sir Walter Scott Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen Time Machine- H.G. Wells Arthashastra – Kautilya Le Contract Social – Jean Jacques Rousseau Avigyan Sakuntalam –Kalidas Anand Math – Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay Mein Kampf -Adolf Hitler Ain-i-Akbari-

1. Grammy – Music 2. Tansen Award- Music 3. Magsaysay Award- Public Service, Leadership, Journalism, Literature and creative arts and international understanding 4. Man Booker prize: Authors of Novels 5. Pulitzer – Journalism and Literature 6. Bowelay – Agriculture 7. Right Livelihood Award: Field of environment and social justics 8. Kalinga – Science 9. Dhanwantri – Medical science 10. Bhatnagar – Science 11. Nobel prize – Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical science 12. Shaurya Chakra- Civilian or Military Personnel 13. Ashok Chakra: Civilians 14. Param Vir Chakra- Military 15. Abel-Maths 16. Kalidas Samman- Classical Music, Classical Dance and Arts 17. Vyas Samman- Literature 18. Merlin-Magic 19. Bharat ratna-Art, Science, Public services, Sports 20. Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Award: Literary 21. Sahitya Akademi Award: Literary 22. Dhanvantri Award: Medical Sciences 23. R.D. Birla Award: Medical sciences 24. Lenin Peace Prize: Peace and Friendsh

Gujarat (sometimes referred to as the "Jewel of Western India”) was founded on 1 May 1960. ·         Capital : Gandhinagar ·         Chief Minister:  Anandiben Patel ·         Governor:  Om Prakash Kohli ·         Gujrat Day:  1 st  May ·          Gujarat High Court (Ahmedabad) is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. ·         The Chief Justice:  Justice: Subhash Reddy ·         Mountain Range:  Girnar , also known as Girinagar (Highest peak in Gujrat) and  Aravali Range ·         The  Great Rann of Kutch  is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India ·         Folk Dance of Gujarat:  Garba Dance, Dandiya Dance, Padhar Dance, Bhavai Dance ·         Total number of districts:  33 ·         International Border : Pakistan The list of important Rivers and Dams of Gujarat in India: S. No. Rivers Important Dams Remark 1  Narmada River Sardar Sarovar Dam (Surat) also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth lo