National Highways in India

The complete list of  National Highways in India

NH 1 (km. 456) – Delhi to Amritsar and Indo-Pak Border 
NH 1A (km. 663) – Jalandhar to Uri 
NH 1B (km. 274) – Batote to Khanbal 
NH 1C (km. 8) – Domel to Katra 
NH 1D (km. 422) – Srinagar to Kargil to Leh 
NH 2 (km. 1,465) – Delhi to Dankuni 
NH 2A (km. 25) – Sikandra to Bhognipur 
NH 2B (km. 52) – Bardhaman to Bolpur 
NH 3 (km. 1,161) – Agra to Mumbai 
NH 4 (km. 1,235) – Junction With NH3 near Thane to Chennai 
NH 4A (km. 153) – Belgaum to Panaji 
NH 4B (km. 27) – Nhava Sheva to Palaspe 
NH 5 (km. 1,533) – Junction with NH 6 near Baharagora to Chennai 
NH 5A (km. 77) – Junction with NH5 near Haridaspur to Paradip Port 
NH 6 (km. 1,949) – Hazira to Kolkata 
NH 7 (km. 2,369) – Varanasi to Kanyakumari 
NH 7A (km. 51) – Palayamkottai to Tuticorin Port 
NH 8 (km. 1,428) – Delhi to Mumbai 
NH 8A (km. 473) – Ahmedabad to Mandvi 
NH 8B (km. 206) – Bamanbore to porbunder 
NH 8C (km. 46) – Childo to Sarkhej 
NH 8D (km. 127) – Jetpur to Somnath 
NH 8E (km. 220) – Somnath to Bhavnagar 
NH NE 1 (km. 93) – Ahmedabad to Vadodara Expressway 
NH 9 (km. 841) – Pune to Machillipatnam 
NH 10 (km. 403) – Delhi to Fazilka and Indo-Pak Border 
NH 11 (km. 582) – Agra to Bikaner 
NH 11A (km. 145) – Manoharpur to Kothum 
NH 11B (km. 180) – Lalsot to Dholpur 
NH 12 (km. 890) – Jabalpur to Jaipur 
NH 12A (km. 333) – Jabalpur to Jhansi 
NH 13 (km. 691) – Solapur to Mangalore 
NH 14 (km. 450) – Beawar to Radhanpur 
NH 15 (km. 1,526) – Pathankot to Samakhiali 
NH 16 (km. 460) – Nizamabad to Jagdalpur 
NH 17 (km. 1,269) – Panvel to Chavakkad and North Paravur Junction with NH 47 near Edapally at Kochi 
NH 17A (km. 19) – Junction with NH 17 near Cortalim to Murmugao 
NH 17B (km. 40) – Ponda Verna to Vasco 
NH 18 (km. 369) – Junction with NH 7 near Kurnool and Nandyal to Cuddapah and Junction with NH 4 near Chittoor 
NH 18A (km. 50) – Puthalapattu to Tirupati 
NH 19 (km. 240) – Ghazipur to Patna 
NH 20 (km. 220) – Pathankot to Mandi 
NH 21 (km. 323) – Junction with NH 22 near Chandigarh to Manali 
NH 21A (km. 65) – Pinjore to Swarghat 
NH 22 (km. 459) – Ambala to Indo China Border near Shipkila 
NH 23 (km. 459) – Chas to Talcher and Junction with NH 42 
NH 24 (km. 438) – Delhi to Lucknow 
NH 24A (km. 17) – Bakshi Ka Talab to Chenhat (NH 28) 
NH 25 (km. 352) – Lucknow to Shivpuri 
NH 25A (km. 31) – 19 (NH 25) to Bakshi Ka Talab 
NH 26 (km. 396) – Jhansi to Lakhnadon 
NH 27 (km. 93) – Allahabad to Mangawan 
NH 28 (km. 570) – Junction with NH 31 Near Barauni and Muzaffarpur to Lucknow 
NH 28A (km. 68) – Junction With NH 28 near Pipra to Indo and Nepal Border 
NH 28B (km. 121) – Chhapra to Bagaha and Junction with 28A at Chapwa 
NH 28C (km. 184) – Barabanki to Indo and Nepal Border 
NH 29 (km. 196) – Gorakhpur to Varanasi 
NH 30 (km. 230) – Junction with NH 2 near Mohania and Patna to Bakhtiarpur 
NH 30A (km. 65) – Fatuha to Barh 
NH 31 (km. 1,125) – Junction with NH 2 near Barhi & Bakhtiarpur to Charali & Amingaon Junction with NH 37 
NH 31A (km. 92) – Sevok to Gangtok 
NH 31B (km. 19) – North Salmara to Junction with NH 37 near Jogighopa 
NH 31C (km. 235) – Near Galgalia to Sidili and Junction with NH 31 near Bijni 
NH 32 (km. 179) – Junction with NH 2 near Gobindpur and Dhanbad to Jamshedpur 
NH 33 (km. 352) – Junction with NH 2 near Barhi to Jamshedpur Junction with NH 6 near Baharagora 
NH 34 (km. 443) – Junction with NH 31 near Dalkhola and Baharampur to Dum Dum 
NH 35 (km. 61) – Barasat to Petrapole on India and Bangladesh border 
NH 36 (km. 170) – Nowgong to Dimapur (Manipur Road) 
NH 37 (km. 680) – Junction with NH 1B near Goalpara and Guwahati to Saikhoaghat 
NH 37A (km. 23) – Kuarital to Junction with NH 52 near Tezpur 
NH 38 (km. 54) – Makum to Lekhapani 
NH 39 (km. 436) – Numaligarh to Palel and Indo Burma Border 
NH 40 (km. 216) – Jorabat to Indo-Bangladesh Border near Dawki and Jowai 
NH 41 (km. 51) – Junction with NH 6 near Kolaghat to Haldia Port 
NH 42 (km. 261) – Junction with NH 6 Sambalpur Angual Junction with NH5 near Cuttack 
NH 43 (km. 551) – Raipur to Jagdalpur and Vizianagaram Junction with NH 5 near Natavalasa 
NH 44 (km. 630) – Shillong to Sabroom 
NH 44A (km. 230) – Aizawl to Manu 
NH 45 (km. 387) – Chennai to Theni 
NH 45A (km. 190) – Villupuram to Nagapattinam 
NH 45B (km. 257) – Trichy to Tuticorin 
NH 45C (km. 159) – The highway starting from its junction with NH 67 near Thanjavur and connecting Kumbakonam to Panruti and terminates near Vikravandi on NH to 45 
NH 46 (km. 132) – Krishnagiri to Ranipet 
NH 47 (km. 640) – Salem to Kanyakumari 
NH 47A (km. 6) – Junction with NH 47 at Kundanoor to Willington Island in Kochi 
NH 47C (km. 17) – Junction with NH 47 at Kalamassery to Vallarpadom ICTT in Kochi 
NH 48 (km. 328) – Bangalore to Magalore 
NH 49 (km. 440) – Kochi to Dhanushkodi 
NH 50 (km. 192) – Nasik to Junction with NH 4 near Pune 
NH 51 (km. 149) – Paikan to Dalu 
NH 52 (km. 850) – Baihata to Tezu and Sitapani Junction with NH 37 near Saikhoaghat 
NH 52A (km. 57) – Banderdewa to Gohpur 
NH 52B (km. 31) – Kulajan to Dibrugarh 
NH 53 (km. 320) – Junction with NH 44 near Badarpur and Jirighat to Imphal 
NH 54 (km. 850) – Dabaka to Tuipang 
NH 54A (km. 9) – Theriat to Lunglei 
NH 54B (km. 27) – Venus Saddle to Saiha 
NH 55 (km. 77) – Siliguri to Darjeeling 
NH 56 (km. 285) – Lucknow to Varanasi 
NH 56A (km. 13) – Chenhat (NH 28) to 16 (NH 56) 
NH 56B (km. 19) – 15 (NH 56) to 6 (NH 25) 
NH 57 (km. 310) – Muzaffarpur to Purnea 
NH 57A (km. 15) – Junction of NH 57 near Forbesganj to Jogbani 
NH 58 (km. 538) – Delhi to Mana Pass 
NH 59 (km. 350) – Ahmedabad to Indore 
NH 59A (km. 264) – Indore to Betul 
NH 60 (km. 446) – Balasore to Moregram (Junction at NH 34) 
NH 61 (km. 240) – Kohima to Jhanji 
NH 62 (km. 195) – Damra to Dalu 
NH 63 (km. 432) – Ankola to Gooty 
NH 64 (km. 256) – Chandigarh to Dabwali 
NH 65 (km. 690) – Ambala to Pali 
NH 66 (km. 214) – Pondy to Krishnagiri 
NH 67 (km. 555) – Nagapattinam to Gundlupet 
NH 68 (km. 134) – Ulundrupet to Salem 
NH 69 (km. 350) – Nagpur to Obedullaganj 
NH 70 (km. 170) – Jalandhar to Mandi 
NH 71 (km. 307) – Jalandhar to Bawal 
NH 71A (km. 72) – Rohtak to Panipat 
NH 71B (km. 74) – Rewari to Palwal 
NH 72 (km. 200) – Ambala to Haridwar 
NH 72A (km. 45) – Chhutmalpur to 
NH 73 (km. 188) – Roorkee to Panchkula 
NH 74 (km. 300) – Haridwar to Bareilly 
NH 75 (km. 955) – Gwalior to Ranchi 
NH 76 (km. 1,007) – Pindwara to Allahabad 
NH 77 (km. 142) – Hajipur Sonbarsa 
NH 78 (km. 559) – Katni to Gumla 
NH 79 (km. 500) – Ajmer to Indore 
NH 79A (km. 35) – Kishangarh (NH 8) to Nasirbad (NH 79) 
NH 80 (km. 310) – Mokameh to Farrakka 
NH 81 (km. 100) – Kora to Malda 
NH 82 (km. 130) – Gaya to Mokameh 
NH 83 (km. 130) – Patna to Dhobi 
NH 84 (km. 60) – Arrah to Buxar 
NH 85 (km. 95) – Chhapra to Gopalganj 
NH 86 (km. 674) – Kanpur to Dewas 
NH 87 (km. 83) – Rampur to Nainital 
NH 88 (km. 115) – Shimla to Bhawan and NH 20 
NH 90 (km. 100) – Baran to Aklera 
NH 91 (km. 405) – Ghaziabad to Kanpur 
NH 92 (km. 171) – Bhongaon to Gwalior 
NH 93 (km. 220) – Agra to Moradabad 
NH 94 (km. 160) – Hrishikesh to Yamunotri 
NH 95 (km. 225) – Kharar (Chandigarh) to Ferozepur 
NH 96 (km. 160) – Faizabad to Allahabad 
NH 97 (km. 45) – Ghazipur to Saiyedraja
NH 98 (km. 207) – Patna to Rajhara
NH 99 (km. 110) – Dobhi to Chandwa
NH 100 (km. 118) – Chatra to Bagodar
NH 101 (km. 60) – Chhapra to Mohammadpur 
NH 102 (km. 80) – Chhapra to Muzaffarpur
NH 103 (km. 55) – Hajipur to Mushrigharari
NH 104 (km. 160) – Chakia to Narahai
NH 105 (km. 66) – Darbhanga to Jaynagar
NH 106 (km. 130) – Birpur to Bihpur
NH 107 (km. 145) – Maheshkhunt to Purnea
NH 108 (km. 127) – Dharasu to Gangotri Dham
NH 109 (km. 76) – Rudraprayag to kedarnath Dham
NH 110 (km. 89) – Junction with NH 98 and Arwal to Ekangarsarai Bihar Sharif and Junction with NH 31
NH 111 (km. 200) – Bilaspur to Katghora and Ambikapur on NH 78
NH 112 (km. 343) – Bar Jaitaran to Barmer
NH 113 (km. 240) – Nimbahera to Dahod
NH 114 (km. 180) – Jodhpur to Pokaran
NH 116 (km. 80) – Tonk to Sawai Madhopur
NH 117 (km. 119) – Haora to Bakkhali
NH 119 (km. 260) – Pauri to Meerut
NH 121 (km. 252) – Kashipur to Bubakhal
NH 123 (km. 95) – Barkot to Vikasnagar
NH 125 (km. 201) – Sitarganj to Pithorgarh
NH 150 (km. 700) – Aizwal to Kohima
NH 151 (km. 14) – Karimganj to Indo and Bangladesh border 
NH 152 (km. 40) – Patacharkuchi to Indo and Bhutan Border 
NH 153 (km. 60) – Ldo to Indo and Myanmar Border 
NH 154 (km. 180) – Dhaleswar to Kanpui 
NH 155 (km. 342) – Tuensang to Pfutsero 
NH 200 (km. 740) – Raipur to Chandikhole 
NH 201 (km. 310) – Borigumma to Bargarh 
NH 202 (km. 280) – Hyderabad to Bhopalpatnam 
NH 203 (km. 59) – Bhubaneswar to Puri 
NH 204 (km. 974) – Ratnigiri to Nagpur 
NH 205 (km. 442) – Anantpur to Chennai 
NH 206 (km. 363) – Tumkur to Honnavar 
NH 207 (km. 155) – Hosur to Nelamangala 
NH 208 (km. 206) – Kollam to Thirumangalam (Madurai) 
NH 209 (km. 456) – Dindigul to Bangalore 
NH 210 (km. 160) – Trichy to Ramanathapuram 
NH 211 (km. 400) – Solapur to Dhule 
NH 212 (km. 250) – Kozhikode to Kollegal 
NH 213 (km. 130) – Palghat to Kozhikode 
NH 214 (km. 270) – Kathipudi to Pamarru 
NH 214A (km. 255) – Digamarru to Ongole 
NH 215 (km. 348) – Panikoili to Rajamunda 
NH 216 (km. 80) – Raigarh to Saraipali 
NH 217 (km. 508) – Raipur to Gopalpur 
NH 218 (km. 176) – Bijapur to Hubli 
NH 219 (km. 150) – Madanapalle to Krishnagiri 
NH 220 (km. 265) – Kollam to Theni 
NH 221 (km. 329) – Vijaywada to Jagdalpur 
NH 222 (km. 610) – Kalyan to Nirmal 
NH 223 (km. 300) – Port Blair to Mayabunder 
NH 224 (km. 298) – Khordha to Balangir 
NH 226 (km. 204) – Perambalur to Manamadurai 
NH 227 (km. 136) – Trichy to Chidambaram 
NH 228 (km. 374) – Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi 
NH 229 (km. 1,090) – Tawang to Pasighat 
NH 230 (km. 82) – Madurai to Thondi 
NH 231 (km. 169) – Raibareli to Jaunpur 
NH 232 (km. 305) – Ambedkarnagar (Tanda) to Banda 
NH 232A (km. 68) – Unnao to Lalganj (Junction of NH to 32) 
NH 233 (km. 292) – India to Nepal border and Varanasi 
NH 234 (km. 780) – Mangalore to Villuppuram 
NH 235 (km. 66) – Merrut to Bulandshahr 

50 Largest Islands of The World

1. Greenland – 2,130,800 sq miles (822,706 sq km)
2. New Guinea – 785,753 sq miles (303,381 sq km)
3. Borneo – 748,168 sq miles (288,869 sq km)
4. Madagascar – 587,713 sq miles (226,917 sq km)
5. Baffin Island – 507,451 sq miles (195,928 sq km)
6. Sumatra – 473,481 sq miles (184,954 sq km)
7. Honshu – 225,800 sq miles (87,182 sq km)
8. Victoria Island – 217,291 sq miles (83,897 sq km)
9. Great Britain – 209,331 sq miles (80,823 sq km)
10. Ellesmere Island – 196,236 sq miles (75,767 sq km)
11. Sulawesi – 180,681 sq miles (69,761 sq km)
12. South Island – 145,836 sq miles (56,308 sq km)
13. Java – 138,794 sq miles (53,589 sq km)
14. North Island – 111,583 sq miles (43,082 sq km)
15. Luzon – 109,965 sq miles (42,458 sq km)
16. Newfoundland – 108,860 sq miles (42,031 sq km)
17. Cuba (main island) – 104,556 sq miles (40,369 sq km)
18. Iceland (main island) – 101,826 sq miles (39,315 sq km)
19. Mindanao – 97,530 sq miles (36,657 sq km)
20. Ireland – 84,421 sq miles (32,595 sq km)
21. Hokkaido – 78,719 sq miles (30,394 sq km)
22. Hispaniola – 76,480 sq miles (29,530 sq km)
23. Sakhalin – 72,493 sq miles (27,989 sq km)
24. Banks Island – 70,028 sq miles (27,038 sq km)
25. Sri Lanka (main island) – 65,268 sq miles (25,200 sq km)
26. Tasmania – 64,519 sq miles (24,911 sq km)
27. Devon Island – 55,247 sq miles (21,331 sq km)
28. Alexander Island – 49,070 sq miles (18,946 sq km)
29. Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego – 47,401 sq miles (18,302 sq km)
30. Severny Island (Novaya Zemlya, North) – 47,079 sq miles (18,177 sq km)
31. Berkner Island – 43,873 sq miles (16,939 sq km)
32. Axel Heiberg Island – 43,178 sq miles (16,671 sq km)
33. Melville Island – 42,149 sq miles (16,274 sq km)
34. Southampton Island – 41,214 sq miles (15,913 sq km)
35. Marajó – 40,100 sq miles (15,483 sq km)
36. Spitsbergen – 37,814 sq miles (14,600 sq km)
37. Kyūshū – 37,437 sq miles (14,455 sq km)
38. Taiwan (Formosa) – 35,883 sq miles (13,855 sq km)
39. New Britain – 35,145 sq miles (13,570 sq km)
40. Prince of Wales Island – 33,339 sq miles (12,872 sq km)
41. Yuzhny Island (Novaya Zemlya, South) – 33,246 sq miles (12,836 sq km)
42. Hainan – 33,210 sq miles (12,822 sq km)
43. Vancouver Island – 31,285 sq miles (12,079 sq km)
44. Timor – 28,418 sq miles (10,972 sq km)
45. Sicily – 25,662 sq miles (9,908 sq km)
46. Somerset Island – 24,786 sq miles (9,570 sq km)
47. Kotelny/Faddeyevsky Island – 24,000 sq miles (9,266 sq km)
48. Sardinia – 23,949 sq miles (9,247 sq km)
49. Bananal – 19,162 sq miles (7,400 sq km)
50. Shikoku – 18,545 sq miles (7,160 sq km) 

Famous Industrial Places in India

Place		Famous for
» Ahmedabad	-	Cotton Textiles	Cotton Textiles (Ahmedabad)
» Aligarh	-	Locks
» Alwaye (Kerala)	-	Rare Earths Factory, Aluminium
» Ambattur (Chennai)	-	Cycle, Enfield Motor Cycles
» Ambarnath	-	Machine Tools Prototype
» Amritsar (Punjab)	-	Printing Machines
» Anand	-	Amul Butter
» Ankleshwar (Gujarat)	-	Oil
» Avadi (Chennai)	-	Tank Factory
» Bangalore	-	Aircraft
» Bhilai	-	Steel Plant	Steel Plant(Bokaro)
» Bhadravati	-	Iron and Steel
» Bhopal	-	Heavy Electricals
» Bokaro	-	Steel Plant
» Chittaranjan	-	Locomotive
» Cochin	-	Ship-building
» Coimbatore	-	Pulp & Textiles
» Dindigul	-	Locks
» Durgapur	-	Steel Plant
» Ennore	-	Thermal Power
» Guntur	-	Cotton
» Haldia	-	Oil Refinery
» Jharia	-	Coal	Coal Mine (Jharia)
» Kagithapuram (Tamilnadu)	-	Paper
» Kalpakkam	-	Atomic Power
» Kanpur	-	Leather
» Kollegal (Karnataka)	-	Silk
» Kolar (Karnataka)	-	Gold Mines	Gold Mines (Kolar)
» Lucknow	-	Sugar
» Ludhiana	-	Hosiery
» Moradabad	-	Brass Utensils
» Mysore	-	Silk
» Nomba High	-	Oil
» Nandambakkam (Chennai)	-	Surgical Instruments
» Nangal	-	Fertilizers
» Nepanagar	-	Newsprint
» Neyveli	-	Lignite
» Ooty (Nilgiris) (T.N)	-	Film Manufacture
» Perambur (Chennai)	-	Integral Coach Factory
» Pimpri (Poona)	-	Pencillin Factory
» Pinjore (Haryana)	-	Machine Tools
» Rana Pratap Sagar	-	Atomic Power Plant
» Raniganj	-	Coal Mining
» Renukoot	-	Aluminium
» Rupnarainpur	-	Cables
» Sindri	-	Fertilizer
» Singhbhum	-	Copper, Iron ore
» Sirpur	-	Paper
» Sivakasi	-	Match Industry	Satellite Station (Sriharikota)
» Sriharikota	-	Satellite Station
» Surat	-	Gold lace
» Tarapur	-	Nuclear Power
» Tiruchirappalli	-	Cigar
» Tiruverumbur	-	Heavy Electricals
» Titagarh	-	Paper Mills
» Tuticorin	-	Thermal, Pearl fishing
» Udaipur	-	Zinc Project
» Udhana	-	Rayon
» Urkunta	-	Cement
» Uttapara	-	Ambassador Cars
» Vadodara	-	Nylon filament yarn
» Vandalur	-	Automobile
» Visakhapatnam	-	Ship, Submarine	Submarine (Visakhapatnam)
» Worli	-	Baby Food
» Zaina Kot	-	HMT Watch Factory

Factfile of Cyclones

The word cyclone has been derived from Greek word ‘cyclos’ which means ‘coiling of a snake’. The word cyclone was coined by Heary Piddington who worked as a Rapporteur in Kolkata during British rule. The terms “hurricane” and “typhoon” are region specific names for a strong “tropical cyclone”. Tropical cyclones are called “Hurricanes” over the Atlantic Ocean and “Typhoons” over the Pacific Ocean. 

A tropical cyclone is a rotational low pressure system in tropics when the central pressure falls by 5 to 6 hPa from the surrounding and maximum sustained wind speed reaches 34 knots (about 62 kmph). It is a vast violent whirl of 150 to 800 km, spiraling around a centre and progressing along the surface of the sea at a rate of 300 to 500 km a day.

Cyclone Prone Areas in IndiaIndia has a coastline of about 7,516 km of which 5,400 km is along the mainland. The entire coast is affected by cyclones with varying frequency and intensity. Although the North Indian Ocean (the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) generates only about 7% of the world's cyclones (5 to 6 Tropical Cyclones per year) their impact is comparatively high and devastating, especially when they strike the coasts bordering the North Bay of Bengal.

Thirteen coastal states and Union Territories (UTs) in the country are affected by tropical cyclones. Four states (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal) and one UT (Puducherry) on the east coast and one state (Gujarat) on the west coast are more vulnerable to cyclone hazards.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is the nodal government agency that provides weather services related to cyclones in India.

Classification of Cyclones in India: The criteria followed by Meteorological Department of India (IMD) to classify the low pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal and in the Arabian Sea as adopted by World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) are as under: 

Type of Disturbances	Associated Wind Speed in the Circulation
Low pressure Area	Less than17 knots (<31 kmph)
Depression	17 to 27 knots (31 to 49 kmph)
Deep Depression	28 to 33 knots (50 to 61 kmph)
Cyclonic Storm	34 to 47 knots (62 to 88 kmph)
Severe Cyclonic Storm	48 to 63 knots (89 to 118 kmph)
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm	64 to 119 knots (119 to 221 kmph)
Super Cyclonic Storm	120 knots and above (222 kmph and above)

Recent Cyclones of Andhra Pradesh

Name of the Cyclone	Year of Occurrence
Hudhud	12 October 2014
Lehar	25 November 2013
Helen	21 November 2013
Nilam	October 2012
Laila	May 2010
Khai-Muk	November 2008
Yemyin	June 2007

The recent deadly cyclones that hit Indian coastCyclone Phailin (2013) – The Cyclone Phailin is a category 5 storm that struck the Odisha and Andhra coast on 11 October 2013 causing massive destruction in the region- affecting 12 million people. Phailin is a Thai word which means Sapphire. This cyclone prompted India's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than 5,50,000 people being moved from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer shelters. Phailin brought very heavy rain of over 600 mm at many stations of Odisha. It also damaged crops worth Rs 2,400 crore and claimed over 40 lives. Loses due to Cyclone Phailin were estimated to be around rupees 420 crore.

Cyclone Nilam (2012) - Cyclonic Storm Nilam was the deadliest tropical cyclone to directly affect south India that made landfall near Mahabalipuram on October 31 as a strong cyclonic storm with peak winds of 85 kmph. Nilam caused economic losses of around Rs 100 crore because of torrential rain. 

Cyclone Thane (2011) - Thane was the strongest tropical cyclone of 2011 that became a very severe cyclonic storm on December 28, as it approached the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and made landfall at north Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore and Puducherry on December 30. Thane left at least 46 people dead in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Cuddalore and Puducherry were the worst affected areas. 

Cyclone Laila (2010) - Severe cyclonic storm Laila made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh on the 20 May 2010 and caused major flooding and damage along its path. Ongole in Andhra Pradesh recorded heavy rainfall of about 460 mm in just two days. Another town Addanki received the highest rainfall of 522 mm. The state government faced a loss of over Rs 500 crore due to Cyclone Laila.

Cyclone Jal (2010) - Cyclone Jal killed at least 54 people in India alone. About 300 thousand hectares of cropland was devastated by the cyclone. The remnants of Jal continued to move northwest, brought light to moderate spells of rain in India's warmest state of Rajasthan and also in Gujarat.

Cyclone Phyan (2009) - Cyclonic Storm Phyan developed as a tropical disturbance in the Arabian Sea to the southwest of Colombo in Sri Lanka on November 4, 2009 and made landfall in south India on November 7. Massive damage to property was reported in coastal districts of Maharashtra, such as Ratnagiri, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Thane and Palghar.

Cyclone Nisha (2008) - Over 180 people were killed in Tamil Nadu alone due to heavy rain and floods caused by the cyclone. Orathanadu, in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu received over 990 mm of rain within 24 hours. The total amount of rainfall received from Nisha was about 1280 mm. The damage caused by the cyclone was estimated to be about 3789 crores.

The 30 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History

Rank	Name / Areas of Largest Loss	Year	Ocean Area	Deaths
1.	Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh	1970	Bay of Bengal	500,000
2.	Hooghly River Cyclone, India and Bangladesh	1737	Bay of Bengal	300,000
3.	Haiphong Typhoon, Vietnam	1881	West Pacific	300,000
3.	Coringa, India	1839	Bay of Bengal	300,000
5.	Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh	1584	Bay of Bengal	200,000
6.	Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh	1876	Bay of Bengal	200,000
7.	Chittagong, Bangladesh	1897	Bay of Bengal	175,000
8.	Super Typhoon Nina, China	1975	West Pacific	171,000
9.	Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh	1991	Bay of Bengal	140,000
9.	Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar	2008	Bay of Bengal	140,000
11.	Great Bombay Cyclone, India	1882	Arabian Sea	100,000
12.	Hakata Bay Typhoon, Japan	1281	West Pacific	65,000
13.	Calcutta, India	1864	Bay of Bengal	60,000
14.	Swatlow, China	1922	West Pacific	60,000
15.	Barisal, Bangladesh	1822	Bay of Bengal	50,000
15.	Sunderbans coast, Bangladesh	1699	Bay of Bengal	50,000
15.	India	1833	Bay of Bengal	50,000
15.	India	1854	Bay of Bengal	50,000
19.	Bengal Cyclone, Calcutta, India	1942	Bay of Bengal	40,000
19.	Bangladesh	1912	Bay of Bengal	40,000
19.	Bangladesh	1919	Bay of Bengal	40,000
22.	Canton, China	1862	West Pacific	37,000
23.	Backerganj (Barisal), Bangladesh	1767	Bay of Bengal	30,000
24.	Barisal, Bangladesh	1831	Bay of Bengal	22,000
25.	Great Hurricane, Lesser Antilles Islands	1780	Atlantic	22,000
26.	Devi Taluk, SE India	1977	Bay of Bengal	20,000
26.	Great Coringa Cyclone, India	1789	Bay of Bengal	20,000
28.	Bangladesh	1965 (11 May)	Bay of Bengal	19,279
29.	Nagasaki Typhoon, Japan	1828	Western Pacific	15,000
30.	Bangladesh	1965 (31 May)	Bay of Bengal	12,000

Geography Made Easy

The Indian island closest to the equator is	The Great Nicobar
India is separated from Sri Lanka by	The Gulf of Mannar; The Palk Strait
The smallest state in area is	Goa
The border country sharing the longest boundary with India is	China
The longitude recognised as the basis for standard meridian in our country	82½° East
Difference between Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time is	5½ hours
The boundary line between India and China is called as	Mac Mohan line
The biggest state in area is	Rajasthan
The state that has longest coast	Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of	972 kms
The number of coastal states in India is	9
Greater Himalayas are also known as	Himadri Ranges
K2 mountain peak is in	Karakoram Range
The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas in India is	K2
The highest peak in peninsular India is	Anaimudi
The highest peak in the World is	Mount Everest
Great Indian Desert is	Thar
The Ganga river in Bangladesh is called as	Padma
India receives bulk of its rainfall from	South West Monsoon
The monsoon burst first takes place in coastal areas in	Kerala
The highest rainfall recorded place, Mawsynram is in	Meghalaya
The lowest average rainfall recorded in	Jaisalmer
Monsoon means	Blowing of winds and reverse seasonally
Drought is	A condition when the rainfall is less than 75% of the normal
The state is having the largest area under forest is	Madhya Pradesh
The soil which is most clayey and moisture retentive is	Black
Laterite soils are characterized by leaching away of	Silica
Highest account of the total soil cover in the country is	Red soils
The highest intensity of irrigation is found in	Punjab
Hydro-Electricity is known as	White Coal
The winter crop season is known as	Rabi
During south west monsoon the crop season is known as	Kharif
Jute cultivation is predominant in	West Bengal
Black soils are favorable for the cultivation of	cotton
Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in	Kerala
The maximum energy producing mineral in India is	Coal
To manufacture the pencils we use	Graphite
Silk industry is predominating in	Karnataka
Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of	Germany
Limestone is the chief raw material for	Cement
The biggest oil refinery in India is located at	Mathura
The largest industry in our country	Textile industry
The important navigable canal in southern India is	Buckingham Canal
River based port in India is	Kolkata
The single largest item of import	Petroleum