Banabhatta was the court poet of Harshavardhana. He is credited with composing ‘Harshacharita’, in which he gave an account of life and deeds of Harshavardhana. Harshavardhana ruled over the kingdom of Kannauj (by uniting Thanesar and Kannauj) and was able to administer wider territories like Jalandhar, Kashmir, Kamrupa and Sindh via feudatories.

The Battle of Palkhed took place between Bajirao I and Nizamul Mulk on February 28, 1728, in which, the Nizam was defeated. Mungi Shivagaon's treaty was signed with the Nizam. The first Peshwa to attack Delhi was Bajirao I, who invaded Delhi on 29 March 1737. At that time, the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah agreed to leave Delhi. 

Magadh                                                   Rajgriha

Kosala                                                      Sravasti

Vatts                                                        Kaushambi

Avanti                                                      Ujjain

The Nine Degree Channel is a channel in the Indian Ocean between the Laccadive Islands of Kalpeni and Suheli Par, and Maliku Atoll. These two subgroups of islands, together with the Amindivi Subgroup, form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Lakshadweep.

The Objectives Resolution, moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946, was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947. The aims of the Constituent Assembly were defined under the Objectives Resolution. The fundamental commitments of equality, liberty, democracy and sovereignty enshrined in the Constitution are based on the Objective Resolution.

The Governing Council of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Ayog), with The Prime Minister as its Chairman, comprises Chief Ministers of all States and Lt. Governors of Union Territories (UTs), ex-officio members, vice chairman, full time members and special invitees.

Puerto Williams has been upgraded to the category of “city” by Chilean authorities, making it the world’s southernmost city. On Navarino Island in the Beagle Channel in Chile’s far south, Part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Earlier Ushuaia, in Argentina was the southernmost city.

GSLV stands for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. It is used to place satellites in geostationary orbits. PSLV stand for Polar Satellite Launch vehicle. The vehicle is used to launch satellites into polar orbits.

The International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed annually on May 29 to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel for their invaluable contribution to the work of the world organisation and to honour the peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag.

The theme of 2021 is “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security.”

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was established by the General Assembly in 2002.

India is the fifth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN peacekeeping with more than 5,500 military and police serving in peace operations.

The three Indian peacekeepers (Corporal Yuvraj Singh, two civilian peacekeepers- Ivan Michael Picardo and Mulchand Yadav) were awarded posthumously the Dag Hammarskjold Medal on the occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers.