Cups & Trophies Associated with Sports------International--2

• U. Thant Cup : Tennis
• Uber Cup : Badminton (Women)
• Walker Cup : Golf
• Westchester Cup : Polo
• Wightman Cup : Lawn Tennis
• World Cup : Cricket
• World Cup : Hockey
• Reliance Cup : Cricket
• Rothman's Trophy : Cricket
• William's Cup : Basketball
• European Champions Cup : Football
• Eisenhower Cup : Golf
• Essande Champions Cup : Hockey
• Rene Frank Trophy : Hockey
• Grand Prix : Table Tennis
• Edgbaston Cup : Lawn Tennis
• Grand Prix : Lawn Tennis
• World Cup : Weight-lifting

Cups & Trophies Associated with Sports------International--1

American Cup : Yacht Racing

Ashes : Cricket

Benson and Hedges : Cricket

Canada Cup : Golf

Colombo Cup : Football

Corbitton Cup : Table Tennis (Women)

Davis Cup : Lawn Tennis

Derby : Horse Race

Grand National : Horse Streple Chase Race

Jules Rimet Trophy : World Soccer Cup

King's Cup : Air Races

Merdeka Cup : Football

Rydet Cup : Golf

Swaythling Cup : Table Tennis (Men)

Thomas Cup : Badminton

Cups & Trophies Associated with Sports-----National-2

Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy :
Hockey

Lady Rattan Tata Trophy : Hockey

MCC Trophy : Hockey

Moinuddaula Gold Cup : Cricket

Murugappa Gold Cup : Hockey

Modi Gold Cup : Hockey

Narang Cup : Badminton

Nehru Trophy : Hockey

Nixan Gold Cup : Football

Obaid Ullah Gold Cup : Hockey

Prithi Singh Cup : Polo

Rani Jhansi Trophy : Cricket

Ranjit Trophy : Cricket
#

Rangaswami Cup : Hockey
#

Ranjit Singh Gold Cup : Hockey
#

Rajendra Prasad Cup : Tennis
#

Ramanujan Trophy : Table Tennis
#

Rene Frank Trophy : Hockey
#

Radha Mohan Cup : Polo
#

Raghbir Singh Memorial : Football
#

Rohinton Baria Trophy : Cricket
#

Rovers Cup : Football
#

Sanjay Gold Cup : Football
#

Santosh Trophy : Football
#

Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee : Football
#

Subroto Cup : Football
#

Scindia Gold Cup : Hockey
#

Sahni Trophy : Hockey
#

Sheesh Mahal Trophy : Cricket
#

Todd Memorial Trophy : Football
#

Tommy Eman Gold Cup : Hockey
#

Vittal Trophy : Football
#

Vizzy Trophy : Cricket
#

Vijay Merchant Trophy : Cricket
#

Wellington Trophy : Rowing
#

Wills Trophy : Cricke

National



Agarwal Cup : Badminton

Agha Khan Cup : Hockey

All-India Women's Guru Nanak
Championship : Hockey

Bandodkar Trophy : Football

Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup :
Basketball

Barna-Bellack Cup : Table Tennis

Beighton Cup : Hockey

Bombay Gold Cup : Hockey

Burdwan Trophy : Weight-lifting

Charminar Trophy : Athletics

Chadha Cup : Badminton

C. K. Naydu Trophy : Cricket

Chakoia Gold Trophy : Football

Divan Cup : Badminton

Deodhar Trophy : Cricket

Duleep Trophy : Cricket

D. C. M. Cup : Football

Durand Cup : Football

Dhyan Chand Trophy : Hockey

Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy : Football

(Junior)
Ezra Cup : Polo


F. A. Cup : Football


G. D. Birla Trophy : Cricket


Ghulam Ahmed Trophy : Cricket


Gurmeet Trophy : Hockey


Gura Nanak Cup : Hockey


Gyanuati Devi Trophy : Hockey


Holkar Trophy : Bridge


lrani Trophy : Cricket


I. F. A. Shield : Football


lndira Gold Cup : Hockey


Jawaharlal Challenge : Air Racing


Jaswant Singh Trophy : Best Services Sportsman

List of Bharat Ratna Awardees

Complete list of Bharat Ratna Awardees S.No Name Birth / death Awarded Notes Indian state or country 1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1888–1975 1954 Second President, First Vice President, Philosopher. Tamil Nadu 2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 1878–1972 1954 Last Governor-General, Freedom Fighter. Tamil Nadu 3. C. V. Raman 1888–1970 1954 Nobel-prize winning Physicist Tamil Nadu 4. Bhagwan Das 1869–1958 1955 Philosopher, Freedom Fighter Uttar Pradesh 5. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya 1861–1962 1955 Civil Engineer Karnataka 6. Jawaharlal Nehru 1889–1964 1955 First Prime Minister, Freedom Fighter, Author. Uttar Pradesh 7. Govind Ballabh Pant 1887–1961 1957 Freedom Fighter, Home Minister Uttar Pradesh 8. Dhondo Keshav Karve 1858–1962 1958 Educationist, Social Reformer Maharashtra 9. B. C. Roy 1882–1962 1961 Physician, Politician West Bengal 10. Purushottam Das Tandon 1882–1962 1961 Freedom Fighter, Educationalist. Uttar Pradesh 11. Rajendra Prasad 1884–1963 1962 First President, Freedom Fighter, Jurist Bihar 12. Zakir Hussain 1897–1969 1963 Former President, Scholar. Andhra Pradesh 13. Pandurang Vaman Kane 1880–1972 1963 Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Maharashtra 14. Lal Bahadur Shastri 1904–1966 1966 Posthumous, Second Prime Minister, Freedom Fighter Uttar Pradesh 15. Indira Gandhi 1917–1984 1971 Former Prime Minister Uttar Pradesh 16. V. V. Giri 1894–1980 1975 Former President, Trade Unionist. Andhra Pradesh 17. K. Kamaraj 1903–1975 1976 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, Chief Minister-Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu 18. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) 1910–1997 1980 Naturalized Indian citizen, Nobel Laureate (Peace, 1979). West Bengal 19. Acharya Vinoba Bhave 1895–1982 1983 Posthumous, Social Reformer, Freedom Figher. Maharashtra 20. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1890–1988 1987 First non-citizen, Freedom Fighter. Pakistan 21. M. G. Ramachandran 1917–1987 1988 Posthumous, Chief Minister-Tamil Nadu, Actor. Tamil Nadu 22. B. R. Ambedkar 1891–1956 1990 Posthumous, Architect-Indian Constitution, Leader of Buddhist people of India Maharashtra 23. Nelson Mandela b. 1918 1990 Second non-citizen and first non-Indian, Leader of Anti-Apartheid movement. South Africa 24. Rajiv Gandhi 1944–1991 1991 Posthumous, Former Prime Minister New Delhi 25. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1875–1950 1991 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, First Home Minister of India. Gujarat 26. Morarji Desai 1896–1995 1991 Former Prime Minister, Freedom Fighter. Gujarat 27. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 1888–1958 1992 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, Educator. West Bengal 28. J. R. D. Tata 1904–1993 1992 Industrialist and philanthropist. Maharashtra 29. Satyajit Ray 1922–1992 1992 Legendary Indian Film Director West Bengal 30. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam b. 1931 1997 Former President, Scientist. Tamil Nadu 31. Gulzarilal Nanda 1898–1998 1997 Freedom Fighter, former Prime Minister. Punjab 32. Aruna Asaf Ali 1908–1996 1997 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter. West Bengal 33. M. S. Subbulakshmi 1916–2004 1998 Classical singer. Tamil Nadu 34. Chidambaram Subramaniam 1910–2000 1998 Freedom Fighter, Minister of Agriculture(Father of Green revolution). Tamil Nadu 35. Jayaprakash Narayan 1902–1979 1998 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, Social Reformer. Uttar Pradesh 36. Ravi Shankar b. 1920 1999 Classical sitar player. west bengal 37. Amartya Sen b. 1933 1999 Nobel Laureate (Economics, 1998), Economist. West Bengal 38. Gopinath Bordoloi 1890–1950 1999 Posthumous, freedom fighter Assam 39. Lata Mangeshkar b. 1929 2001 Play back singer. Maharashtra 40. Ustad Bismillah Khan 1916-2006 2001 Classical Maestro Uttar Pradesh Note : No one was awarded the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007

Abbreviations 22

X
X-tian	Christian
Y
YMCA YWCA	Young Men's Christians Association Young Women's Christians Association
Z
ZBB ZPG ZS ZSI	Zero Based Budgeting Zero Population Growth Zoological Society Zoological Survey of India

Abbreviations 21

W
WEF WHO WILL WMO WWF WPI WTO WWF WWW	World Economic Forum World Health Organisation Wireless in Local Loop World Meteorological Organisation World Wild Life Fund Wholesale Price Index World Trade Organisation World Wild Life Fund for Nature World Wide Web

Abbreviations 20

V
VAT VDIS VC VIP VPP VRS VSNL VSSC	Value Added Tax Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme Vice-Chancellor / Victoria Cross Very Important Person Value Payable Post Voluntary Retirement Scheme Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

Abbreviations 19

U

UDC UFO UGC UHT ULFA UNCTAD UNDP UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFPA UNHCR UNI UNICEF UNO UPS UPSC USP USSR UTI

Upper Division Clerk Unidentified Flying Object University Grants Commission Ultra High Temperature United Liberation Front of Assam United Nations Conference on Trade and Development United Nations Development Programme United Nations Emergency Force United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Economic Social and Cultural Organisation United Nations for Population Activities United Nations High Commission for Refugees United News of India United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund United Nations Organisation Uninterrupted Power Supply Union Public Service Commission Unique Selling Proposition, Union of Soviet Socialist Republic Unit Trust of India

Abbreviations 18

T

TA TC TELCO TELEX TISCO TNT TOEFL TRAI TRIPS TTE TTFI TWA

Travelling Aliowance / Territorial Anmy Transfer Certificate, Trusteeship Council Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company Teleprinter Exchange Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited Tri-nitro-toluene Test of English as a Foreign Language Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Travelling Ticket Examiner Table Tennis Federation of India Trans World Airlines (USA)

Abbreviations 16

Q
QED QEF QEI QMG	Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved) Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done) Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found) Quarter Master General

Abbreviations 15

Q
QED QEF QEI QMG	Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Which was to be proved) Quod Erat Faciendum (Which was to be done) Quod Erat Inveniendum (Which was to be found) Quarter Master General

Abbreviations 14

P
PCI PCS Ph. D PIN PLO PM POTA PSLV PTI PRO PTO PVC PVSM PWD PWG	Press Council of India Provincial Civil Services Doctor of 'Philosophy Posial lndex Number Palestine Liberation Organisation Post Meridian / Prime Minister Prevention of Terrorism Act Polar. Satellite Launch Vehicle Press Trust of India Public Relations Officer Please Turn Over Poly Vinyl Chloride / Paramvir Chakra Param Vishisht Seva Medal Public Work's Department People's War Group

Abbreviations 13

O
OGL OIL OK ONGC OPEC	Open General Licence Oil India Limited All Correct Oil and Natural Gas Commission Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Abbreviations 12

N

NABARD NACO NAEP NAFED NAFTA NAPP NASA NASDAQ NASSCOM NATO NCW NCCR NCERT NDA NDDB NDF NEERI NEFA NEPA NFDC NFL NHRC NICO NIDC NIIT NIMHANS NITIE NMDS NMEP NOIDA NPC NPP NPT NRDC NREP NRI NSC NSSO NTC NTPC

National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development National AIDS Control Organisation National Adult Education Programme National Agricultural and Marketing Federation North American Free Trade Agreement Narora Atomic Power Plant National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) National Association of Security Dealer's Active Quotation National Association of Software & Service Companies North Atlantic Treaty Organisation National Commission for Women National Council for Civil Right National Council of Educational Research & Training National Defence Academy National Dairy Development Board (Anand, Gujarat) National Defence Fund . National Environment Engineering Research Institute North-East Frontier Agency National Environment Protection Authority National Film Development Corporation National Fertilizer Limited National Human Rights Commission New Information and Communication Order National Industrial Development Corporation National Institute of Information Technology National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering National Missile Defence System (US) National Malaria Eradication Programme New Okhla Industrial Development Authority National Productivity Council National Population Policy Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty National Research and Development Corporation National Rural Employment Programme Non Resident Indian National Security Council National Sample Survey Organisation National Textile Corporation National Thermal Power Corporation

Abbreviations 11

M

MA MASER MBA MBBS MBT MCA MCC MD MFN MI MISA MIT MLA MLC MNC MRCP MRCS MRTPC MODVAT

Master of Arts Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Main Battle Tank Monetary Compensatory Allowance / Master of Computer Application Melbourne Cricket Club Doctor of Medicine Most Favoured Nation Military Intelligence Maintenance of Internal Security Act Mechachusates Institute of Technology (USA) Member of Legislative Assembly Member of Legislative Council Multi National Corporation Member of Royal College of Physicians Member of Royal College of Surgeons Monopoly and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission Modified Value Added Tax

Abbreviations 10

L
LASER LIC LLB LLM LMG LoC LoAC LPG LSD LTTE	Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation Life Insurance Corporation of India Bachelor of Law Master of Law Light Machine Gum Line of Control (Pakistan) Line of Actual Control (China) Liquefied Petroleum Gas Lysergic acid di-ethylamide Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam

Abbreviations 9

I

IAAI lAC IAEA IARI IBRD ICAR ICBM ICC ICFTU ICICI ICJ ICMR ICSI IDA IDBI IDO IDPL IFA IFCI IFFI IFFCO IFTU IIPA lIS IISCO lIT ILO IMA IMF INGCA INS INSAT INTELSAT INTERPOL INTUC IOC IPC IPKF IQ IRBM IRC IRDA IRDP ISB ISM ISO ISP ISRO IST ITBP ITDC ITPO ITO ITUC

International Airport Authority of India Indian Airlines Corporation International Atomic Energy Agency Indian Agricultural Research Institute International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) Indian Council of Agricultural Research Inter Continental Ballistic Missile International Cricket Council International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited International Court of Justice Indian Council of Medical Research Indian Company Secretaries Institute International Development Agency Industrial Development Bank of India International Defence Organisation Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited Indian Football Association Industrial Finance Corporation of India International Film Festival of India Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative International Federation of Trade Unions Indian Institute of Public Administration Indian Institute of Sciences Indian Iron and Steel Company Indian Institute of Technology International Labour Organisation Indian Military Academy International Monetary Fund Indira Gandhi Gallery for Culture and Art Indian Naval Ship Indian National Satellite International Telecommunication Satellite International Police Organisation Indian National Trade Union Congress International Olympic Committee / Indian Oil Corporation Indian Penal Code Indian Peace Keeping Force Intelligence Quotient Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile International Red Cross Insurance Regulatory Development Authority Integrated Rural Development Programme Indian Standard Bureau Indian School of Mines International Organisation for Standardisation Internet Services Provider Indian Space Research Organisation Indian Standard Time Indo-Tibet Border Police Indian Tourism Development Corporation Indian Trade Promotion Organisation International Trade Organisation Indian Trade Union Congress

Abbreviations 8

H
HAC HAL HCF HDFC HIV HMT HUDCO HYVS	Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Highest Common Factor Housing Development Finance Corporation Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Hindustan Machine Tools Housing and Urban Development Corporation High Yield Variety Seeds

Abbreviations 7

G
GAIL GATT GIC GMT GNLF GNP GPF GPO GPS GSI	Gas Authority of India Limited General Agreement on Tariff and Trade General Insurance Corporation Greenwich Mean Time Gorkha National Liberation Front Gross National Product General Provident Fund General Post Office Global Positioning System Geological Survey of India

Abbreviations 6

F

FAO FBI FBTR FCI FDR FERA FEMA FICCI FIPB FIR FRS FTII FTZ

Food and Agriculture Organisation Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA) Fast Breeder Test Reactor Food Corporation of India / Fertilizer Corporation of India Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act Foreign Exchange Management Act Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry Foreign Investment Promotion Board First Information Report Fellow of the Royal Society Films and Television Institute of India Free Trade Zone

Abbreviations 5

E
EAS ECD ECG EEC EEG ELISA EMF EPABX EPZ ERDA ESMA EVM EXIM Bank	Employment Assurance Scheme European Central Bank Electro Cardiogram European Economic Community Electro Encephalogram Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay Electromotive Force Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange Export Processing Zone Energy Research and Development Administration Essential Services Maintenance Act Electronic Voting Machine Export-Import Bank of India

Abbreviations 4

D
DDT DFDR DIG D.Lit. DM DMK DNA DPAP DPC DPSA DRDO DTH DVD	Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloroethane 'Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box)' Deputy Inspector General Doctor of Literature District Magistrate Dravida Munetra Kazhagam Di-oxyribo-Nucleic Acid 'Drought Prone Area Programme Dabhol Power Company Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft Defence Research and Development Organisation Direct to Home Digital Versatile Disk

Abbreviations 3

C

CAD CAG CARE CASE CAT CAZRI CBI CBSE CCEA CCS C-DAC CDMA CDRI CDS CHOGM CID CIS CISF CITU CNG COD COFEPOSA CPO CPRI CRPF CRR CSIR CSO CTS CVC

Command Area Development Comptroller and Auditor General Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere Commission for Alternative Sources of Energy Central Administrative Tribunal, Computerised Axial Tomography  Central Arid Zone Research Institute Central Bureau of Investigation Central. Board of Secondary Education Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Cabinet Committee on Security Centre For Development of Advance Computing Code Division Multiple Access Central Drug Research Institute Compulsory Deposit Scheme Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Criminal Investigation Department Commonwealth of Independent States Central Industrial Security Force , Centre of Indian Trade Unions Compressed Natural Gas Central Ordnance Depot Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Act Central Passport Organisation Central Power Research Institute Central Reserve Police Force Cash Reserve Ratio Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Central Statistical Organisation Computerised Tomography Scanner Central Vigilance Commission

Abbreviations 2

B

BAMS BARC BBC BC BCG BCCI BEL BENELUX BHEL BIFR BIMSTEC BIS B Pharma BSF

Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery Bhabha Atomic Research Centre British Broadcasting Corporation Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) Bacillus Calmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) Board of Control for Cricket in India Bharat Electronics Limited Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited Board of Industrial Finance and Reconstruction (Formerly Industrial Reconstruction Finance Board) Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation Bureau of Indian Standards Bachelor of Pharmacy Border Security Force

Abbreviations

A

AAFI AAPSO AASU ABM AC ACC AD ADB AERE AGOC AICC AICTE AIDS AIFE AIIMS AIL AIMPLB AIR AITUE AM ANC APEC APSC ASEAN ASLV ASI ASSOCHAM ASWAC ATS

Amateur Athletics Federation of India Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation All Assam Students Union Anti Ballistic Missile Alternate Current / Ashok Chakra / Air Conditioner / Antarctic Club Anxillary Cadet Core Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) Asian Development Bank . Atomic Energy Research Establishment Asian Games Organisation Committee All India Congress Committee All India Council of Technical Education Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome All India Football Federation All India Institute of Medical Sciences Aeronautics India Limited All India Muslim Personal Law Board All India Radio (Broadcasting) All India Trade Union Congress Anti Meridian (Before Noon) African National Congress Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Army Postal Services Core Association of South East Asian Nations Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle Archaeological Survey of India Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (India)  Airborne Surveillance Warning and Control Anti Tetanus Serum

IMPORTANT DAYS -12

December ::

December 1 -- Central African Republic-National Day
December 5 -- Thailand-His Majesty's Birthday
December 6 -- Finland-Independence Day
December 9 -- Tanzania-Independence Day
December 11 -- Upper Volta-Republic Day
December 12 -- Kenya-Independence Day
December 18 -- Niger-Independence Day
December 21 -- Nepal-Independence Day 

IMPORTANT DAYS -11

November ::

November 1 -- Algeria-Revolution Day
November 3 -- Panama-Independence Day
November 3 -- Dominica-Independence Day
November 7 -- Soviet Union-Revolution Day
November 9 -- Cambodia-Independence Day
November 11 -- Angola-Wasteland Day
November 11 -- Rhodesia-Independence Day
November 12 -- Saudi Arabia-The King's Coronation
November 12 -- Comoros-Independence Day
November 19 -- Monaco-National Fete
November 22 -- Lebanon-Independence Day
November 25 -- Suriname-Independence Day
November 28 -- Albania-Coors Day
November 28 -- Mauritania-Independence Day
November 29 -- Southern Yemen-Coors Day
November 29-30 -- Yugoslavia-Republic Days
November 30 -- Barbados-Independence Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -10

October ::

October 1-2 -- People's Republic of China-National Day
October 1 -- Nigeria-Independence Day
October 2 -- Guinea-Independence Day
October 4 -- Lesotho (Basutoland) Independence Day
October 7 -- Fiji-Cession Day around
October 7 -- East Germany-Constitution Day
October 9 -- Uganda-Wasteland Day
October 10 -- Republic of China/Taiwan-National Day
October 12 -- Spain-National Day
October 24 -- Zambia-Independence Day
October 26 -- Iran-Birthday of the Shah
October 26 -- South Vietnam-Republic Day
October 27 -- Saint Vincent and Grenadines-Independence Day
October 29 -- Turkey-Republic Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -9

September ::

September 1 -- Libya-Revolution Day
September 2 -- Vietnam-National Day
September 3 -- Qatar-Independence Day
September 3 -- San Marino-Anniversary of Founding
September 6 -- Swaziland-Independence Day
September 7 -- Brazil-Independence Day
September 8 -- Andorra-National Festival
September 9 -- North Korea-Founding Day
September 9 -- Bulgaria-Liberation Day
September 15 -- Costa Rica-Independence Day
September 15 -- El Salvador-Independence Day
September 15 -- Guatemala-Independence Day
September 15 -- Honduras-Independence Day
September 15 -- Nicaragua-Independence Day
September 16 -- Mexico-Independence Day
September 16 -- Papua-New Guinea-Independence Day
September 18 -- Chile-Independence Day
September 21 -- Belize-Independence Day
September 21 -- Malta-Independence Day
September 22 -- Mali-Republic Day
September 23 -- Saudi Arabia-National Day
September 26 -- Yemen-National Day
September 30 -- Botswana-Independence Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -8

August ::

August 1 -- Dahomey-Independence Day
August 1 -- Switzerland-Confederation Day
August 5 -- Upper Volta-Independence Day
August 6 -- Bolivia-Independence Day
First Monday in August -- Jamaica-Independence Day
August 7 -- Ivory Coast-Independence Day
August 9 -- Singapore-National Day
August 10 -- Ecuador-Independence Day
August 14 -- Pakistan-Independence Day
August 15 -- Republic of Congo/Brazzaville-Independence Day
August 15 -- India-Independence Day
August 16 -- Cyprus-Independence Day
August 17 -- Gabon-Independence Day
August 17 -- Indonesia-Independence Day
August 18 -- Afghanistan-Independence Day
August 23 -- Rumania-Liberation Day
August 25 -- Uruguay-Independence Day
August 31 -- Trinidad and Tobago-Independence Day
August 31 -- Malaysia-Merdeka Day (Freedom Day)

IMPORTANT DAYS -7

July ::

July 1 -- Burundi-Independence Day
July 1 -- Canada-Canada Day
July 1 -- Ghana-Republic Day
July 1 -- Rwanda-Independence Day
July 1 -- Somalia-Independence Day
3 Belarus: National Day
July 4 -- United States of American-Independence Day
July 5 -- Venezuela-Independence Day
July 6 -- Malawi-Independence Day
July 9 -- Argentina-Independence Day
July 10 -- Bahamas-Independence Day
July 11 -- Mongolia-Revolution Day
July 12 -- Sao Tome and Principe-Independence Day
July 14 -- France-Bastille Day
July 14 -- Iraq-Republic Day
July 17 -- South Korea-Constitution Day
July 20 -- Colombia-Independence Day
July 21 -- Belgium-Independence Day
July 22 -- Poland-Liberation Day
July 23 -- Egypt-National Day
July 23 -- Ethiopia-Emperor's Birthday
July 26 -- Liberia-Independence Day
July 26 -- Maldive Islands-Independence Day
July 28 -- Peru-Independence Day


4 United States of America: Independence Day 5 Cape Verde: National Day
5 Rwanda: Independence Day
5 Venezuela: National Day 6 Comoros: National Day
6 Malawi: National Day
7 Solomon Islands: National Day
10 Bahamas: Independence Day
11 Mongolia: Anniversary of the Mongolian People's Revolution
12 Kiribati: National Day
12 Sao Tome & Principe: National Day
14 France: Bastille Day
17 Iraq: National Day
20 Colombia: National Day
21 Belgium: Accession of King Leopold I (1831)
23 Egypt: Anniversary of the Revolution of 23rd July
26 Liberia: National Day
26 Maldives: National Day
28 Peru: Independence Day
30 Vanuatu: Independence Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -6

June ::

June 1 -- Tunisia-National Day
June 1 -- Western Samoa-Independence Day
June 2 -- West Germany-Republic Day
June 2 -- Italy-Republic or Constitution Day
June 4 -- Tonga-Emancipation Day
June 5 -- Seychelles-Independence Day
June 6 -- Sweden-National Day
June 10 -- Portugal-Portugal Day, Camoes Day & Day of Portuguese Communities
June 12 -- The Philippines-Independence Day
June 12 -- Russia-National Day
June 17 -- Iceland-Republic Day
June 18 -- Seychelles-National Day
June 19 -- Kuwait-National Day
June 23 -- Luxembourg-National Day & Official Birthday of HRH the Grand Duke
June 25 -- Croatia-Independence Day
June 25 -- Slovenia-National Day
June 25 -- Mozambique-Independence Day
June 26 -- Malagasy Republic/Madagascar-Independence Day
June 27 -- Djibouti-Independence Day
June 30 -- Republic of Congo/Kinshasa-Independence Day
June 30 -- Zaire-Independence Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -5

May ::

May 1 -- Marshall Islands-National Day
May 3 -- Poland-National Day
May 9 -- European Union-European Day
May 9 -- Czechoslovakia-Anniversary of Liberation
May 11 -- Laos-Constitution or National Day
May 12 -- Israel-Independence Day
May 14 -- Paraguay-Independence Day
May 15 -- Israel-Independence Day
May 17 -- Norway-Constitution Day
May 20 -- Cuba-Independence Day
May 20 -- Cameroon-National Day
May 22 -- Yemen-National Day
May 24 -- Eritrea-Independence Day
May 25 -- Argentina-National Day
May 25 -- Jordan-Independence Day
May 26 -- Guyana-Independence Day
May 26 -- Georgia-National Day
May 28 -- Azerbaijan-National Day
May 28 -- Ethiopia-National Day
May 30 -- Croatia-Statehood Day
May 31 -- South Africa-Republic Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -4

April ::

April 4 -- Hungary-Liberation Day
April 4 -- Senegal-Independence Day
April 16 -- Denmark-Queen's Birthday
April 17 -- Syria-Independence Day
April 18 -- Zimbabwe/Rhodesia-Independence Day
April 19 -- Sierra Leone-Republic Day
April 26 -- Tanzania-Independence Day
April 26 -- Yugoslavia-Constitution Day (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
April 27 -- Austria-Founding of the Second Republic
April 27 -- South Africa-Freedom Day
April 27 -- Sierra Leone-Independence Day
April 27 -- Togo-Independence Day
April 28 -- Afghanistan-Victory of the Afghan Jehad
April 29 -- Japan-Emporer's Birthday
April 30 -- The Netherlands/Holland-Queen's Birthday

IMPORTANT DAYS -3

March ::

March 1 -- Wales-National Day-St. David's Day
March 1 -- Bosnia & Herzegovina-National Day
March 3 -- Morocco-National Day
March 3 -- Bulgaria-National Day
March 6 -- Ghana-Independence Day
March 12 -- Mauritius-Independence Day
March 17 -- Ireland-St. Patrick's Day
March 19 -- Liechtenstein-St.Joseph's Day
March 20 -- Tunisia-Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Tunisia
March 21 -- Namibia-Independence Day
March 23 -- Pakistan-Pakistan Day
March 25 -- Greece-Independence Day
March 26 -- Bangladesh-Independence Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -2

February ::

February  4 -- Ceylon/Sri Lanka-Independence Day
February  6 -- New Zealand-Waitangi Day
February  7 -- Grenada-Independence Day
February 11 -- Iran-Victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran
February 16 -- Lithuania - Independence Day
February 18 -- Gambia-Independence Day
February 22 -- St Lucia-National Day
February 23 -- Guyana-National Day
February 23 -- Brunei Darussalam-Independence Day
February 24 -- Estonia-Independence Day
February 25 -- Kuwait-National Day
February 27 -- Dominican Republic-Independence Day

IMPORTANT DAYS -1

January ::

January  1 -- Camaroon-Independence Day
January  1 -- Haiti-Independence Day
January  1 -- Western Samoa-Independence Day
January  1 -- Sudan-National Day
January  1 -- Burma-Independence Day
January  1 -- Chad-Independence Day
January  1 -- Australia-Australia Day
January  1 -- Nauru-Independence Day
January  1 -- Cuba - Liberation Day
January  4 -- Myanmar-Independence Day
January  9 -- Northern Mariana Islands- National Day
January 13 -- Togo - Togolais Day
January 26 -- Australia - Australia Day
January 31 -- Nauru - National Day

INDIA FIRST PART2

20.	Viceroy of India	Lord Canning
21.	Woman Minister of Indian Union	Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
22.	Woman Chief Minister of State	Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani
23.	Woman Governor	Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
24.	Woman President of Indian National Congress	Dr. Annie Besant
25.	Woman Prime Minister	Mrs. Indira Gandhi
26.	Woman Speaker of a State Assembly	Mrs. Shanno Devi
27.	Prime Minister of India	Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
28.	Muslim President of Indian Union	Dr. Zakir Hussain
29.	Speaker of Lok Sabha	G. V. Mavlankar
30.	Woman to climb mount Everest	Bachhendri Pal
31.	Woman Judge in Supreme Court	Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi
32.	Woman Chief Justice of a High Court	Smt. Leela Seth
33.	Indian Woman to go in space (Now U.S. Citizen)	Kalpana Chawla
34.	The first Indian weightlifter to win bronze medal in Olympics	Karnam Malleshwari (Sydney, in 2000)
35.	The First Indian World Chess Champion	Vishwanathan Anand
36.	India's first paperless Newspaper	The News Today (Launched on Jan. 3, 2001)
37.	India's First woman Merchant Navy Officer	Sonali Banerjee
38.	The first Dalit Speaker of the Lok Sabha	G. M. C. Balyogi
39.	The first Vice-President of India to die in harness	Krishna Kant
40.	The first Indian woman cricketer to score double century	Mithali Raj (August 2002 playing  against England)
41.	The first woman Air Vice-Marshal	P. Bandopadhyaya
42.	The first Indian to be appointed as United Nations Civilian Police Advisor	Ms. Kiran Bedi
43.	The first astronaut of Indian origin to perish aboard U.S. space shuttle in a tragic accident	Dr. Kalpana Chawla (Columbia space shuttle, Feb. I, 2003)
44.	The first woman to be appointed Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India	K. J. Udeshi (appointed on June 10, 2003)
45.	The first Indian girl to register a win in a Wimbledon tournament	Sania Mirza (2003)
46.	The first Indian lady to win a medal in World Athletic Championship	Anju Bobby George (Aug. 2003)
47.	The first woman Chairman and Managing Director of NABARD	Mrs. Ranjana Kumar
48.	The highest individual test scorer of India	Virendra Sehwag ( 309 runs in the  first test in Multan against Pakistan)
49.	The first Indian cricketer to make double centuries five times	Rahul Drgvid (playing test against Pakistan in Pakistan in. April 2004)
50.	The first Orissa woman to top I.A.S.	Smt. Roopa Misra (Indian Civil Services Exam., 2003)
51.	The first Sikh Prime Minister of India	Dr. Manmohan Singh
52.	The first woman Director General of Police of a State	Kanchan C. Bhattacharya (DGP Uttaranchal)
53.	The first woman to be appointed as the crime branch chief	MeeriJ Borwankar (took over as crime branch chief of Mumbai police)
54.	The first woman to reach the rank of Lt. General in the Indian army	Puneeta Arora (Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune)
55.	The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming	Bula Chaudhury
56.	The first woman to become Indian Air Force's first woman Air Marshal	Air Marshal Padma Bandhopadhyay
57.	The first youngest MP, at the age of 25 years	Dharmendra Yadav (Mainpuri : Samajwadi Party MP)
58.	India's first woman athlete to win WTA open Tennis title	Sania Mirza (Feb. 2005, Hyderabad)
59.	The first Indian to set a world record of ever having reached the highest of heights yet in a hot balloon	Vijaypath Singhania (Nov. 26, 2005. 69852 ft.)
60.	The first wonder child of Orissa only about 4 years and a half of age completes a race of 65 km.	Budhia (May 2006)
61.	The first woman Commissioner of Police of an Indian metro (Chennai Metro Police)	Letika Saran
62.	The first Indian to Ski to the North Pole	Ajeet Bajaj (April 26, 2006)
63.	The first sportsman ever to win Gold Medal in Shooting in the World Shooting Championship	Abhinav Bindra (July 24, 2006)
64.	The first person of Indian origin to win the Miss Great Britain title	Preeti Desai (2006)
65.	The first woman President of the Republic of India	Pratibha Patil

INDIA FIRST

First in India

1.	British Governor General of Bengal	Warren Hastings
2.	Governor General of Independent India	Lord Mountbatten
3.	Commander-in-chief of Free India	General Roy Bucher
4.	Cosmonaut	Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
5.	Emperor of Moghul Dynasty in India	Babar
6.	Field Marshal	S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
7.	Indian Governor General of Indian Union	C. Rajagopalachari
8.	Indian I.C.S. Officer	Satyendra Nath Tagore
9.	Indian Member of Viceroy's Executive Council	Sri S.P. Sinha
10.	Indian to swim across English Channel	Mihir Sen
11.	Indian woman to swim across-English Channel	Miss Arati Saha
12.	Man to climb Mount Everest	Tenzing Norgay
13.	Man to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen	Phu Dorjee
14.	Man to climb Mount Everest twice	Nwang Gombu
15.	Nobel Prize winner	Rabindra Nath Tagore
16.	President of Indian National Congress	W. C. Banerjee
17.	President of Indian Republic	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
18.	Talkie Film	Alam Ara (1931)
19.	Test Tube Baby (Documented)	Indira

INDIA HIGHEST

Award for Gallantry, Highest	Param Vir Chakra
Award, highest civilian	Bharat Ratna
Bank with largest number of  branches	State Bank of India
Road bridge, Longest	Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga—Patna 5.575 Km.)
Cantilever Span Bridge, Largest	Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Cattle Fair, Largest	Sonepur Fair (Bihar)
City, Most Populous	Mumbai
Corridor, Longest	Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220 mt.)
Desert, Largest	Thar (Rajasthan)
Dam, Longest	Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
Dam, Highest	Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)
Delta, Largest	Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)
Dome, Largest	Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)
Gateway, Highest	Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)
Lake, Largest	Wular Lake (Kashmir)
Literacy, Highest	Kerala
Museum, Largest	Indian Museum (Kolkata)
Mosque, Biggest	Jama Masjid (Delhi)
Peak, Highest	K-2 (8,611 mt.)
Railway Platform, Longest	Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)
Railway Bridge, Largest	Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)
River, Longest	The Ganga river (2,525 km.)
Rainfall, Highest (annual mean)	Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm)  (Meghalaya)
Road, Longest	Grand Trunk Road
Rock-cut Temple, Largest	KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)
State, maximum forest cover	Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)
Statue Tallest	Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.
State, Largest (area)	Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)
State, Most Populous	Uttar Pradesh (16,61,97,921)
State with Maximum density of population	West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)
Tunnel, Longest (Road)	Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)
Tunnel, Longest (Railway)	Between Monkey Hill and Khandala stations (2,100 mt. long)
Tower, Highest	Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)
Waterfall, Highest	Gersoppa Waterfall, Mysore (290 m.)
Zoo, Largest	Zoological Gardens, Kolkata
Man-made Lake, Largest	Govind Sagar (Bhakra)