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India (States and it's Union Territories)

 India is our country comprising 28 States and 8 union Territories.

• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Odisha
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Tripura
• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• West Bengal.

Union Territories in India

• Andaman and Nicobar
• Islands
• Chandigarh
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
• Delhi
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Ladakh
• Lakshadweep
• Puducherry.  

In 2019, Jammu and Kashmir reconstituted into two union Territories, one designated as Jammu and Kashmir and the other as Ladakh.

Our Government

• President - Smt. Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President - Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister - Shri Narendra Modi
• Defence Minister - Shri Rajnath Singh
• Home Minister - Shri Amit Shah
• Finance Minister- Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

• Education Minister - Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

• Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh - Shri Yogi Adityanath 

• Chief Minister of Delhi - Shri Arvind Kejriwal

Important Days

• Independence Day: On 15th August 1947, India got freedom from the British rule and since then this day is celebrated as Independence Day throughout the country. India has proudly celebrated 78th Independence Day on 15th August, 2024. 
• Republic Day: Republic Day is celebrated annually on 26th January. On the same day in 1950, our Constitution came into effect. India has proudly celebrated 75th Republic Day on 26th January, 2024. The chief guest for 75th Republic Day was the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
• National Science Day: National Science Day is celebrated on 28th February each year across the country as on this same day, the discovery of Raman Effect was announced by Sir CV Raman. He got Nobel Prize in 1930 for this discovery. Theme for National Science Day, 2024 was ''Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat".

Sports

1. FIFA World Cup

• FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious Football competition in the world.
• It is played in every four years.
• Last FIFA World Cup was hosted in Qatar  from 21st November to 18th December 2022. The winner was Argentina.
• Next FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in 2026 at Canada, Mexico, and the United States. 

2. Olympics

• The Olympic Games are considered to be the world’s best athletic competition with more than 200 participating countries.
• Last Summer Olympics was held in Tokyo in the year 2020.
• The last Winter Olympics were held in Beijing, China from February 4 to February 20, 2022.
• The most recent Summer Olympics were held in 2024 in Paris, France

3. IPL

• It is the Twenty20 cricket league.
• It is generally held between March and May each year.
• Eight states of India representing eight teams take part in it every year. 
• The last IPL that was IPL 2024, was won by Kolkata Knight Riders.

4. Wimbledon Championship

• It is the oldest tennis tournament of the world.
• It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. 
• The winner of Wimbledon Championship 2024 is Carlos Alcaraz.

5. Khelo India University Games

• It is the national sporting event held in India.
• It is the largest competition ever held at university level in India.
• The first edition of this competition held in Odisha started on February 22 and ended on March 1, 2020.
• The Khelo India Youth Games 2024 took place from January 19 to 31 in Tamil Nadu, across four cities: Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, and Coimbatore12. This was the sixth edition of the event, which aims to promote sports at the grassroots level in India.

Science and Technology 

• Pinakin App: Pinakin App has been launched recently by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Department which provides information as a guide on major tourist destinations in South India. 
• Chandrayaan-3:  Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third lunar mission, part of the Chandrayaan program developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on July 14, 2023, at 09:05 UTC from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. The lander successfully touched down near the lunar south pole on August 23, 2023.

CORONA Virus

Corona Virus causes infection caused by socializing. It was firstly identified in Wuhan, China. It primarily affects our respiratory system and damages it. To prevent it from spreading, we should wash our hands with soap for approx. 20 seconds and follow social distancing. It is also known as Covid-19 which stands for ‘Corona Virus Disease 2019’.