2. Tarapur Atomic Power Station was the first nuclear power plant in India. The construction of the plant was started in 1962 and the plant was fully operational in 1969.
3. Mumbai is the most populous city of India and has a population density of about 29,000 persons per sq. kilometer.
4. Vishwanathan Anand won the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship with a score of 9/9 in 1983 at the age of 14. He became the Grandmaster in 1988 at the age of 18.
5. St Thomas Church at Palyar in Trichur of Kerala is considered to be the oldest Church in India.
6. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first ever female Indian Cabinet Minister. She was a part of Jawaharlal Nehru's first Cabinet.
7. SBI, India's largest bank, has a vast domestic network of over 9000 branches and commands 1/5th of deposits and loans of all scheduled commercial banks in India.
8. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola in Karnataka is the tallest statue in India. The statue is 17m (55 ft) high and is visible from a distance of 30km.
9. 'Chota Chetan' was the first Indian 3D Movie and was made under the banner of 'Navodaya Films'. It was a box Office success and earned around Rs 60 crore in 1984-85.
10. Tinkle the Children magazine has the largest circulation in India with a monthly readership of around 12lakh.
11. Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw was the first field Marshal of the Indian Army ans was appointed Field Marshal on 1 Jan 1973.
12. Indira Point the Southern most tip of the Great Nicobar Island is the southern most point of land territory of India. It's at 6 degrees latitude.
13. Genpact is India's Largest BPO Company. It started its operations in 1997 as the India-based business process services operation for GE capital.
14.Dr.C V.Raman was the first Indian Scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Scattering of Light and Discovery of The Raman Effect, which is named after him.
15. Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to Climb the Mount Everest. She acheived this feat on 23rd May 1984.
16. First Indian cinemascope film was Kaagaz ke Phool, produced and directed by Guru Dutt in 1959.
17. Ramanatha swamy Temple at Rameshwaram has the largest temple corridor in India. It has 1220 meters of magnificent corridors and has 1200 gigantic granite columns.
18. Jadukata Bridge at Ranikor in West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya, is the longest span cantilever bridge in India. The bridge has a central span of 140m.
19. Music World, part of the RPG group of enterprises, is India's largest music retail chain. The group has over 79 outlets across India.
20. India's first talkie film was "Alam Ara" (Light of the Universe). The film was released on March 14, 1931 at Majestic Cinema in Bombay.
21. Pankaj Udhas's album "Shagufta" launched by Music India in December 1987 was the first CD to be released in India.
22. Bata India is the largest footwear retail chain in India. Bata India serves over a Lakh customers per day and has more than 8000 employees on its rolls.
23. Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India has a diameter of 124 feet and is the second largest dome in the world, next only to St. Peters Basilica in Rome.
24. Jaddan Bai was the first lady music director in Indian Film Industry. She made a film Talash-e-Haq in the year 1935 and composed the music for it herself.
25. Indian literature is considered as the oldest literature in the world. The Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharatha are considered to be nearly 5000yrs old.
26. The 320 MW Tarapur nuclear power station houses two 160 MW boiling water reactors, the first in Asia.
27. Leander Paes was the first Indian to win Junior US open Title. Leander Paes won the US open championship in 1991 by defeating Karim Alami of Morocco 6-4, 6-4.
28. The Zoological Garden in Kolkata is the largest Zoo in India and is spread over an area about 100acres. It was Estd. in 1876.
29. The Sundarbans are a part ogf the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna. It covers an area of 4262 sq. km in India.
30. Goa with an area of 3702 sq. km is the smallest State in India. Goa was a Portuguese colony and was liberated from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961.
31. The world's highest Cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 mts above sea level.
32. India is the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world and one of the most ancient and living civilizations, atleast 10,000yrs old.
24. Jaddan Bai was the first lady music director in Indian Film Industry. She made a film Talash-e-Haq in the year 1935 and composed the music for it herself.
25. Indian literature is considered as the oldest literature in the world. The Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharatha are considered to be nearly 5000yrs old.
26. The 320 MW Tarapur nuclear power station houses two 160 MW boiling water reactors, the first in Asia.
27. Leander Paes was the first Indian to win Junior US open Title. Leander Paes won the US open championship in 1991 by defeating Karim Alami of Morocco 6-4, 6-4.
28. The Zoological Garden in Kolkata is the largest Zoo in India and is spread over an area about 100acres. It was Estd. in 1876.
29. The Sundarbans are a part ogf the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna. It covers an area of 4262 sq. km in India.
30. Goa with an area of 3702 sq. km is the smallest State in India. Goa was a Portuguese colony and was liberated from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961.
31. The world's highest Cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 mts above sea level.
32. India is the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world and one of the most ancient and living civilizations, atleast 10,000yrs old.
