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PROFILE
Eternal India
encyclopedia
MILITARY
Military Expenditure (1993-94)
$8,174 billion
Active duty personnel
1,265,000
MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES
Congress (I); Congress (S); Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); Akali Dal; Janata
Dal ; All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (AIADMK); Dravida
Munnetra Kazagham; Communist Party of India (CPI); Communist Party of
India/Marxist (CPI/M); Communist Party of India/Marxist-Leninist (CPI/
ML); Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP); Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP); Tel-
ugu Desam, Shiv Sena.
STRUCTURE OF LEGAL SYSTEM
Based on English Common Law, judicial review of legislative acts, accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations.
SUFFRAGE
: Universal at age 18
ELECTION :
National and state elections ordinarily held every 5 years, may
be postponed in emergency and may be held more frequently if government
loses confidence vote; last general election held in 2014.
UNITED NATIONS MEMBER
Year of Membership -1945.
EMBASSIES IN CAPITAL
Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh,
Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada,
Cape Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, El
Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Georgia, Ghana,
Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,
Korea North. Korea South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco,
Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Paraguay, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Namibia,
Nauru, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore,
Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab
Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
NATIONAL TOURIST AGENCY
Indian Tourisim Development Corporation, 88, Janpath, N. Delhi; Tel: 320005
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
(2015) - US $1.877 trillion
Allahabad Bank
Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Canara Bank
Central Bank of India
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Indian Bank
BANKS
Indian Overseas Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Laxmi Vilas Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce
Punjab National Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank
State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
State Bank of India
State Bank of Mysore
State Bank of Patiala
State Bank of Saurashtra
State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Hyderabad
Syndicate Bank
Union Bank
UCO Bank
Vijaya Bank
Vysya Bank
Hongkong Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
Foreign Banks
ANZ Grindlays Bank City Bank
Bank of America Deutsche Bank
ENERGY AND POWER
i
Installed Capacity - 82,000 MW (1992)
ii
Power Generated - 310,000 M units
TAXATION
(2015)
Individuals / HUF – upto 2,00,000 – NILL ; above 2,00,000 below 5,00,000-10%;
Above 5,00,000 below 10,00,000-20%;above 10,00,000-30%
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
There are 42 central, 285 state universities in the country. In addition, there are 130
institutions which are classified as "Deemed to be universities". The number of affiliated
and constituent colleges is 35,539
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1)
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay
3)
Indian Institutes of Technology at New Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur,
Kharagpur & Guwahati
4)
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
5)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay
PLACES OF INTEREST
i)
Delhi - Red Fort, Parliament House, Jantar Mantar, India Gate
ii)
Agra - Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Moti Masjid, Jehangir's Palace (Uttar
Pradesh)
iii)
Maharashtra - Ajanta & Ellora Caves in Aurangabad .
iv)
Sanchi - Buddhist Stupas (Madhya Pradesh)
v)
Konark - Sun Temple (Orissa)
vi)
Jaipur- Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Ram Niwas Gardens & Museum.
vii)
Hyderabad - Salar Jung Museum, Charminar, Golconda Fort.
Top Dailies
Malayala Manorama (Mai.)
The Times of India(Eng.)
Indian Express (Eng.)
Gujarat Samachar (Guj.)
Ananda Bazar Patrika(Ben.)
Punjab (Hindi)
Dina Tanthi (Tamil)
Top Weeklies
Malayala Manorama (Mai.)
Kumudam (Tamil)
Chitralekha (Gujarati)
Rani Weekly (Tamil)
India Today (Eng.)
Reader's Digest (Eng.)
Manohar Kahaniyan (Hindi)
Grih Shobha (Hindi)
MEDIA
Circulation Top Dailies
647,095 Eenadu (Telugu)
606,450
Lok
Satta
(Marathi)
573,614
Prajavani
(Kannada)
478,760 Kesari (Hindi)
441, 685 Ajit (Punjabi)
334,776 Samaj (Oriya)
326,262
Circulation Top Weeklies
1,126,541 Ananda Vikatan (Tamil)
481,485 Sudha (Kannada)
304,819 Mayapuri (Hindi)
269,690 Swati Sapari Vara Patrika
(Telugu)
TOP MAGAZINES
Circulation
386,358 Tughlak (Tamil)
380,537 Vanitha(Malayalam)
3,56,363 Jee (Gujarati)
323,775
Circulation
308,834
261,554
217,905
204,617
172,774
109,696
Circulation
218,075
164,975
164,141
124,549
Circulation
149,112
250,851
102,597
ENTERTAINMENT
Music, dance and drama, films, horse racing, golf, swimming, hiking, trek-
king, skiing etc.
SHOPPING GUIDE
Shopping centres : Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras
Best Buys : Sandalwood & rosewood articles, incense sticks, silk fabrics, sil-
verware, jewellery, handicrafts, handlooms, textiles, leather goods, hosiery,
ivory, carpets, Indian musical instruments, metalware, etc.
MUSEUMS
i)
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
ii)
Nehru Memorial Museum, New Delhi
iii)
Baroda Museum, Baroda
iv)
Visveshwariah Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore.
LUMINARIES
i) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) - Father of the nation.
ii) Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) - Builder of Modern India.
iii) Smt. Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) - First Woman PM of India.
iv) Sir C.V. Raman (1888-1970) - Nobel Prize Winner -Scientist.
v) Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) - Nobel Prize winner - Poet.
vi) Sir M. Visvesvaraya (1861 - 1962) - Engineer & statesman.
vii) Srinivas Ramanajan (1887-1920) - Mathematician