River Projects in India

Project	River	State
Bansagar Project	Son	Bihar Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
Bargi Project	Bargi	Madhya Pradesh
Beas Project	Beas	Haryana Punjab Rajasthan
Bhadra Project	Bhadra	Karnataka
Bhakhra Nangal Project	Sutlej	Punjab, Himachal Pradesh , Haryana, Rajsthan
Bheema Project	Pawana	Maharashtra
Chambal Project	Chambal	Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh
Damodar Ghati Project	Damodar	Jharkhand West Bengal
Dulhasti Project	Chinab	Jammu & Kashmir
Durga Barrage Project	Damodar	West Bengal Jharkhand
Farakka Project	Ganga, Bhagirathi	West Bengal
Gandak Project	Gandaki	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Ganga Sagar Project	Chambal	Madhya Pradesh
Ghatprabha Project	Ghatprabha	Karnataka
Girna Project	Girna	Maharashtra
Hansdev Bango Project	Hansdev	Madhya Pradesh
Hidkal Project	Ghatprabha	Karnataka
Hirakud Project	Mahanadi	Orissa
Idduki Project	Periyar	Kerala
Indira Gandhi Canal Project	Satlaj	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana
Jawahar Sagar Project	Chambal	Rajasthan
Jayakwadi Project	Godawari	Maharashtra
Kakrapara Project	Tapti	Gujrat
Kangsawati Project	Kangsawati	West Bengal
Kol Dam Project	Sutlaj	Himachal Pradesh
Kosi Project	Kosi	Bihar & Nepal
Koyana Project	Koyana	Maharashtra
Krishna Project	Krishna	Karnataka
Kunda Project	Kunda	Tamilnadu
Let Bank Ghaghra Canal	Ganaga	Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Ganaga Canal	Ganaga	Uttar Pradesh
Mahanadi Delta Project	Mahanadi	Odisha
Malprabha Project	Malprabha	Karnataka
Mandi Project	Vyas	Himachal Pradesh
Matatilla Project	Betwa	Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh
Mayurakshi Project	Mayurakshi	West Bengal
Minimato Bango Hasdeo Project	Hasdeo Bango river	Madhya Pradesh
Muchkund Project	Muchkund	Odisha Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjunsagar Project	Krishna	Andhra Pradesh
Nagpur Power Project	Koradi	Maharashtra
Narmada Sagar Project	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh Gujarat
Nathpa Jhakri Project	Sutlaj	Himachal Pradesh
Panam Project	Panam	Gujarat
Panama Project	Panama	Gujarat
Panchet Project	Damodar	Jharkhand West Bengal
Pong Project	Beas	Punjab
Poochampad Project	Godawari	Andhra Pradesh
Purna Project	Purna	Maharashtra
Rajasthan Canal Project	Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana
Ramganga Project	Ramganga	Uttar Pradesh
Rana Pratap Sagar Project	Chambal	Rajsthan
Ranjeet Sagar Project	Ravi	Punjab
Rihand Project	Rihand	Uttar Pradesh
Salal Project	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir
Sardar Sarovar Project	Narmada	Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Rajasthan
Sarhind Project	Sutlaj	Haryana
Sharawati Project	Sharawati	Karnataka
Sharda Project	Sharda, Gomti	Uttar Pradesh
Shivsamundram Project	Kaveri	Karnataka
Sutlaj Project	Chinab	Jammu & Kashmir
Tawa Project	Tawa	Madhya Pradesh
Tehri Dam Project	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand
Tilaiya Project	Barakar	Jharkhand
Tulbul Project	Chinab	Jammu & Kashmir
Tungbhadra Project	Tungbhadra	Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka
Ukai Project	Tapti	Gujarat
Upper Penganga Project	Penanga	Maharashtra
Uri Power Project	Jhelum	Jammu & Kashmir
Vyas Project	Vyas	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh

RIVER & THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN

GANGA : Gangotri (Uttarakhand)

INDUS : Mansarovar (Tibet)

NARMADA : Maikal Hills,Amarkantak (MP)

TAPT/TAPTI : Satpura Range, Betul (MP)

MAHANADI : Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)

BRAHAMPUTRA : Chemayungdung (Tibet)

SUTLEJ : Mt Kailash (Tibet)

BEAS : Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)

GODAVARI : Nasik (Maharashtra)

KRISHNA : Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)

CAUVERY : Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka)

SABARMATI : Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

RAVI : Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

PENNER : Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)

RIVERS & THEIR PLACES OF ORIGIN

  GANGA : Gangotri (Uttarakhand)
  INDUS : Mansarovar (Tibet)
  NARMADA : Maikal Hills,Amarkantak (MP)
  TAPT/TAPTI : Satpura Range, Betul (MP)
  MAHANADI : Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)
  BRAHAMPUTRA : Chemayungdung (Tibet)
  SUTLEJ : Mt Kailash (Tibet)
  BEAS : Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)
  GODAVARI : Nasik (Maharashtra)
  KRISHNA : Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
  CAUVERY : Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka)
  SABARMATI : Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)
  RAVI : Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)
  PENNER : Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)

Chief Crops and the State Producing of Them

● Barley—U.P., Rajasthan, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana.

● Cardamom—Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
● Cashewnut—Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Odisha.
● Coffee—Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills) and Kerala.
● Cotton—Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, U.P., Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh.
● Gram and Pulses—U.P., Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
● Ground nut—Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
● Jute—Asom, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.
● Maize—U.P., Bihar, Punjab and Rajasthan.
● Rice—West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, U.P. and Odisha.
● Rubber—Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andman and Nicobar.
● Saffron—Jammu and Kashmir State.
● Sugarcane—U.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat.
● Tobacco—Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, U.P., West Bengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
● Wheat—U.P., Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra.

Indian Towns Associated with Industries or Factories

• Agra (U.P.)—Marble, leather, carpets, stoneware. 
• Ahmedabad (Gujarat)—Cotton Textiles. 
• Aligarh (U.P.)—Locks, cutlery and dairy industry. 
• Ambernath (Maharashtra)—Machine Tools Prototype Factory. 
• Ankleshwar (Gujarat)—Oil fields. 
• Bangaluru (Karnataka)—Cotton textiles, toys, carpets, motors, Hindustan Aircraft, Telephone and Machine tools. 
• Bareilly (U.P.)—Resin industry, Bamboo wood work, Match Factory. 
• Batanagar—Shoes Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)—Steel. 
• Bokaro (Jharkhand)—Steel plant. 
• Mumbai—Cotton textiles, cinema, woollen goods etc. 
• Kolkata (West Bengal)—Jute, Electric bulbs and lamps. 
• Chitranjan (West Bengal)—Locomotive. 
• Chhindwara (M. P.)—Coal, Lime-stone. 
• Churk (U.P.)—Cement. 
• Cochin (Kerala)—Ship-building, coffee, coconut, oil, coirmat rubber. 
• Cyberabad (Andhra Pradesh)—Electronics Computer etc. Information Technology. 
• Dalmianagar (Jharkhand)—Cement. 
• Delhi—D.D.T., Textiles and Housing. 
• Dhariwal (Punjab)—Woollen goods. 
• Digboi—Petroleum. 
• Durgapur (West Bengal)—Steel. 
• Firozabad (U.P.)—Glass. 
• Guntur (A.P.)—Cotton manufacture. 
• Gwalior (M.P.)—Pottery. 
• Jaipur (Raj.)—Embroidery, pottery, brassware. 
• Jalahalli—Machine Tools Factory and Electronics. 
• Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)—Iron and Steel goods. 
• Jharia (Jharkhand)—Coal. 
• Katni (M.P.)—Cement. 
• Kalamassery (Kerala)—Hindustan Machine Tools. 
• Khetri (Rajasthan)—Copper. 
• Ludhiana (Punjab)—Hosiery. 
• Moradabad (U.P.)—Utensils, Calico-printing. 
• Mysore (Karnataka)—Silk. 
• Narora (U.P.)—Atomic Power Unit. 
• Nangal (Punjab)—Fertilizers. 
• Nepanagar (M.P.)—Newsprint. 
• Neyveli—Lignite. Nunamati—Oil-refining. 
• Perambur (Tamil Nadu)—Integral Coach Factory. 
• Pimpri (Maharashtra)—Penicillin Factory. 
• Pinjore (Haryana)—Hindustan Machine Tools. 
• Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan)—Hydro Power Plant. 
• Rawatbhata (Raj.)—Atomic Power Plant near Kota. 
• Raniganj (West Bengal)—Coal mines. 
• Renukoote (U.P.)—Hindustan Aluminium works. 
• Rourkela (Odisha)—Steel, Fertilizers. 
• Rupnarainpur (West Bengal)—Cables. 
• Saharanpur (U.P.)—Mangoes, Cigarette factory, paper mill. 
• Sindri (Jharkhand)—Fertilizers. 
• Singareni (Andhra Pradesh)—Coal. 
• Singhbhum (Jharkhand)—Copper. 
• Srinagar (Kashmir)—Woollen Shawls, silks, wood work embroidery. 
• Surajpur (Haryana)—Cement factory. 
• Surat (Gujarat)—Textiles. Sholapur (Maharashtra)—Cotton textiles. 
• Tarapur (Maharashtra)—Atomic Power Plant. 
• Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu)—Cigar. 
• Titagarh (West Bengal)—Paper and Jute. 
• Trombay (Maharashtra)—Atomic Reactors, Fertilizers, oil refineries, Uranium Thorium Factory.
•  Vijaypur (M.P.)—Fertilizers. 
• Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)—Ship building, Iron and Steel and Oil refinery. 
• Zainkot (Jammu and Kashmir)—Hindustan Machine Tools (Watches).

Famous Volcanoes in the World

Name		Country
» Erebus	-	Antarctica
» Ojos dei Saldo	-	Argentina-Chile
» Cameroon Mt.	-	Cameroon
» Guallatiri	-	Chile
» Lascar	-	Chile
» Tupungatito	-	Chile
» Nevado del Ruiz	-	Colombia
» Purace	-	Colombia	Cotopaxi Valcano
» Cotopaxi	-	Ecuador
» Sangay	-	Ecuador
» Tacana	-	Guatemala	Barren Island Valcano (Andaman)
» Tajumulco	-	Guatemala
» Barren Island (Andaman)	-	India
» Semeru	-	Indonesia (Java)
» Rindjiani	-	Indonesia (Lombok)	Mt. Etna Valcano
» Mt. Etna	-	Italy
» Mt. Unzen	-	Japan
» Popocatepetl	-	Mexico
» Mt.Pinatubo	-	Philippines
» Klyuchevskaya Sopka	-	Russia
» Pico de Teide	-	Spain
» Mauna Loa	-	US
» Nyirangongo	-	Zaire

Famous cities of India and their sobriquets

Abode of God: Allahabad

Boston of India: Ahmadabad

City of Nawabs:  Lucknow

City of the Golden Temple: Amritsar

Pink City: Jaipur

Pittsburg of India: Jamshedpur

Silicon Valley of India: Bangalore

Twin Cities: Hyderabad-Secunderabad

City of Buildings: Kolkata

City of Festivals: Madurai

Queen of the Arabian Sea: Kochi

Changed Names of Cities and Nations

Previous Name	Changed Name
Abyssinia	Ethiopia
Batavia	Djakarta
Basutoland	Lesotho
Bechuanaland	Botswana
Burma	Myanmar
Christina	Oslo
Constantinople	Istanbul
Dacca	Dhaka
Dutch East Indies	Indonesia
Ceylon	Sri Lanka
East Timor	Loro Sae
Egypt	United Arab Rep
Formosa	Taiwan
Gold Coast	Ghana
Holland	The Netherlands
Nippon	Japan
Leopoldville	Kinshasa
Mesopotamia	Iraq
Northern Rhodesia	Zambia
Peking	Bejing
Persia	Iran
Rangoon	Yangon
Rhodesia	Zimbabwe
Siam	Thailand
South West Africa	Namibia