India has the largest postal network in the world. There are about 1,55,669 post offices or outlets, of which roughly 89 per cent are outside the cities. On an average, one post office serves an area of 21.13 sq. km and a population of 6,602 people.
Kargil Vijay Diwas – A homage to war martyrs
Also known as Kargil Vijay Diwas, on this day in 1999, the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan officially came to an end, when the Indian Army announced the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. The Indian forces successfully took command of the outposts lost to the Pakistani army.
The Web of Network and Communication – Indian Railways
Indian Railways is one of the largest and the busiest railway networks in the world, which employs both long distance and suburban railway trains. It operates a total of about 8,702 trains transporting about 15 million passengers daily across 25 states. It has over 1.6 million people in its services.
Which eminent personality died the same day as Mahatma Gandhi?
Orville Wright is considered as the ‘father of modern aviation’. Together with his brother Wilbur, he invented the first airplane. He developed flight technology for the United States Army. Mahatma Gandhi, an international figure symbolizing peace, the Father of the Indian Nation, ushered in the Indian independence through non-violent means. Both Orville Wright and Mahatma Gandhi …
Origin of the River Narmada
The origin of the Narmada River is Narmada Kund, which is situated on the Amarkantak Hill in Anuppur District of East Madhya Pradesh. The river flows east to west, which is opposite to the direction of rotation of the earth, over a length of 1,312 km before draining down the Gulf of Cambay (Khambat) into the Arabian Sea. …
World’s largest school has its name in Guinness Book
The City Montessori School at Lucknow, India, has the largest number of students. In 2008 it had 32,114 students. In 2010, it received a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records saying it had a record enrolment of 39,437 students.