Some Important GS

Largest Dams in India:

 Tehri Dam:  on Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand

 Lakhwar Dam on Yamuna river, Uttrakhand

 Iduuki Arch Dam – on Periyar river, Kerala

  Koyna Dam – on Koyana river, Maharshtra

 Bhakra nangal Dam: on Sutlej River, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

 Sardar Sarovar Dam: on Narmada River, Gujarat

 Srisailam dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh

 Ranjit Sagar Dam: on Rav river, Punjab

 Baglihar Dam: on Chenab river , J& K

 Cheruthoni (Eb) Dam: on Cheruthoni, Kerala

 Hirakud Dam: on Mahanadi River, Orissa

 Nagarjuna sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh

 Indira SagarDam: on Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh

 Ukai Dam: on Tapi river, Gujarat

 Maithon Dam: on Barakar river, Jharkhand

 Krishnarajsagar Dam: on kaveri river, Karnataka

 Mettur Dam: on  Kaveri River, Salem district in Tamil Nadu

 Tungabhadra Dam – on Tungabhadra rive, Karnataka  

Folk dances in India 
 Changu: Odissa and Andhra Pradesh

 Gair: Rajasthan.  

 Garba, Dandiya Rass: Gujarat

 Ghoomar: Rajasthan.  

 Karagam: Tamil Nadu.  

 Dumhal: Kashmir.

 Lavani: Maharashtra

 Odissi: Orissa

 Rauf – Jammu & Kashmir

 Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri - UP  

Classical dances in India 

 Kathak:  Uttar Pradesh.

 Bihu: Assam

 Bharat Natyam: Tamil Nadu

 Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh.

 Kathakali: Kerala.

 Chhau: Orissa, Bihar and West Bengal

 Bhangra: Punjab.

 Khantumm - Mizoram

Important Wildlife Sanctuary in India  

 Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary  - Assam

 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary -  Assam

 Gir National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary- Gujarat

 Sundarbans National Park - West Bengal

 Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala

 Kanha National Park - Madhya Pradesh

  Bandhavgarh National Park - Madhya Pradesh

 Ranthambore National Park & Wildlife Sanctuary - Rajasthan

 Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary -  Rajasthan

 Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary - Rajasthan

 Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary -  Rajasthan

 Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary – Odissa

 Nandankanan Zoo – Odissa

 Corbett National Park  - Uttrakhand

Thermal Power plants (TPS) in India: 

 Mundra TPS, Kutch, Gujarat

 Vindhyachal TPS, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh

 Talcher Super  TPS, Angul, Odisha

 Sipat TPS, Bilaspur , Chhattisgarh

 Korba Super TPS, Chattisgarh

 Rihand TPS, Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh

 Jharsuguda TPS, Odisha

 Tiroda TPS, Maharashtra  

 Anpara TPS – Uttar Pradesh

 Barauni TPP – Bihar

 Bellary TPP – Karnataka

 Durgapur TPP – West Bengal

 Sikka TPS – Gujarat

 Satpura TPS – Madhya Pradesh

 Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station – UP

 Wanakbori TPS - Gujarat

 Narora atomic power plant - Narora, UP

 Rajasthan atomic power plant: Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan (India & Candada)

Tarapur atomic power plant – Maharashtra (India & US)

 Kakarpar atomic power plant - Gujarat

 Madras atomic power plant - Tamilnadu

 Kaiga atomic power plant - Karnataka

 Kundankullam : in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu (India & Russia)

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant - Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra (India & France)