What's new on R-day parade 2017 ?

• 2017 Republic Day Theme is Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.

• Chief Guest - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is the first guest from any middle-east country.

• No. of states participating in the parade - 17

• First Time in History - Debut show of Sherpa (a bullet-proof NSG vehicle).

• This is the second time that a foreign military contingent marched down the Rajpath, with the French contingent being the first.
On this day, we'll tell you 22 #ThisDayThatYear things, which are must-know-facts for every Indian.

• India became a Republic at 10:18 a.m. on January 26 in the year 1950.

• Around six minutes later, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as President of India at the Durbar Hall in President House.

• The Constitution was neither typed nor printed but handwritten and calligraphed both in English and Hindi.

• After inception of the Indian Constitution, around 94 amendments (alterations) have been done.

• The members signed the handwritten document on January 24, 1950.

• The original copies are kept safely in the Parliament's library in helium-filled cases.

• The Indian Constitution is the longest in the world, comprising of 448 articles, 12 schedules and 98 amendments.

• The President of India addresses the nation on the eve of every Republic Day which is January 25.

• Satyamev Jayate (one of the biggest Indian mottos) is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad, Atharvaveda. It was first translated in the Hindi language by Muslim Abid Ali in 1911.

• It was Madan Mohan Malviya who selected the Indian motto of Satyamev Jayate.

• From 1950 and 1954, the venues of the Republic Day parade were the Red Fort, National Stadium, Kingsway Camp and the Ramlila ground. It was only in 1955 that Rajpath was chosen as the regular venue.

• The first Republic Day parade was held in 1955 at Rajpath, five years after India became a Republic.

• President Sukarno of Indonesia was the first chief guest at the first Republic Day celebrations held on January 26, 1950.

• A Christian hymn 'Abide With Me' is played at the parade as it was one of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite songs.

• Jana Gana Mana (National Anthem) was written first in Bengali language by the Rabindranath Tagore.

• Jana Gana Mana (National Anthem) was first translated into Hindi language by the Abid Ali in 1911 which was later officially adopted as National Anthem of India in 1950 on January 24.

• The National Anthem of India was first sung in the meeting of Indian National Congress, Calcutta on December 27, 1911.

• The National Anthem of India takes 52 seconds to sing or play.

• A 21 gun salute is given every Republic Day when the President of India unfurls the national flag.

• Republic Day celebration of India lasts for three days and concludes with Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Abide by Me' during the Beating Retreat.

• Beating Retreat ceremony is held on January 29 at Vijay Chowk with the performance of Indian Army, Air Force and Navy bands. It marks the end of the Republic Day celebrations in India.

• This day is one of three national holidays, the other two being Independence Day on August 15 and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
So this republic day, get drenched in the tricolour and rejoice in the spirit high-voltage issue of nationalism.

SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES

• Prithvi-I:
(Range: 150 km, Payload: 1000 kg, User: Army)
• Prithvi-II:
(Range: 250 km – 350 km, Payload: 500 kg – 1000 kg, User: Air Force, Army)
• Prithvi-III:
(Range: 350 km – 600 km, Payload: 250 kg – 500 kg, User: Army, Air Force, Navy)
• Agni-I:
(Range: 700 – 1,200 km, Type: Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM), User: Army, Air Force)
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INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES (MRBM):
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• Agni-II:
(Range: 2,000 – 2,500 km, User: Army, Air Force)
• Agni-III:
(Range: 3,000 – 5,000 km, User: Army, Air Force)
• Agni-IV:
(Range: 2,500 – 3,700 km, User: Army, Air Force)
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INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES (ICBM):
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• Agni-V:
(Range: 5,000 – 8,000 km, User: Army, Air Force)
• Agni-VI:
(Range: 8,000 – 10,000 km, User: Army, Air Force)
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A Few More In The List Are As Follows:
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• K-15:
(Range: 750 km, Weight: 10 tonne, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: 10 m)
• K-4:
(Range: 3,500-5,000 km, Weight: 17 tonnes, Warhead: 1 tonne – 2.5 tonnes, length: 10 m)
• K-5:
(Range: 6,000 km, Weight: Unspecified, Warhead: 1 tonne, length: Unspecified)
• BrahMos:
(Type: Supersonic, Range: 290 km, Status: Inducted)
• Shaurya;
(Type: Hypersonic, Range: 1000-1800 Km, Status: Inducted)
• SRSAM;
(Type: Hypersonic, Range: 15 Km, Status: Inducted)
• Pinaka
(Range: 40 km, Status: Inducted)
• Nag:
(Range: 4km, Status: Induction)
• Akash:
(Range: 30 Km , Status: Inducted)
• MRSAM:
(Range: 70 km, Used: Air force)

THE FIRSTS OF ODISHA

1. First Airport- Baripada
2. First All India Radio-Cuttack(January 28,1948)
3. First Capital-Cuttack
4. First Childern’s Magazine-Prabhat(1909)
5. First College-Revenshaw College, Cuttack
6. First Daily News Paper-Utkal Dipika
7. First Electron Oven-Khan Nagar, Cuttack
8. First Engineering School-Bhubanandana School of Engineering , Cuttack
9. First Year Book-Orissa Year Book (English Edition 2007)
10. First Woman Magazine-Asha
11. First Woman feature Magazine-Manorama
12. First Teacher Training School- Cuttack Normal School
13. First Textile Mills in Orissa- Orissa Textile Mill
14. First River Dam-Hirakud Dam, Burla
15. First Paper Factory-BRAJARAJ NAGAR
16. First Cement Factory-RAJGANG PUR Cement Factory
17. First Girl’s High School-Revenshaw Girsl High School
18. First Hindi Flim in Orissa-Shodha
19. First Film Talkies-SitaramVilas Talkies, Behrampur
20. First Highway-Jagannath Sadak
21. First High School-Ravenshaw Collegiate High School, Cuttack
22. First Jute Mill-Konarak Jute Mill
23. First Mahila Bank-BERAHAM PUR
24. First Medical College-Sri Rama Chandra Bhanja Medical College
25. First Magazine-Gyanaruna (1849)
26. First Monthly Magazine-Nidaruna
27. First Oriya Film-Sita Bibaha (Black and white)
28. First Oriya Flim-Gapa Hele bhi sata (Colour)
29. First Oriya Eastman Colour Film-Samaya
30. First Oriya Business News Paper-Bazar(1996)
31. First Oriya Mid-Day News Paper-Orissa Mid-Day
32. First Oriya Drama-Babaji
33. First Oriya Film Received President’s Award-Sri Lokanath
34. First Oriya Mahakabya-Sarala Mahakabaya
35. First Oriya Video Film-Bahini
36. First Oriya T.V. Serial-Ahuti
37. First Oriya Novel-Padmamali(1818)
38. First Printing Press-Utkal Printing Company, Puri.
39. First Port-Chandabali
40. First Studio-Kalinga Studio, Bhubaneswar
41. First Seed Farm-Deras Farm
42. First Super First Train-Konark Express
43. First T.V. Center-SAMBAL PUR
44. First Theater-Odisa Theater
45. First Test Tube Baby-Janaki
46. First University-Utkal University
47. First Women’s College-Sailabala Women’s College.

Important summits in 2016

1) G-20 : Hangzhou, China
2) APEC Summit : Peru ( Lima )
3) Nuclear security summit : Washington DC, USA
4) Indian Science congress : Mysore
5) BRICS : Goa,India 
6) SAARC : Islamabad, Pakistan
7) ASEAN : Laos
8) Pravasi Bhartiya divas : New Delhi
9) NATO : Poland,Warsaw
10) OPEC : Austria,Vienna
11) ADB : Frankfurt, Germany
12) WEF : Davos,Switzerland
13) SCO : Uzbekistan 
14) NAM : Venezuela

INDIAN CITIES & FOUNDERS

1. Who was the founder of Madras ?
ANS : Francis Day
2. Who was the founder of Delhi ?
ANS : Anangpal
3. Who was the founder of Calcutta ?
ANS : Job Charnok
4. Who was the founder of Allahabad ?
ANS : Akbar
5. Who was the founder of Ajmeer ?
ANS : Ajaypal Chauhan
6. Who was the founder of Hisar ?
ANS : Firozshah Tuglaq
7. Who was the founder of Siri ?
ANS : Alaudden Khilji
8. Who was the founder of Vijayanagaram
ANS : Harihar & Bukka
9. Who was the founder of Jodhpur ?
ANS : Rao Jodha
10. Who was the founder of Fathepur Sikri ?
ANS : Akbar
11. Who was the founder of Hyderabad ?
ANS : Quli Qutabshah
12. Who was the founder of Agra ?
ANS : Sikkandar Lodhi
13. Who was the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
ANS : Narasimhawarma
14. Who was the founder of Ahmedabad ?
ANS : Ahmed Shah
15. The city of Daulatabad was founded by ?
ANS : Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
16. Dinpanah was founded by ?
ANS : Humayun
17. The city of Jahanpanah was founded by ?
ANS : Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
18. The founder of Gangaikondachol
apuram ?
ANS : Rajendra Chola I
19. The city of Shahjahanabad was founded by ?
ANS : Shah Jahan
20. Chandigarh was designed by whom ?
ANS : Le Coubusier
21. The city of Amritsar was founded by ?
ANS : Guru Ram Das
22. The city founded by Kanishka in Kashmir was ?
ANS : Kanishkapuram
23. The founder of the city of Patna ?
ANS : Sher Shah
24. The architect of New Delhi ?
ANS : Edwin Lutyens
25. The architect of the city of Gandhinagar ?
ANS : Le Coubusier
26. Who was the founder of Mumbai ?
ANS : Onald Ogjiar
27. Who was the founder of Bhopal ?
ANS : Raja Bhoj
28. Who was the founder of Indore ?
ANS : Ahilya Bai
29. Who was the founder of Tughlakabad ?
ANS : Mohammad Tughlaq
30. Who was the founder of Jaipur ?
ANS : Sawai Jai Singh

Indian Brand Slogans , Tag lines

Chocolates , Cold Drinks & food.........

Pepsi  : Yehi hain Right Choice Baby / Nothing official about it / Yeh Dil Maange More / ye pyas he badi
Thums Up  : Taste The Thunder
Rasna   : I love you Rasna                   
Frooti   : Fresh N Juicy / Why Grow Up
Coca Cola   : Thanda Matlab Coca Cola
Cadbury  : Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye
Boost   : Boost is the secret of our energy
Dairy Milk   : Swad Zindagi Ka
Amul   : Utterly Butterly Delicious / The Taste of India
Alpenlibe  : Jee Lalchaye Raha NA jaye
Polo   : The mint with a hole
Kit Kat   : Have a break, have a kit kat
Melody   : Yeh Melody itni chocolaty kyun hain, Melody khaao, khudh jaan jao
Chloromint  : Doobara mat punchna
Sprite   : Bujaaye pyaas, baaki all bakwas
Mentos   : Dimaag ki batti jalaa de
Lays  : No one can eat just one
Mac Donald's : i m lovin it
Maggi   : Taste Bhi, Health Bhi ( Ketchup : Its Different)
Perk  : Thodi si pet puja
Priya gold biscuits  : hak se maango
PARLE-G  : G for Genius
Taj Mahal Chai  : Wah Taj!
Kurkure  :Tedha Hai Par Mera Hai
Slice  : Aam Sutra. 
Britannia  : Eat healthy, think better
Bru coffee : Bru instant with aroma lock
Bingo   : No Confusion, Great Combination
Complan  : I am a Complan boy / A complete planned food.
MDH  : Asli Masale Sach sach MDH MDH
Kayam Churan  : Jee haan, Bhavnagar wale Seth Brothers Ka Kayam Choorna
Laxmi Toor Dal  : Dana Dana Swad Ka Khazana
Tata salt  : Desh ka namak
Snicker  : Jab hunger machaye 4 snickers khol yaar
Parle krack jack : The original sweet and salty biscuit
Britannia  : Eat healthy, think better:

Banks......

ICICI Bank  : Khayal Aap Ka / No chinta only money
Bank of Baroda  : India's International Bank
HDFC Std Life : Jiyo sar utha ke
LIC  : Zindagi ke sath bhe Zindagi ke baad bhi
Bajaj Allianz  : Jiyo befikar
Union Bank of India  : Good People to Bank with

Cars & Bikes......

Tata Safari  : Reclaim Your Life
Bajaj Pulsar : Definitely Male
Hero Honda : Desh ki dhadkan /  Fill it,Shut it and forget it.
Hero Honda Karizma  : Jet, Set, Go!
Fiat Linea  : Admiration guaranteed
Tata Indica : More car per car
Bajaj   : Hamara Bajaj
Max New York Life  : Karo Zyada ka Iraada
Aditiya Brila Groups :Taking India to the World

Mobiles & Communications.....

Nokia  : Connecting People
BSNL  : Connecting India
Idea   : An Idea can Change your life
Hutch   : Where ever you go , our network follows
Airtel   : Express Yourself
Videocon   : The Indian Multinational
Onida   : Neighbor's Envy , Owner's Pride
Voltas   : India ka Dil. India ka AC.

Home Accessories............

Surf   : Daag Acche hain
Asian Paints  : Har Khar Kuchch Kahta hein
Air Deccan  : Simplifly
Dhara Oil   : Dhara Dhara Shuddh Dhara
Dettol  : BE 100% Sure
Navratna Oil  : Thanda Thanda Cool Cool
Superia   : Pehle Aap
Lux  : Beauty soap of film stars
Gillete  : The best a man can get
Tata Sky  : Isko laga dala to life zinga lala
Surf Excel  : Surf Excel hain na
Babool   : Subhe babool ki to din tumhara / Babool Babool, paise wasool
Rotomac   : Likhtey likhtey love ho jaaye
Adidas   : Impossible is nothing
Nike   : Just do it
Raymond's  : The Complete Man
Peter England  : The Honest Shirt
Lifebuoy   : Thandurusti hain vaham
Ceat   : Born Tough
De coeur   : Art from the HeArt
Nirma  : Sabki Pasand Nirma
Fevicol  : Pakde rehna / Fevicol ka mazboot jod hai, tootega nahi
Big Bazaar  : Is se sasta aur Achcha kahee nahee milenga
Dinesh Suitings  : Duniya aap ke Kadmo mein
Bajaj Tubelights  : Jab mein chota bacha tha, badi shararat karta tha (Jingles)
Glade Air Freshner : The welcoming scent of home

Airlines.............

Kingfisher Airlines  : Fly the good times
British Airways  : The world's favourite airline Citra - Citraa,,,Super Cooler..
Emirates   : Fly Emirates
Kingfisher   : The King of Good Times

Other.............

The Economic Times  : The Power of Knowledge
The Indian Express  : Journalism of Courage
MRF   : Tyres With Muscle
Malayala Manorama : Nobody delivers Kerala better.
Havelles RCB  : Shock Laga Kya
Gold spot  : The zing thing and Citra: Super cooler
Indian Army : Do you have it in you.
Wills  : Made for each other
INC  : Congress Ki Haath Aam Admi Ke Saath
Red FM   : Bajate raho
Debeers  : A diamond is forever
Yahoo   : Yahoooooouuuooonnn! (used as jingle)
IBM   : Toong toong tang tang (used as jingle)
Sundaram books : Books for success

BRICS - 2016

BRICS is a group of five major emerging economies, comprising 43% of the world population, having 37% of the world GDP and 17% share in the world trade. South Africa was the last country which have joined the group in 2010 and completed the group as BRICS.

History of BRICS.

Earlier four nations joined hand to form a group in order to give a recognition to the world rising economic powers.The acronym BRIC (Brazil,Russia,India and China) was first used in 2001 by Goldman Sachs in their Global Economics Paper, "The World Needs Better Economic BRICs" on the basis of econometric analyses projecting that the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China would individually and collectively occupy far greater economic space and would be amongst the world’s largest economies in the next 50 years or so. BRIC started after the meeting of the Leaders of Russia, India and China in St. Petersburg on the margins of G8 Outreach Summit in 2006. The 1st BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on 16 June 2009.After inclusion of South Africa , it attended the 3rd BRICS Summit in Sanya, China on 14 April 2011.  

BRICS Initiative

The BRICS Forum, an independent international organisation encouraging commercial, political and cultural cooperation between the BRICS nations. BRICS works on the two important pillars - issues of mutual interest through meetings of Leaders as well as of Ministers of Finance, Trade, Health, S&T, Education, Agriculture, Communication, Labour, etc. and practical cooperation in a number of areas through meetings of Working Groups/Senior Officials.

8th BRICS summit concluded in India on 16th oct 2016 with the adoption of the Goa Declaration which pledged opposition to the terrorism. 

The theme of India’s BRICS Chairmanship was Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions. 

During Indias BRICS Chairmanship, BRICS adopted the five-pronged approach:

(i) Institution building to further deepen, sustain and institutionalise BRICS cooperation 

(ii) Implementation of the decisions from previous Summits 

(iii) Integrating the existing cooperation mechanisms 

(iv) Innovation,i.e.,new cooperation mechanisms and

(v)Continuity,i.e.,continuation of mutually agreed existing BRICS cooperation mechanisms.

In a strongly worded statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “the most serious direct threat to our economic prosperity is terrorism. Tragically, its mother-ship is a country in India’s neighbourhood.”

According to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “the most serious direct threat to the economic prosperity is terrorism ".The declaration called for resolution of the civil war in Syria, in accordance with the “legitimate aspirations of the people of Syria” and sought action against U.N.-designated terrorist groups like IS and Jabhat al-Nusra.

The Goa Declaration also called for all nations to counter radicalism, and block sources of financing international terrorism, “including through organised crime by means of money-laundering, drug trafficking, criminal activities, dismantling terrorist bases and countering misuse of the Internet including social media by terror entities through misuse of the latest Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)”

BRICS has emerged one of the successful organisation which have attracted other nations also to join hand and work on the foot mark for the development of their respective economy. Presence of China and India has made this group powerful in terms of economy and military powers. Recently on 26 september 2016, The Department of Science and Technology under the BRICS - grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - framework organized the first 'Young Scientists Conference' in Bengaluru. The conference will see 50 young scientists meet over the next four days.  The BRICS Young Scientist Forum  (BRICS - YSF) was started last year. On the Ocassaion of 8th BRICS summit at Goa , U-17 Football Tournament, Youth Summit, Young Diplomats’ Forum, Film Festival etc were organised to promote the culture , Sport and communication and enhanced people-to-people (P2P) contacts of BRICS member states, especially youth.

From India's prospective BRICS is an important platform in term of development of its markets.Co-operation on the economic front is one of the focus areas of India’s policy towards BRICS. India can also penetrate into African Markets with the help of BRICS organisation.India need to decide how she can utilize the BRICS platform at an international arena.