India's Population 2011

Current Population of India in 2011	1,210,000,000 (1.21 billion)
Total Male Population in India	623,700,000 (623.7 million)
Total Female Population in India	586,500,000 (586.5 million)
Sex Ratio	914 females per 1,000 males
Age structure
0 to 25 years	50% of India's current population
Currently, there are about 51 births in India in a minute.
India's Population in 2001	1.02 billion
Population of India in 1947	350 million

Current Population of India - India, with 1,210,000,000 (1.21 billion) people is the second most populous country in the world, while China is on the top with over 1,350,044,605 (1.35 billion) people. The figures show that India represents almost 17.31% of the world's population, which means one out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown of the world's most populous country is on China's head for decades, India is all set to take the numero uno position by 2030. With the population growth rate at 1.58%, India is predicted to have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.

More than 50% of India's current population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages and the rest 27.8% in about 5,480 towns and urban agglomerations. The birth rate (child births per 1,000 people per year) is 22.22 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) while death rate (deaths per 1000 individuals per year) is 6.4 deaths/1,000 population. Fertility rate is 2.72 children born/woman (NFHS-3, 2008) and Infant mortality rate is 30.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 estimated). India has the largest illiterate population in the world. The literacy rate of India as per 2001 Population Census is 65.38%, with male literacy rate at 75.96% and female at 54.28%. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at 90.86%, Mizoram (88.80%) is on the second position and Lakshadweep (86.66%) is on third.

Every year, India adds more people than any other nation in the world, and in fact the individual population of some of its states is equal to the total population of many countries. For example, Population of Uttar Pradesh (state in India) almost equals to the population of Brazil. It, as per 2001 Population Census of India, has 190 million people and the growth rate is 16.16%. The population of the second most populous state Maharashtra, which has a growth rate of 9.42%, is equal to that of Mexico's population. Bihar, with 8.07%, is the third most populous state in India and its population is more than Germany's. West Bengal with 7.79% growth rate, Andhra Pradesh (7.41%) and Tamil Nadu (6.07%) are at fourth, fifth and sixth positions respectively. The sex ratio of India stands at 933. Kerala with 1058 females per 1000 males is the state with the highest female sex ratio. Pondicherry (1001) is second, while Chhatisgarh (990) and Tamil Nadu (986) are at third and fourth places respectively. Haryana with 861 has the lowest female sex ratio.

Some of the reasons for India's rapidly growing population are poverty, illiteracy, high fertility rate, rapid decline in death rates or mortality rates and immigration from Bangladesh and Nepal. Alarmed by its swelling population, India started taking measures to stem the growth rate quite early. In fact India by launching the National Family Planning programme in 1952 became the first country in the world to have a population policy. The family planning programme yielded some noticeable results, bringing down significantly the country's fertility rate. In 1965-2009, the contraceptive usage more than tripled and the fertility rate more than halved. The efforts did produce positive results, however, failed to achieve the ultimate goal and the population of India since getting independence from Britain in 1947 increased almost three times. Whereas India has missed almost all its targets to bring the rate of population growth under control, China's 'One Child Policy' in 1978, has brought tremendous results for the latter. The policy claims to have prevented between 250 and 300 million births from 1978 to 2000 and 400 million births from 1979 to 2010.

Census 2011: Indian population increased by 181 million

India's population rose to 1.21 billion people over the last 10 years
-- an increase by 181 million, according to the new census released
today, but significantly the growth rate is slower for the first time
in nine decades.

India is now home to a whopping 17.5 per cent population - compared to
China which hosts 19.4 per cent.

India now has as many people as these countries put together: of the
United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan.

India has 623.7 million males and 586.5 million women.

A matter of overwhelming concern lies in the fact that the child sex
ratio has slipped to its lowest since India's independence.

For every 1000 male infants, there are 914 girls.

On the plus side, the overall population growth rate is 17.6 in 2011,
significantly lower than 2001 when it was 21.15 per cent.

The period covered by this census -2001 to 2011 - is the first decade,
with exception of 1911-1921, where the growth rate has declined, said
Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India C
Chandramauli.

Also welcome is the news that the literacy rate has increased from
64.83 per cent in
2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011.

Among the states and Union territories, Uttar Pradesh is the most
populous state with 199 million people and Lakshadweep the least
populated at 64,429.

The combined population of UP and Maharashtra is bigger than that of the US.

The highest population density is in Delhi's north-east district
(37,346 per sq km) while the lowest is in Dibang Valley in Arunachal
Pradesh (just one per sq km).

Rahman's biography to be released on 6th April

Om Books International will be launching AR Rahman: The Spirit of Music which provides a fascinating window into the world of the great artist.

The book launch will be attended by some well-known celebrities and will have renowned film maker and producer Mani Ratnam doing the honours. The book has been written by renowned film historian, Nasreen Munni Kabir, who has also made over 80 documentaries on Indian cinema for Channel 4 TV, UK. In this book, she provides rare insights into Rahman's private life and his music.

There are photographs from his personal archives as well as a gratis CD of music composed by him (8 tracks).

A two-time winner of the Academy Award (Oscars), the BAFTA and the Grammys, AR Rahman is popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music. He started his career composing commercials for cinema and television. But after Roja (1991), Rahman's musical genius caught the attention of Andrew Lloyd Webber who invited him to compose music for the stage production of Bombay Dreams.

He is now familiar to the audiences in the West as his song Jai Ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire topped the charts all around the world.

Ra.One First Look 10 Sec Teaser full teaser will release on 24th during Ind vs Aus

Even though the release of Shah Rukh Khan's super hero movie Ra.One is 7 months away, makers planing to start promotion of the film along with ongoing Wolrd Cup.

They planing to release a full teaser of the movie during Ind vs Aus 2nd quater final of worldcup. If India makes it to the finals then yet another teaser will be featured.

earlier Ra.one first look trailer was planed tobe released along with Transformers 3:The Dark of Moon 

Anubhav Sinha, the director of the film said, "Yes it is true, we will be releasing the teaser of the first look today. Day after that, we will be releasing the full teaser.
snapshots of ra.one teaser

Ra.One First Look 10 Sec Teaser. full teaser will release on 24th during Ind vs Aus

Firefox 4 speeds comparing with older versions

Firefox 4 speeds comparing with older versions

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Yahoo Inc renamed it's internet search service as Search Direct

Yahoo Inc renamed it's internet search service as Search Direct

Yahoo Inc has refurbished its internet search service and renamed it as Search Direct which senses queries and showcase answers from movie listings to weather forecasts, even as users are typing in a word.

 

The service displays answers to queries in a pop-up box which change in real-time as a user continues typing in a search term. The company is also talking to advertisers about new kinds of graphically rich ad formats and video ads that could appear inside the Search Direct box.

IND vs PAK semifinal heat:Broadcaster ESPN Star demanding between Rs 15 to 18 lakh per 10 seconds ad

IND vs PAK semifinal heat:Broadcaster ESPN Star demanding between Rs 15 

to 18 lakh per 10 seconds ad

It's a dream semi-final line up and World Cup fever has struck every nook and corner including the Prime Minister's office. And of course, broadcaster ESPN Star is seeing dollar signs, reports CNBC-TV18's Animesh Das.

Tickets for the India - Pakistan clash in Mohali are not the only thing being sold at an inflated rate. Media agencies say broadcaster ESPN Star is demanding between Rs 15 to 18 lakh per 10 seconds, that's a huge jump from the  Rs3.5 lakh for 10 seconds it charged at the league level. While some doubt whether ESS will get what it wants, others are certain advertisers will pay up.

So far, the tournament has delivered. The six India league matches did average ratings of 9.51, while non-India matches averaged close to 1.5 TRPs. Broadcast sponsor Vodafone says response to live match coverage on mobiles has been five times higher than what the IPL garnered last year. Ground sponsor LG has received 50,000 applications for its cheer-leading squad. But will these guys buy more air-time?

Anuradha Agarwal, VP - Brand Communication, Vodafone says, "We could promote things differently if India gets into the finals and ride on the sentiment that Indians will have. Afterall, more than 50 million Indians were watching the India-England match. I am sure that the number will be higher when we go along. Unlikely though that we will buy more air time."

LK Gupta, CMO, LG India says, "As an advertising platform the world cup rating for me would be, 5 or 5 and a half on 10, but as a sponsorship platform it is far more valuable to us."

The 42 league matches reached over 175 million households in the country -- that's 48 % more than the previous world cup, and 30 percent higher than IPL-3. Media planners say available inventory for the finals will be sold only after the two finalists are pencilled in. And if India is one of them, spot rates will go through the roof.

Rajini Ready to start Robo 2 with same team and production house

Good news awaits Rajini fans even before the start of their Thalaivar's next venture 'Rana'. Yes, the Superstar is preparing himself for a sequel to 'Robo', his biggest blockbuster till date.

This has been revealed by none other than cinematographer Rathnavelu, who picturised 'Robo' and now getting ready to wield the camera for 'Rana' too. "Talks are currently on," he says.

Shedding more light, he says, "Rajini sir, Sun Pictures, Shankar, Rahman and myself will come together for Robo-2 too. Most members of Robo team will be retained. Shankar is currently making the script ready."

Saying that the movie would go on floors once Rajini completes 'Rana' and Shankar completes 'Nanban', a remake of '3 Idiots', Randy says he would soon leave for Scotland to zero in on locations for 'Rana'.

source:http://cinema.currentweek.net/2011/03/rajini-ready-to-start-robo-2-with-same.html

Border Raod Organisation (BRO)-Civil Special recruitment drive

BRO Junior Engineer Civil Special recruitment drive

Advertisement No. 01/2011  for Special Recruitment Drive for SC/ST/OBC 

Applications are invited for filling up the following posts of Junior Engineer (Civil) in General Reserve Engineer Force from Indian Nationals (Male) only :

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How to Apply : All applications quoting this advertisement number and post applied for should be submitted  to  Commandant, GREF Centre, Dighi Camp, Pune – 411015  so as to reach the within 45 days of publication (published on 26/03/2011).

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EAMCET 2011 Hall Tickets Download and Application Status Alerts

EAMCET 2011 Hall Tickets Download and Application Status Alerts

Convenor, EAMCET 2011, Andhra Pradesh is making all arrangement for downloading hall tickets for Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Entrance Test 2011. The concerned authorities of EAMCET 2011 are also sending SMS alerts to the applicants confirming the receipt of EAMCET 2011 application. The EAMCET 2011 Hall Tickets will be made available on EAMCET official website www.apeamcet.org . It is most likely that EAMCET hall tickets will be avaialbe for download on www.apeamcet.org from 18th April 2011. 

EAMCET 2011 applicants may also receive a hard copy of the EAMCET 2011 hall ticket to their mailing address submitted at the time of filling application forms. If any candidates did not receive the hall ticket in advance, they can use the facility of downloading the hall ticket by providing registration number sent to the candidates through SMS alert. Applicants will also get SMS alerts on allocation of examination centre.

This is a good trend that the examination is going high tech and more student friendly. Lets hope for more reforms in counseling and admission process of EAMCET from this year or later.

Reliance Bids For Six Oil And Gas Blocks

New Delhi: Reliance Industries on Monday bid for six oil and gas exploration blocks while Cairn India submitted offers for two out of the 34 on offer in the 9th round of auction under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP).

Reliance bid for two deepsea blocks in the Andaman Basin in the Bay of Bengal and four onshore blocks in Rajasthan and the Cambay Basin, a source in the upstream oil regulator, the DGH, said.

Cairn India, whose success in Rajasthan may have propelled Reliance to bid for two blocks in the state, has submitted offers for only two blocks, one onland and one offshore. Cairn has not bid for any two exploration blocks on offer in Rajasthan.

Bids for the 34 oil and gas blocks, which include eight in deepwater areas, seven in shallow water and 19 onshore properties, close on Monday.

Reliance, which had not bid for any block in the previous NELP-VIII round in 2009, has shown interest in onland blocks in Rajasthan, apparently swayed by the huge oil finds by Cairn India.

The Mangala oilfield in Cairn India's prolific RJ-ON-90/1 block in the Thar desert of Rajasthan is currently producing 125,000 barrels per day and the entire area, where Cairn has made number of oil discoveries, has the potential to produce up to 300,000 bpd (15 million tonnes a year).

India had got an investment commitment of $1.1 billion in NELP-VIII and it is expecting to better that.

Industry sources said Cairn, which is known to have a knack for making discoveries in areas often abandoned by energy giants, has little interest in NELP-IX as many of the blocks on offer are old and recycled (areas where some or the other company had previously done exploration but had abandoned them as they did not find any or very little hydrocarbons).

Out of 34 blocks, 19 blocks are totally new areas, 7 in deep sea, 2 in shallow water and 10 onland blocks. The remaining 15 (1 in deep water, 5 in shallow water and 9 onland blocks) are recycled blocks.

Of the recycled blocks, five are discards of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the largest bidder in the previous eight rounds of NELP. ONGC relinquished the areas it had won in first and second round of NELP, after it made no discovery.

In the eight rounds of NELP since 1999, 235 blocks have been awarded till date. This has resulted in enhancement of exploration coverage from 11 per cent to about 58 per cent of the Indian sedimentary basin between 2000 and 2010.

The discoveries made under NELP have resulted in in-place hydrocarbon reserves accretion of a staggering 642 million tonnes of oil and oil equivalent gas, the DGH source said.

A total of 87 oil and gas discoveries have been made in 26 blocks under NELP during this period. The discoveries have added over 640 million tonnes of oil equivalent reserves.

In the first eight rounds of NELP, a $11.1 billion investment was committed, but the actual investment so far has been $14.3 billion.

The blocks offered in NELP-IX include eight deep-sea, seven shallow water and 19 onland. The onland blocks include eight small blocks, for which the technical expertise of companies is not a criteria for submission of submit bids.

These 34 blocks cover a sedimentary area of about 88,807 square kilometres, which is 2.9 per cent of the Indian sedimentary basin area.

The onland blocks fall in Assam (2), Gujarat (11), Rajasthan (2), Madhya Pradesh (2), Tripura (1) and Uttar Pradesh (1). The seven shallow water and eight deep water blocks are off the East and West Coast, but no area in the prolific Krishna-Godavari basin is on offer.

Out of 87 oil and gas discoveries made in the NELP rounds, natural gas production in Reliance Industries eastern offshore KG-D6 block commenced from April, 2009.

The 8th round, which closed on October 12, 2009, attracted an investment commitment of $1.34 billion for 36 blocks that received offers. Under NELP-VIII, 70 areas or blocks for exploration were offered, the biggest licensing round in India.

Of the 36 areas bid for, the government had awarded 33 blocks to successful bidders.

The government has hired UK-based Fugro Data Solutions Ltd to market the blocks in NELP-IX.

Reference:-http://ibnlive.in.com/news/reliance-bids-for-six-oil-and-gas-blocks/147342-7.html

10 things to learn from Japan

10 things to learn from Japan 1. THE CALM Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated. 2. THE DIGNITY Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. 3. THE ABILITY The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn't fall. 4. THE GRACE People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something. 5. THE ORDER No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding. 6. THE SACRIFICE Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid? 7. THE TENDERNESS Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak. 8. THE TRAINING The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that. 9. THE MEDIA They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage. 10. THE CONSCIENCE When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly

UPSC SCRA Examination 2011

Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination (SCRA), 2011

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination (SCRA), 2011 on 31/07/2011 for recruitment to the Special Class Apprentices in the Mechanical Department of Indian Railways.

Eligibility:

• Age : Not less than 17 years and not more than 21 years as on 1st August, 2011. The upper age is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the Notice.
• Educational Qualification: Must have passes in the first or second division, The intermediate or an equivalent examination (10+2) of a University /Board approved by the Government of India with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination.
• Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in notice.

Application Form: Candidates  need to apply Online, however those candidates who want to apply offline, may apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/ Post offices throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/- only.

Fee: Rs.100/- through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp only for the candidates applyin through Offline method (SC/ST/PH/Female candidates are exempted from payment (OBC candidates required to pay full fee)). Those applying thru Online method, required to pay Rs.50/- in any branch of SBI by cash or by using Netbanking facility of SBI or by using Visa/ Master Credit/Debit Card.

How To Apply: Either apply Online at UPSD website or if applying oflfline, all applications must reach the "Controller of Examinations, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069" either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by courier on or before the 25/04/2011. (02/05/2011 for the candidates from far-flung areas/ abroad)

Candidates can  apply Only at http://upsconline.nic.in/ website.

Candidates can obtain details of the examination and can get information about registration of their applications, venues of the examination and syllabus etc at the website of the UPSC at http://upsc.gov.in/

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India-Pakistan semi-final ICC 2011 World Cup: Amazing stats

India-Pakistan semi-final ICC 2011 World Cup

INDIA AND Pakistan,will meet in the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday, March 30.
An India vs Pakistan semi-final match of the World Cup 2011 will be the fifth encounter in a Cricket World Cup between the neighbouring countries since 1992 Cricket World Cup.

However, neither team has met in the semi-final or final of any of the previous World Cup matches. India has never lost to Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup so far.
In their first meet at Sydney Cricket Ground on March 4, 1992, during the 16th match of the Benson & Hedges World Cup, India won by 43 runs. In that match Sachin Tendulkar was named man-of-the-match for his all-round performance. He scored 54 runs and got the wicket of the dangerous left-handed batsman Aamer Sohail.
Both teams met for the second time in the second quarter final match of the Wills World Cup 1996 played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. India won that match by 39 runs and reached the semi final. Indian opener

Navjot Sidhu scored 96 runs and Ajay Jadeja scored quick 45 runs in 25 balls in the last overs of the inning. Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble took three wickets each. Sidhu was announced man-of-the-match.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi finalist India and Pakistan met for the third time in the Super Sixes of the ICC World Cup 1999 at Old Trafford, Manchester. On that match India defeated Pakistan India by 47 runs. In that match Rahul Dravid

and Mohammad Azharuddin played fifty-plus innings. Fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad was declared man-of-the-match because he ensured that five Pakistani batsmen went back to the pavilion.
For the fourth time, two arch rivals India and Pakistan met at SuperSport Park

in Centurion, South Africa during the pool 'A' match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003. With a quick fire knock by Sachin Tendulkar and a brilliant 50 by Yuvraj

Singh, India won the match by six wickets. Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 98 runs, was awarded with the man-of-the-match.
In all the four previous ICC Cricket World Cup matches between India and Pakistan, the team that has won the toss, has decided to bat first. Out of the four matches, Indian captains have won the toss three times.
There are still five days to go for the India vs Pakistan ICC World Cup 2011 semi final match, but already there's an air of nervous excitement in the air. Jai Ho! India... Dhak Dhak Go...

Times Internet bags IPL Internet rights deal

Times Internet Ltd, part of The Times of India group, has won the
global Internet,mobile and radio rights for the Indian Premier League
(IPL) cricket tournament for four years along with broadcast rights
for certain territories from 2011 to 2014, having bid Rs 261.6 crore.

Multi Screen Media, which owns the SET and MAX channels, has the
Indian Premier League television broadcasting rights for the Indian
sub-continent until 2017.

BCCI has been given Green signal to proceed with the tenders by the
Supreme Court for new global telecast rights for IPL 2011, beginning
from April 8 2011.Earlier BCCI had cancelled World Sports Group media
rights, on grounds of improper payment of a facilitation fee worth
4.25 billion. Facilitation fee controversy came to light when World
Sports Group India claimed worldwide telecast rights of Indian Premier
League from 2008 to 2017, in return for $1 billion. MSM secures
broadcasting rights in India from WSG Mauritius.WSG Apart from global
TV rights, also had other rights including the Internet,
live-streaming with delay and mobile rights.Google Inc's YouTube
platform also signed last year a two-year deal to stream the
matches.Global Cricket Ventures got deal from WSG after agreeing to
pay BCCI Rs 25 crore annually for the Google deal

The IPL 2011 Revised Schedule

The IPL 2011 Revised Schedule is placed below:

The IPL 2011  Schedule

Date	Time	Teams	Venue
April 8	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai
April 9	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad
April 9	8 PM IST	Kochi v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kochi
April 10	4 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi
April 10	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab	Navi Mumbai
April 11	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers	Kolkata
April 12	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils	Jaipur
April 12	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	Bangalore
April 13	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	Mohali
April 13	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors vs Kochi	Navi Mumbai
April 14	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad
April 15	4 PM IST	Rajasthan v Kolkata Knight Riders	Jaipur
April 15	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Kochi	Mumbai
April 16	4 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai
April 16	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab	Hyderabad
April 17	4 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils	Navi Mumbai
April 17	8 PM IST	Rajasthan v Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata
April 18	8 PM IST	Kochi v Chennai Super Kings	Kochi
April 19	4 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers	Delhi
April 19	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals	Bangalore
April 20	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors	Mumbai
April 20	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kochi	Kolkata
April 21	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals	Mohali
April 22	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata
April 22	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
April 23	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab	Delhi
April 24	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
April 24	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Kochi	Jaipur
April 25	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors	Chennai
April 26	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi
April 27	4 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings	Navi Mumbai
April 27	8 PM IST	Kochi v Deccan Chargers	Kochi
April 28	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils	Delhi
April 29	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians	Jaipur
April 29	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune	Bangalore
April 30	4 PM IST	Kochi v Delhi Daredevils	Kochi
April 30	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata
May 1	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors	Jaipur
May 1	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers	Chennai
May 2	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai
May 2	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kochi	Delhi
May 3	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
May 4	4 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	Chennai
May 4	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians	Navi Mumbai
May 5	4 PM IST	Kochi v Kolkata Knight Riders	Kochi
May 5	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils	Hyderabad
May 6	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore
May 7	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
May 7	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils	Mumbai
May 8	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kochi	Bangalore
May 8	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors	Mohali
May 9	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur
May 10	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors	Hyderabad
May 10	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians	Mohali
May 11	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Jaipur
May 12	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils	Chennai
May 13	8 PM IST	Kochi v Kings XI Punjab	Indore
May 14	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore
May 14	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers	Mumbai
May 15	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils	Dharamsala
May 15	8 PM IST	Kochi v Rajasthan Royals	Indore
May 16	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers	Navi Mumbai
May 17	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Dharamsala
May 18	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Kochi	Chennai
May 19	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders	Navi Mumbai
May 20	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
May 21	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers	Dharamsala
May 21	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors	Delhi
May 22	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings	Bangalore
May 22	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians	Kolkata
May 24	8 PM IST	Qualifier 1 First v Second	Mumbai
May 25	8 PM IST	Eliminator Third v Fourth	Mumbai
May 27	8 PM IST	Qualifier 2	Chennai
May 28

Number of Players in a Team and Games and playgrounds

Number of Players in a Team 

Baseball – 9

Rugby Football – 15

Polo – 4

Water Polo – 7

Kho-Kho – 9

Kabbaddi – 7

Hockey – 11

Football – 11

Cricket – 11

Volleyball- 6

Tennis – 1 or 2 (Mixed also)

Table tennis – 1 or 2 ((Mixed also)

Basket Ball – 5

Gymnastic – 8

Chess – 2

Ground – Games
Diamond – Baseball
Course – Golf
Board – Table Tennis
Mat – Judo
Velodrome – Cycling
Track – Athletics
Range – Archery, Shooting
Court – Tennis, Badminton, Netball, handball, volleyball, kabbaddi, kho-kho, squash
Ring – Scatting, Boxing
Pool – Swimming
Alley – Bowling
Arena – Horse Riding
Field – Polo, Football, Hockey
Pitch – Cricket, Rugby
Rink – Curling, Ice Hockey
Greens – Bowls

Important Natural Local Winds

Important Natural Local Winds

Chinook	Hot, dry wind in Rockies, also called 'snow eater'.
Foehn	Hot, dry wind in the Alps.
Khamsin	Hot, dry wind in Egypt.
Sirocco	Hot, moist wind from Sahara to Mediterranean Sea.
Salano	Hot, moist wind from Sahara towards Iberian Peninsula.
Harmattan	Hot, dry wind blowing outwards from the interior of W. Africa, also called Guinea Doctor.
Bora	Cold, dry wind blowing outwards from Hungary to the north of Italy (near Adriatic Sea).
Mistral	Very cold wind, which blows down from the Alps over France.
Punas	Cold, dry wind blowing down towards the western side of Andes.
Blizzard	Very cold wind in Tundra region.
Brickfielder	Hot wind in Australia.
Purga	Cold wind in Russian tundra.
Levanter	Cold wind in Spain.
Norwester	Hot wind in New Zealand.
Santa Ana	Hot wind in S. California in USA.

Forbes Rich List - Top 10 Billionaires in the world

Forbes Rich List - Top 10 Billionaires in the world

Name	Net Worth
Carlos Slim	$74B
Bill Gates	$56B
Warren Buffet	$50B
Bernard Arnault	$41B
Larry Ellison	$39.5B
Lakshmi Mittal	$31.1B
Amancio Ortego	$31B
Eike Batista	$30B
Mukesh Ambani	$27B
Christy Walton	$26.5B

Forbes Rich List - Top 10 Billionaires - Richest Indians

Name	Net Worth	Rank
Lakshmi Mittal	$31.1B	6
Mukesh Ambani	$27B	9
Azim Premji	$16.8B	36
Shashi and Ravi Ruia	$15.8	42
Savitri Jindal and family	$13.2B	56
Gautam Adani	$10B	81
Kumar Birla	$9.2B	97
Anil Ambani	$8.8B	103
Sunil Mittal and family	$8.3B	110
Adi Godrej and family	$7.3B	130