Rever side Cites And Countries

City	River	Country
» Alexandria	-   Nile	-   Egypt
»Amsterdam	-   Amsel	-   Netherlands
» Baghdad	-   Tigris	-   Iraq	Tigris River
» Bangkok	-   Menam	-   Thailand
» Basra	-   Eupharates and Tigris	-   Iraq
» Belgrade	-   Danube	-   Serbia
» Berlin	-   Spree	-   Germany	Spree River
» Bonn	-  Rhine	-  Germany
» Bristol	-   Avon	-   England
» Brussels	-   Seine	-   Belgium
» Budapest	-   Danube	-   Hungary
» Cairo	-   Nile	-   Egypt
» Chittagong	-   Karnaphuli	-   Bangladesh
» Colombo	-   Kaliganga	-   Sri Lanka
» Cologne	-   Rhine	-   Germany
» Dublin	-   Liphi	-   Ireland
» Glasgow	-   Clyde	-   Scotland
» Hamburg	-  Elbe	-   Germany
» Karachi	-  Indus	-   Pakistan
» Khartoum	-  Nile	-   Sudan
» Lahore	-  Ravi	-   Pakistan
» Lisbon	-  Tagus	-   Portugal
» Liverpool	-  Mersey	-   England
» London	-  Thames	-   England	Thames River
» Montreal	-  Ottawa	-   Canada
» Moscow	-  Moskva	-   Russia
» New York	-  Hudson	-   USA	Hudson River
» Paris	-  Seine	-   France
» Philadelphia	-  Delawara	-   USA
» Prague	-  Vitava	-   Czechoslovakia
» Quebec	-  St. Lawrence	-   Canada
» Rome	-  Tiber	-   Italy
» Shanghai	-  Yangtze-Kiang	-   China
» Stalingrad	-  Volga	-   Russia	Volga River
» Tokyo	-  Sumida	-   Japan
» Vienna	-   Danube	-   Austria
» Warsaw	-  Vistula	-   Poland
» Washington	-  Potamac	-   USA
» Yangoon	-  Irawadi	-   Myanmar

National Flowers of Various Countries

Country	National Flower
» Australia	-   Gold wattle	Gold wattle
» Bangladesh	-   Water Lilly	Water Lilly
» Canada	-   Maple leaf	Maple leaf
» China	-   Narsissas
» France	-   Lilly
» Germany	-   Corn Flower	Corn Flower
» India	-   Lotus	Lotus
» Ireland	-   Shamrock
» Japan	-   Chrysanthemum	Chrysanthemum
» Russia	-   Sunflower	Sunflower
» Scotland	-  Thistle
» Spain	-   Pomegranate
» UK	-   Rose
» USA	-   Golden Rose

Institutions - Founders

World

Institution		Founder
» Amnesty International	-	Peter Berenson	Peter Berenson
» Boy Scouts	-	Baden Powell
» Cubism	-	Pablo Picasso
» Fascism	-	Benito Mussolini
» Lion’s Club	-	Melvin John
» Montessori System	-	Maria Montessori
» Nazism	-	Adolf Hitler	Adolf Hitler
» Nursing System	-	Florence Nightingale
» Protestant Religion	-	Martin Luther
» Red Cross	-	Jean-Henri Dunant
» Salvation Army	-	William Booth
» Atomic Structure	-	Bohr and Rutherford
» Taoism	-	Lao Tse
» United Nations	-	Joseph Stalin (USSR)
» Winston	-	Churchill (UK) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (USA)	Sir George Williams
» YMCA	-	Sir George Williams
» Confucianism	-	Confucius
» Zorastrianism (Parsis)	-	Zoraster
India
» Arya Samaj	-	Dayananda Saraswathi
» Bahaism	-	Mirza Hussain Ali	Mirza Hussain Ali
» Bhoodan Movement	-	Vinoba Bhave
» Brahma Samaj	-	Raja Ram Mohan Roy
» Chinmaya Mission	-	Swami Chinmayananda
» Dev Samaj	-	Siva Narayan Agnihothri
» Indian Association	-	Surendranath Banerji
» Jainism	-	Vardhamana Mahavira
» Peoples Education Society	-	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar	Kesab Chandra Sen
» Prarthana Samaj	-	Kesab Chandra Sen
» Ramakrishna Mission	-	Swami Vivekananda
» Sarvodaya Movement	-	Jaya Prakash Narayan	Jaya Prakash Narayan
» Servants of India Society	-	Servants of India Society
» Sikhism	-	Guru Nanak
» Suddhi Movement	-	Swami Shradhanand
» Theosophical Society of India	-	Annie Besant
» Vana Mahothsav	-	K.M. Munshi

Banking Programmes And Schemes

S.No.	Banking Programmes and Schemes	Year of Beginning	Objective/Description
1	Credit Authorization Scheme (CAS)	1965	A scheme of Qualitative Credit Control of Researve Bank
2	Scheme of Discriminatory Interest Rate	1972	To provide loan to the weaker sections of the societyat a concessional interest rate of 4%.
3	Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India	1985	To provide financial assistance to sick and closed industrial units for their reconstruction.
4	Formation of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)	1988	To safeguard the interest of investors in capital market and to regulate share market.
5	National Renewal Fund (NRF)	1992	To protect the interest of the employees of Public Sector.
6	Group Life Insurance Scheme in Rural Areas	1995	To provide insurance facilities to rural people on lower premium.
7	Social Security Pilot Scheme	2004	Scheme for labors of unorganized sector for providing family pension, insurance and medical.

World Famous Cities and their Sobriquets

Sobriquets	Name of the City
City of Dreaming Spires	Oxford (UK)
City of Seven Hills	Rome
City of the Golden Gate	San Francisco, UK
Cockpit of Europe	Belgium
Dark Continent	Africa
Gift of the Nile	Egypt
Holy Land	Palestine
Island of Pearls	Bahrain
Key of the Mediterranean	Gibraltar
Land of the Kangaroo	Australia
Land of the Midnight Sun	Norway
Land of the Rising Sun	Japan
Land of the Thunderbolt	Bhutan
Land of the White Elephants	Thailand
Land of Thousand Lakes	Finland
Playground of Europe	Turkey
Roof of the World	Pamirs
Sick Man of Europe	Turkey
Yellow River	River Hwang Ho
Sugar Bowl of the World	Cuba
Venice of the North	Stockholm, Sweden

Headquarters of Various World Top International Organization

1. International Standards Organisation - Geneva
2. Commonwealth of Nations - London 
3. UNESCO  (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization )    - Paris 
4. Universal Postal Union - Berne   5. WHO ( World Health Organization) - Geneva 
6. UNFPA - New York 
7. ILO ( International Labour Organization )- Geneva 
8. IMF - Washington DC 
9. WTO (World Trade Organization ) - Geneva 
10. International Court Of Justice - The Hague 
11.  International Renewable Energy Agency - Abu Dhabi (UAE) (Interim HQs)
12. World Bank - Washington D.C. 
13. International Committee of the Red Cross -Geneva 
14. International Maritime Organisation - London 
15. UNIDO - Vienna 
16. Food and Agricultural Organisation - Rome 
17. World Meteorological Organisation - Geneva 
18. SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)- Kathmandu 
19. Amnesty International - London 
20. Transparency International - Berlin 
21. World Intellectual Property Organization - Geneva 
22. International Atomic Energy Agency - Vienna 
23. UNICEF -( United Nations International Children Emergency Fund )- New York 
24.  UNO - New York 

List of World Heritage Sites in India 2014

Cultural
● Agra Fort (1983)
● Ajanta Caves (1983)
● Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
● Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
● Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)
● Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
● Elephanta Caves (1987)
● Ellora Caves (1983)
● Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
● Great Living Chola Temples (1987)
● Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
● Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
● Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
● Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
● Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
● Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
● Mountain Railways of India (1999)
● Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
● Red Fort Complex (2007)
● Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
● Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
● Taj Mahal (1983)
● The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)

Natural 
● Kaziranga National Park (1985)
● Keoladeo National Park (1985)
● Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
● Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988)
● Sundarbans National Park (1987)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List
● Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal (1998)
● Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor (1998)
● Golconda Fort, Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh (1998)
● Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat, Disstt, Kachchh (1998)
● Rani-ki-Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (1998)
● Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (1998)
● Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar (1998)
● Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (1998)
● Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (1998)
● Hemis Gompa (1998)
● Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab (2004)
● River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam (2004)
● Kalka Shimla Railway (2004)
● The Matheran Light Railway (extension to the Mountain Railways of India) (2005)
● Western Ghats (sub cluster nomination) (2006)
● Namdapha National Park (2006)
● Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (2006)
● Kangchendzonga National Park (2006)
● Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (2006)
● The Kangra Valley Railway - Extension to the Mountain Railways of India (2009)
● Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST (2009)
● The Maharaja Railways of India (2009)
● Oak Grove School (2009)
● Excavated Remains at Nalanda (2009)
● Great Himalayan National Park (2009)
● Bhitarkanika Conservation Area (2009)
● Neora Valley National Park (2009)
● Desert National Park (2009)
● Silk Road Sites in India (2010)
● Santiniketan (2010)

List of Gandhi Peace Prize Winners (1995-2013)

The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.

As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi. This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods. The award carries Rs. 10 million in cash, convertible in any currency in the world, a plaque and a citation. It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, creed or sex.

A jury consisting of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India and two other eminent persons decides the awardee each year.

Gandhi Peace Prize Winners List
2013 : Chandi Prasad Bhatt Environmentalist, India
2005 : Desmond Tutu South African Cleric and Activist, South Africa
2004 : Coretta Scott King Widow of Martin Luther King, United States
2003 : Václav Havel 1st President of Czech Republic, Czech Republic
2002 : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust, India
2001 : John Hume Northern Irish Politician, Northern Ireland
2000 : Nelson Mandela (co-recipient) Former President of South Africa, South Africa
2000 : Grameen Bank (co-recipient) Founded by Mohammad Yunus, Bangladesh
1999 : Baba Amte Social Worker, India
1998 : Ramakrishna Mission Founded by Swami Vivekananda, India
1997 : Gerhard Fischer German Diplomat, Germany
1996 : A. T. Ariyaratne Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka
1995 : Julius Nyerere 1st President of Tanzania, Tanzania