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National Animal of India Indian National Animal – Tiger   Tiger is scientifically known as Panthera tigris. It is a member of the Felidae family and the largest of the four ΓÇÿbig catsΓÇÖ of the Panthera genus. On an average, a tiger is about 13 feet in length and 150 kilograms in weight. The pattern…

The National Flag of India, also called the ‘Tiranga’, was adopted during an ad hoc meeting of the Constituent Assembly of the country. The meeting was held on the 22nd July 1947, twenty-four days prior to India ‘s independence from the British (which took place on 15th August 1947). Based on the flag of the…

The Ganga or Ganges is the longest river of India flowing over 2,510 kms of mountains, valleys and plains. It originates in the snowfields of the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas as the Bhagirathi River. It is later joined by other rivers such as the Alaknanda, Yamuna, Son, Gumti, Kosi and Ghagra. The Ganga river…

Jawaharlal Nehru Aug. 15, 1947 – May 27, 1964 Gulzari Lal Nanda May 27, 1964 – June 9, 1964 (Interim) January 11 –  24, 1966(Interim) Lal Bahadur Shastri  June 9, 1964 – January 11, 1966 Indira Gandhi Jan. 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977 Morarji Desai March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979 Charan Singh…

The state emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus….

River Dolphin 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…