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Taxila or Takshashila was an ancient city in what is now northwestern Pakistan. It is an important
archaeological site and in 1980, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and situated between
Indus and Jhelum river.

 Manchester of South India is nickname of Coimbatore.
 It is called Manchester of South India because the Textile industry is extensively developed
here.
 Coimbatore is surrounded by cotton fields.
 Coimbatore situated in Tamilnadu.

Apart from Narmada, two other rivers namely,Tapi and Mahi also fall into Arab Sagar.
Narmada is the biggest flowing river to the west. The Narmada River is the only river in India,
which runs in a rift valley running west amid the Vindhya and Satpura Mountain Ranges despite the
fact that the Mahi and Tapti River run through rift valleys but amid other mountain ranges.
The river originates at Amarkantak Hill in Anuppur District of East Madhya Pradesh at an elevation
of 1,057 m (3,467.8 ft).

 The first Nuclear Power Station was established in Tarapore in Maharashtra on 11th October
1960 with a capacity of 300 MW as a total capacity of two reactors installed.
 The Tarapur Nuclear power station is a Boiling water reactor (BWR) & Pressurized heavy
water reactor (PHWR) type reactor and it is being maintained by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
 Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity
and wind power with 22 operational reactors in 7 nuclear power plants, with a total installed capacity of 6,780 MW in India.

Yadadri thermal power plant is located at Damaracherla in Nalgonda district of Telangana. On October 23, 2017, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd(BHEL) commenced execution of the plant. BHEL said that
the project, valued at approximately Rs 20,400 crore, is the single largest order for the company so
far and is also the highest value order ever placed in the power sector in India.

 The Itaipu hydropower project is built on the Parana River.
 Itaipu is a multipurpose project, which has the world’s highest hydroelectric capacity.
 The Parana River is on the boundary of Brazil and Paraguay.
 The Caura River is a tributary of the Orinoco river and it is located in South-East Venezuela.

 Chamera Power Station was established to harness the hydropower potential of river Ravi.
 It is located in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
 The project comprises of a 121 m high, 295 m long concrete arch-gravity dam with 9.5 m
dia., 6.414 Km long headrace tunnel.
 The underground powerhouse with an installed capacity of 540 MW houses 3 units of 180
MW capacity each designed to generate 1664.56 million units in a 90% dependable year
with 95% machine availability.

 Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam is built on the Beas river at Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
 It is also known as Pong Dam.
 Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on the Chambal river in Madhya Pradesh.
 Hirakud Dam is built on the Mahanadi river in Odisha.
 Tehri Dam is built on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand.

 It is the oldest river in East-Central India.
 It occupies an area of nearly 141,600 square kilometers and has a total length of 858 km.
 The river flows through the Chhattisgarh and Odisha states.
 Hirakud Dam is also built on this river.
 The cities of Cuttack and Sambalpur were important trade sites in the ancient world, and
the river itself was referred to as the Manada in Ptolemy ‘s work.

 It remarkable for restoring its flow after remaining dry for 60 years.
 The river, 45 km long, flows through the Alwar district of Rajasthan.
 The turnaround started in 1986, when the people of the village of Bhanota-Kolyala, with the
help of Dr Rajendra Singh, built the Johad, the earthen check dam at the source of the dry
river.

 Shaheed Divas is observed on 23rd March as a tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
on their death anniversary.
 There are a total of 5 Shaheed Divas (Martyr’s Day) celebrated in India.
 The one of 23rd March is a tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary.
 This is because the three heroes of the nation were hanged to their deaths as they had sacrificed for the independence of our country.

 The Grand Anicut, built by the Chola King Karikalan around Ist century AD, also known as
the Kallanai is an ancient dam built on the river Kaveri.

 It is considered one of the oldest water diversion and regulation structure in the world.
 It is a massive dam of stone, 329 m long, 13 to 19 m wide and about 6 m high across the
river.
 The purpose of the dam was to divert the waters of the Kaveri across the region for irrigation. It was greatly improved by the British Government and is functioning even today.

 Rajtarangini: Sanskrit meaning River of Kings.
 It is a historical chronicle of early India, written in Sanskrit by Kalhana in 1148.
 It covers the entire span of history in the Kashmir region from the earliest times to the date
of its composition.

 Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal, which falls in the Tenth month of
the Islamic calendar.
 The Islamic, Muslim, or Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar
months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
 Eid ul-Fitr is also called the “Festival of Breaking the Fast”.
 It is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (ṣawm).
 The months of the Islamic calendar are –

 National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
Swami Vivekanand was born on 12 January 1863.

 Nongkrem dance festival is an annual festival of the Khasi tribe of Meghalaya.
 Ka Pomblang Nongkrem dance is popularly known as Nongkrem dance
 The celebration goes on for five days and is commonly celebrated in the period of November.
 The festival is celebrated during Autumn in Smit, which is the social focus of the Khasi ้ hills.
 This indigenous dance festival is celebrated in order to honor the powerful Goddess Ka Blei
Synshar for blessing the people of the community with good harvest and prosperity.
 The Syiem of Khyrim along with the high priest performs the Pemblang ceremony.
 During the Nongkrem dance festival, traditional dance is performed by the young men and
women of the Khasi tribe.
 The dance performed by the men is known as “Ka Shad Mastieh”.
 The dance performed by the women is known as “Ka Shad Kynthei”.

 ‘Annagalapada’ is a famous composition of Ratnakara Vami a 16th Century Kannada poet
and writer.
 The story of Jatin Prince Bharata is also written by Ratnakara and he is also known as Bharatesha Vaibhava or Bharatesvara Charite.

 Meghdoot
o It is a lyric poem written by Kalidas considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poems.
o It is a poem of 120 stanzas and it is divided into two parts Purva-Megha and UttaraMegha.
 Kalidas
o He was a classical Sanskrit author.
o His plays and poetry were primarily based on the Vedas, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and the Puranas.
o His works consist of three plays, two epic poems, and two shorter poems.
o His notable works include Kumarasambhavam, Abhijanansakuntalam, Raghuvamsa,
Vikramorvasiyam

 Alberuni wrote the book Tahqiq-i-Hind.
 In the book, Tahqiq-i-Hind, Alberuni portrays the social, political, religious, and economic
conditions of then India.
 Alberuni was a renowned philosopher, mathematician, and historian.
 He came to India in 1019 AD with his Patron Mahmud Ghazanavi.
 Al Masudi wrote Muruz-ul-Jahab.
 Sulaiman wrote Silsila-ut-Tawarikh.
 Al Biladuri wrote Futuh-ul-Buldan.

Ashok Chakra is India’s highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Vir
Chakra, and is awarded for the “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or
self-sacrifice” other than in the face of the enemy.