Abbreviations, Cities of India, Code of the Time and Talks on History-
Abbreviations related to Learning-
- ADB- Asian Development Bank.
- APEC- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.
- ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations.
- AIIMS- All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
- A.E. C. – Atomic Energy Commission.
- A.I.R. – All India Radio.
- ASSOCHAM- Associated Chamber of Commerce and industry.
- ASCII- American Standards Code for Information Interchange.
- AMIE- Associate Member of Institute of Engineers.
- A.P.I.- Associated Press of India.
Cities of India
- Gateway of India- Mumbai.
- City of Joy- Kolkata
- City of Palaces- Kolkata
- Pink City of India- Jaipur
- Heaven of Earth- Kashmir
- Banaras of South – Madurai
- City of Golden Temple- Amritsar
- Garden City of India- Bengaluru
- Land of the Five Rivers- Punjab
- Spice City of India – Kerala
- Sugar Bowl of India- Uttar Pradesh
- Twin City of India- Hyderabad and Secenderabad
- City of Charminar- Hyderabad
- The Queen of Arabian Sea- Kochin
- Manchester of India- Ahmedabad
- Manchester of South India- Koimbatore
- Manchester of North India- Kanpur
- Glasgo of India- Howrah
- Ruhr of India- Durgapur
- City of Orange- Nagpur
- Economic Capital of India- Mumbai
- Rome of Asia- Delhi
- Intellectual Capital of India- Chennai
- Science City of India- Bengaluru
- City of Lake in India- Hyderabad
- Gateway of North Eastern India- Siliguri
- City of Steel – Jamshedpur
- Venice of East – Aleppey
Code of the Time
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”– Robert H Schuller.
Facts on History
First Ministry of Independent India – 1947
- Prime Mimister, External Affairs, Scientific Research and Commonwealth – Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Home, Information and Broadcasting Minister- Sardar Vallavbhai Patel
- Food And Agriculture Minister- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Finance Minister – R.K. Shanmugham Chetty
- Minister of Railways and Transport – Dr. John Malthai
- Education Minister- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Minister of Law- Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
- Minister of Labour- Jagjiban Ram
- Health Minister- Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
- Defence Minister- Sardar Baldev Singh
- Minister of Communication – Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
- Minister of Commerce – C.H. Bhaba
- Minister of Industries and Supplies – Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
- Minister of Works , Mines and Power – V.N. Gadgil
