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Archeological Survey of India,Anthropological Survey of India,National Museum,New Delhi and more..

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Archeological Survey of India, New Delhi established in 1861, maintains 3,667 monuments of national importance (including 21 monuments, which are world heritage sites).

Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, researches in the area of bio-cultural and biological aspects of Indian populations.

National Museum, New Delhi was set up in 1960, and houses more than two lakh art objects.
National Library, Kolkata is a repository of all reading and information material produced in India as well as abroad, concerning India.

National Archives, New Delhi was set up as an imperial records department in 1891 in Calcutta. It is the custodian of non-current records of enduring value of Central Government Ministries/Departments/ offices and their predecessor bodies.

The silver lotus awards are the national film awards presented in two main categories: feature films and non-feature films. These were established in 1954. Two separate 10-member jury panels select the winners for each, and these juries are appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals in India.

India Quiz

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India’s longest rail tunnel, 10.96 km long, is situated in J&K. It connects Banihal in south side to Qazigund in the north side of the mountains and thus takes passengers from the Jammu side to Kashmir side in just six minutes.

“Sudarshan Shakti” was the massive joint exercise held by Indian Army, with Air Force and Navy.

Survey Of India-The National Survey and Mapping Organisation of the country

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Survey Of India, The National Survey and Mapping Organisation of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, is the OLDEST SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT OF THE GOVT. OF INDIA. It was set up in 1767 and has evolved rich traditions over the years. In its assigned role as the nation’s Principal Mapping Agency, Survey of India bears a special responsibility to ensure that the country’s domain is explored and mapped suitably, provide base maps for expeditious and integrated development and ensure that all resources contribute with their full measure to the progress, prosperity and security of our country now and for generations to come.

Short History

The history of the Survey of India dates back to the 18th Century. Forerunners of army of the East India Company and Surveyors had an onerous task of exploring the unknown. Bit by bit the tapestry of Indian terrain was completed by the painstaking efforts of a distinguished line of Surveyors such as Mr. Lambton and Sir George Everest. It is a tribute to the foresight of such Surveyors that at the time of independence the country inherited a survey network built on scientific principles. The great Trigonometric series spanning the country from North to South East to West are some of the best geodetic control series available in the world. The scientific principles of surveying have since been augmented by the latest technology to meet the multidisciplinary requirement of data from planners and scientists.

Organised into only 5 Directorates in 1950, mainly to look after the mapping needs of Defense Forces in North West and North East, the Department has now grown into 18 Directorates spread in all parts of the country to provide the basic map coverage required for the development of the country. Its technology, latest in the world, has been oriented to meet the needs of defense forces, planners and scientists in the field of geo-sciences, land and resource management. Its expert advice is being utilised by various Ministries and undertakings of Govt. of India in many sensitive areas including settlement of International borders, State boundaries and in assisting planned development of hitherto under developed areas.

Faced with the requirement of digital topographical data, the department has created three Digital Centres during late eighties to generate Digital Topographical Data Base for the entire country for use in various planning processes and creation of geographic information system. Its specialised Directorates such as Geodetic and Research Branch, and Survey Training Institute have been further strengthened to meet the growing requirement of user community. The department is also assisting in many scientific programs of the Nation related to the field of geo-physics, remote sensing and digital data transfers. Vision:

Vision

Survey Of India will take a leadership role in providing user focused,cost effective,reliable and quality geospatial data,information and intelligence for meeting the needs of national security, sustainable national development,and new information markets.

Mission

Survey Of India dedicates itself to the advancement of theory, practice, collection and applications of geospatial data,and promotes an active exchange of information ,ideas, and technological innovations amongst the data producers and users who will get access to such data of highest possible resolution at an affordable cost in the near real-time environment.

Indian States and Union Territories

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States

Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
The NCT of Delhi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Puducherry

National Aquatic Animal of India

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National Aquatic Animal

River Dolphin is the National Aquatic Animal of India. This mammal is also said to represent the purity of the holy Ganga as it can only survive in pure and fresh water. Platanista gangetica has a long pointed snout and also have visible teeth in both the upper and lower jaws. Their eyes lack a lens and therefore function solely as a means of detecting the direction of light. Dolphins tend to swim with one fin trailing along the substrate while rooting around with their beak to catch shrimp and fish. Dolphins have a fairly thick body with light grey-brown skin often with a hue of pink. The fins are large and the dorsal fin is triangular and undeveloped. This mammal has a forehead that rises steeply and has very small eyes. River Dolphins are solitary creatures and females tend to be larger than males. They are locally known as susu, because of the noise it makes while breathing. This species inhabits parts of the Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra rivers in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and the Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh.

River dolphin is a critically endangered species in India and therefore, has been included in the Schedule I for the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The main reasons for decline in population of the species are poaching and habitat degradation due to declining flow, heavy siltation, construction of barrages causing physical barrier for this migratory species.

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Indian Armed Forces

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Indian Armed Forces

The Government of India is responsible for ensuring the defence of India and every part thereof. The Supreme Command of the Indian Armed Forces vests in the President. The responsibility for national defence rests with the Cabinet. This is discharged through the Ministry of Defence, which provides the policy framework and wherewithal to the Armed Forces to discharge their responsibilities in the context of the defence of the country. The Indian Armed Forces comprise of three divisions – Indian Army, Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force.

Indian Army

The Indian subcontinent had witnessed the cohesive concentration of many Empires in the quest for control of military power, and governance of the State. As time rolled by, societal norms found an ethos in the workplace, the system of rights and privileges, and service under the flag.

The Indian Army, as we know it today became operational after the Country gained independence from British colonialism. The Indian Army’s HQ is located in New Delhi and functions under the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is responsible for the command, control, and administration as a whole. The Army is divided into six operational commands (field armies) and one training command, each under the command of a Lieutenant General, who has an equal status to the Vice-Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), working under the control of Army HQ in New Delhi.

Indian Navy

The foundation of the modern Indian Navy was laid in the seventeenth century when the East India Company had established a maritime force, thereby graduating in time to the establishment of the Royal Indian Navy in 1934. The Headquarters of the Indian Navy is located in New Delhi, and is under the command of the Chief of the naval staff – an Admiral. The Indian navy is deployed under three area commands, each headed by a flag officer. The Western Naval Command is headquartered in Bombay on the Arabian Sea; the Southern Naval Command in Kochi (Cochin), in Kerala, also on the Arabian Sea; and the Eastern Naval Command in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on the Bay of Bengal.

Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8th October 1932, and on 1st April 1954, Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, one of the founding members of the Air Force took over as the first Indian Chief of Air Staff. With the passage of time, the Indian Air Force undertook massive upgrading of its aircraft and equipments, and as part of the process, it introduced more than twenty new types of aircrafts. The last decade of the twentieth century saw a phenomenal change in the structure of the Indian Air Force with induction of women into the Air Force for short service commissions. It was also a time when the Air Force undertook some of the most perilous operations ever undertaken.

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List of State-wise National Highways in India

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**List of State-wise National Highways in India**
Sl. No.	Name of State	National Highway No.	Total Length (in km)
1	Andhra Pradesh	4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 18, 43, 63, 202, 205, 214, 214A, 219, 221 & 222	4472
2	Arunachal Pradesh	52, 52A & 153	392
3	Assam	31, 31B, 31C, 36, 37, 37A, 38, 39, 44, 51, 52, 52A, 52B, 53, 54, 61, 62, 151, 152, 153 & 154	2836
4	Bihar	2, 2C, 19, 28, 28A, 28B, 30, 30A, 31, 57, 57A, 77, 80, 81, 82, 83, 83, 84, 85, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 & 110	3642
5	Chandigarh	21	24
6	Chhattisgarh	6, 12A, 16, 43, 78, 200, 202, 216, 217, 111, & 221	2184
7	Delhi	1, 2, 8, 10 & 24	72
8	Goa	4A, 17, 17A & 17B	269
9	Gujarat	NE-I, 6, 8, 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 14, 15, 59, 113 & 228	3245
10	Haryana	1, 2, 8, 10, 21A, 22, 64, 65, 71, 71A, 72, 73, 73A , 71B & NE-II1512	1512
11	Himachal Pradesh	1A, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 70, 72, 88 & 73A	1208
12	Jammu & Kashmir	1A, 1B, 1C & 1D	1245
13	Jharkhand	2, 6, 23, 31, 32, 33, 75, 78, 80, 98, 99 & 100	1805
14	Karnataka	4, 4A, 7, 9, 13, 17, 48, 63, 67, 206, 207,209, 212 & 218	3843
15	Kerala	17, 47, 47A, 49, 208, 212, 213, & 220	1440
16	Madhya Pradesh	3, 7, 12, 12A, 25, 26, 26A, 27, 59, 59A, 69, 75, 76, 78, 86 & 92	4670
17	Maharashtra	3, 4, 4B, 4C, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 50, 69, 204, 211 & 222	4176
18	Manipur	39, 53, 150 & 155	959
19	Meghalaya	40, 44, 51 & 62	810
20	Mizoram	44A, 54, 54A, 54B, 150 & 154	927
21	Nagaland	36, 39, 61, 150 & 155	494
22	Orissa	5, 5A, 6, 23, 42, 43, 60, 75, 200, 201, 203, 203A, 215, 217 & 2243704	3704
23	Puducherry	45A & 66	53
24	Punjab	1, 1A, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 64, 70, 71, 72 & 95	1557
25	Rajasthan	3, 8, 11, 11A, 11B, 12, 14, 15, 65, 71B, 76, 79, 79A, 89, 5585, 90, 113, 112, 114 & 116	53
26	Sikkim	31A	62
27	Tamilnadu	4, 5, 7, 7A, 45, 45A, 45B, 45C, 46, 47, 47B, 49, 66, 67, 68, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 219, 220, 226 & 227	4462
28	Tripura	44 & 44A 400	400
29	Uttaranchal	58, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 87, 94, 108, 109, 123, 119, 121, 87 Ext. & 125	1991
30	Uttar Pradesh	2, 2A, 3, 7, 11, 12A, 19, 24, 24A, 24B, 25, 25A, 26, 27, 28, 28B, 28C, 29, 56, 56A, 56B, 58, 72A, 73, 74, 75, 76, 86, 87, 91, 91A, 92, 93 ,96, 97 , 119 & NE-II	5874
31	West Bengal	2, 2B, 6, 31, 31A, 31C, 32, 34, 35, 41, 55, 60, 60A, 80, 81 & 117	2377
32	Andaman & Nicobar	223	300
		Total	66590

Source: India 2010 – A Reference Annual

India-Facts about India

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Interesting Facts about India

India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
The name ‘India’ is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name ‘Hindustan’ combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
Chess was invented in India.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
The ‘Place Value System’ and the ‘Decimal System’ were developed in India in 100 B.C.
The World’s First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
India is the largest democracy in the world, the 7^th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called ‘Mokshapat’. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
The world’s highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
The largest employer in India is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
The world’s first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India’s wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘NAVGATIH’. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Nou’.
Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
The value of “pi” was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in India.Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world
(Source: Gemological Institute of America).
The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
India exports software to 90 countries.
The four religions born in India – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world’s population.
Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
Islam is India’s and the world’s second largest religion.
There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively
The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world’s largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called “the Ancient City” when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from Dharmashala in northern India.
Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

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India Quiz-Largest, Longest, Highest And Smallest In India

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Longest river	Ganges
The longest tributary river of India	Yamuna
The longest river of the south	Godavari
Highest mountain peak	Godwin Austin (k2)
Largest lake (Fresh water)	Wular lake (Kashmir)
Highest Dam	Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Largest Mosque	Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road	Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline	Gujarat
Largest railway route	From Jammu to Kanya Kumari
Longest tunnel	Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway	NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam	Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bride	Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest populated city	Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Largest Museum	National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta	Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome	Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo	Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake	Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert	Thar (Rajasthan)
Highest Tower	Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Smallest State (Area)	Goa
Smallest State (Population)	Sikkim
Highest Waterfall	Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Longest Electric railway line	From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Densest populated State	West Bengal
Largest cave temple	Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair	Sonepur (Bihar)
Highest Gateway	Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Biggest Hotel	Oberal –Sharaton (Mumbai)
Largest State (Area)	Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)	Uttar Pradesh
Place of heaviest rainfall	Mausinram (Meghalaya)
Largest corridor	Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride	Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state	M.P.
Highest straight gravity Dam	Bhakra Dam
Longest Railway Platform	Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Largest Stadium	Salt lake (Yuva Bhaeti), Kolkata
Largest Port	Mumbai
Highest Lake	Devatal (Garhwal)
Largest Lake (Saline water)	Chika lake, Orissa
Highest Award	Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award	Paramveer Chakra
Largest Gurudwara	Golden Temple, Amritsar
Deepest river valley	Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
State with longest coastline of South India	Andhra Pradesh
Longest river which forms estuary	Narmada
Largest Church	Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Longest Beach	Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle field	Siachin Glacier
Highest Airport	Len (Laddakh)
Largest river island	Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Largest Planetarium	Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

Institutes And Research Stations In India

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Name	Place
Atomic Reactors	Trombay
Artificial Limb Centre	Pune (Maharashtra)
Air Force Flying College	Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Administrative Staff College	Hyderabad
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	New Delhi
Atomic Energy Institute	Mumbai
Bose Research Institute	Kolkata
Birla Planetarium	Kolkata
Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany	Lucknow (UP)
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	Jalahalli (Bangalore)
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.	Hyderabad
Central Electronics Engineering Institute	Pilani (Rajasthan)
Central Drug Research Institute	Lucknow (UP)
Central Road Research Institute	New Delhi
Central Salt Research Institute	Bhavnagar
Central Glass and Ceramics Research Institute	Jadhavpur (West Bengal)
Central Tobacco Research Institute	Guntur (AP)
Central Fuel Research Institute	Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Central Rice Research Institute	Cuttack
Central Building Research Institute	Roorkee (Uttaranchal)
Central Food Technology Research Institute	Mysore (Karnataka)
Central Mechanical Engineering Institute	Durgapur (West Bengal)
Central Leather Research Institute	Chennai
Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute	Chennai
Central Arid Zone Research Institute	Jodhpur (Rajsthan)
Central Research Laboratory	Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Central Coconut Research Institute	Ernakulam (Kerala)
Central Family Planning Institute	New Delhi
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation	Delhi
Central Sanskrit Institute	Tirupati (AP)
Central Jute technology Research Laboratory	Kolkata
Central Mining Research Laboratory	Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Defence Services Staff College	Wellington (Tamil Nadu)
Forest Research Institute	Dehradun (Uttaranchal)
Fast Breeder Test Reactor	Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
Film and Television Institute of India	Pune (Maharashtra)
Haffkine Institute	Mumbai
Hindustan Aircraft Factory	Bangalore
Hindustan Antibiotics	Pimpri (Maharashtra)
Hindustan Shipyard Ltd.	Visakhapatnam
Himalaya Mountaineering Institute	Darjeeling (Assam)
High Altitude Research Station	Gulmarg (Kashmir)
Hindustan Aluminium Corporation	Renukoot (Uttaranchal)
Heavy Engineering Corporation	Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Hindustan Motor Ltd	Uttarapara (Kolkata)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute	New Delhi
Indian Naval Academy	Cochin (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Petroleum	Dehradun (Uttaranchal)
Indian Institute of Nuclear Science	Bangalore
Indian Institute of Nuclear Physics	Kolkata
Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology	Dhabad (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Management	Kolkata
Indian Institute of Mass Communication	New Delhi
Indian Lac Research Institute	Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Science	Bangalore
Indian Institute of Philosophy	Amalner
Indian Rare Earth Factory	Alwaye (Kerala)
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology	Pune (Maharashtra)
Indian Institute of Sugar Technology	Kanpur (UP)
Indian Standards Institute	New Delhi
Indian Cancer Research Station	Mumbai
Lalit Kala Akademi	New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Institute of Public Administration	Mussoorie (Uttaranchal)
National Geophysical Research Institute	Hyderabad (AP)
National Sugar Institute	Kolkata
National Defence Academy	Khadakvasla (Maharashtra)
National Defence College	New Delhi
National School of Drama	New Delhi
National Malaria Institute	Delhi
National Environment Engineering Institute	Nagpur (Maharashtra)
National Institute of Oceanography	Panaji (Goa)
Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports	Patiala (Punjab)
National Police Academy	Mount Abu (Rajasthan)
National Geographical Research Institute	Hyderabad (AP)
National Instruments Ltd	Kolkata
National Botanical Garden	Lucknow (UP)
National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology	Ranchi (Jharkhand)
National Research Institute	Hyderabad (AP)
National Archives of India	New Delhi
National Dairy Research Institute	Karnal (Haryana)
National Aeronautical Laboratory	Bangalore
National Chemical Laboratory	Pune
National Physical Laboratory	New Delhi
National Metallurgical Institute	Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
Nehru Planetarium	New Delhi
Paratrooper’s Training College	Agra (UP)
Public Health Engineering Research Institute	Nagpur (Maharashtra
Regional Research Laboratory	Jammu
Space Research Stations	Thumba (Kerala)
Rocket Launching Sites	Sriharikota (AP)
Earth Station	Arvi (Maharashtra)
School of Tropical Medicine	Kolkata
Solar Physics Laboratory	kodai Kanal (Tamil Nadu)
Scientific Precision Instruments Institute	Chandigarh (Punjab)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	Mumbai
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute	Delhi