Wonders
of
The
World
New Seven Wonders of the World
In 2001 an initiative was started by Swiss Corporation New
Open World Corporation (NOWC) to choose the new seven wonders of the world from
a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit. Twenty-one finalists were
announced January 1, 2006. The results were announced on July 7, 2007 which is as
follows:
|
Wonder
|
Year of construction
|
Builder
|
Notable features
|
|
Great Wall of China
|
5 BC-16AD
|
China
|
Longest human made structure ever known.
|
|
Petra
|
Unknown
|
Jordan
|
Stone structure carved into the rock.
|
|
Christ the Redeemer
|
Opened 12 Oct. 1931
|
Brazil
|
It is a 39.6 m tall statue with weight of 700 tonnes.
|
|
Machu Picchu
|
c.1450
|
Peru
|
Masterpiece of architecture and a unique testimony to the Inca
Civilization.
|
|
Chichen Itza
|
c.600
|
Mexico
|
A large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya
Civilization
|
|
Colosseum
|
Completed 80 AD
|
Italy
|
It is an elliptical amphitheatre which is one of the greatest works
of Roman Architecture & Engineering.
|
|
Taj Mahal
|
Completed c.1648
|
India
|
Noted to be the monument of love andpassion since it was built by
Shah Jahan in memorial of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal when she died.
|
|
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)
|
Completed c.2560 BC
|
Egypt
|
Oldest and largest of the three pyramid in the Giza necropolis
|
Important Committees/
Commissions
|
Sl.
|
Name
of Committee
|
Year
|
Associated
Sector/ Field
|
|
1.
|
Rakesh Mohan Committee
|
1994
|
Infrastructure
|
|
2.
|
K.C. Pant Committee
|
1992
|
10th Finance Commission
|
|
3.
|
A.M. Khusro Committee
|
1998
|
11th Finance Commission
|
|
4.
|
Chalayia Committee
|
1991
|
Tax Reforms
|
|
5.
|
Janki Ram Committee
|
1991
|
Share Scam
|
|
6.
|
Bhandari Committee
|
1994
|
Restructuring of Rural Banks
|
|
7.
|
N. Shankaracharya Committee
|
1999
|
Capital Market
|
|
8.
|
Ravindranath Verma Committee
|
1999
|
2nd Labour Commission
|
|
9.
|
Y.V. Reddy Committee
|
1999
|
Money & Share Commission
|
|
10.
|
C. Rangarajan Committee
|
2000
|
National Statistical Commission
|
|
11.
|
Kelkar Committee
|
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|
Income Tax
|
|
12.
|
N.K. Singh Committee
|
--------
|
Foreign Direct Investment
|
|
13.
|
N.M Venkatchelliah
|
--------
|
Constitution review Committee
|
Important Newspapers Worldwide
|
Sl.
|
Name
|
Country
|
|
1.
|
Yomiuri Shimbun
|
Japan
|
|
2.
|
Asahi Shimbun
|
Japan
|
|
3.
|
Mainichi Shimbun
|
Japan
|
|
4.
|
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
|
Japan
|
|
5.
|
Chunichi Shimbun
|
Japan
|
|
6.
|
Bild
|
Germany
|
|
7.
|
The Sun
|
UK
|
|
8.
|
Reference News
|
China
|
|
9.
|
Daily Mirror
|
UK
|
|
10.
|
People’s Daily
|
China
|
|
11.
|
Al-Ahram
|
Egypt
|
|
12.
|
Izvestia
|
Russia
|
|
13.
|
Dawn
|
Pakistan
|
|
14.
|
Daily News
|
USA
|
News Agencies
|
Sl.
|
Name
|
Headquarters
|
|
1.
|
Anadolu Ajansi
|
Ankara
|
|
2.
|
Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst
|
Berlin
|
|
3.
|
Agence Europe
|
Brussels
|
|
4.
|
Athenagence
|
Athens
|
|
5.
|
ANTARA
|
Jakarta
|
|
6.
|
Associated Press
|
New York
|
|
7.
|
Agence Parisienne de Presse
|
Paris
|
|
8.
|
Associated Press of Pakistan
|
Islamabad
|
|
9.
|
Australian United Press
|
Melbourne
|
|
10.
|
Malaysian National News Agency
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
|
11.
|
Caribbean News Agency
|
Bridgetown
|
|
12.
|
The Canadian Press
|
Toronto
|
|
13.
|
Deutsche Presse Agentur
|
Hamburg
|
|
14.
|
Xinhua News Agency
|
Accra
|
|
15.
|
Agence Guineennee de Presse
|
Conakry
|
|
16.
|
Ghana News Agency
|
Accra
|
|
17.
|
National Iraqi News Agency
|
Baghdad
|
|
18.
|
Inter Press Service
|
Rome
|
|
19.
|
Islamic republic News Agency
|
Tehran
|
|
20.
|
Kenya News Agency
|
Nairobi
|
|
21.
|
Kuwait News Agency
|
Kuwait city
|
|
22.
|
Kyodo Tsushin
|
Tokyo
|
|
23
|
Middle East News Agency
|
Cairo
|
|
24.
|
Agentstvo Pechati Novosti
|
Moscow
|
|
25
|
Norsk Press Service
|
Oslo
|
|
26.
|
Pan-African News Agency
|
Dakar
|
|
27.
|
Philippiness News Agency
|
Manila
|
|
28.
|
Pakistan Press International
|
Karachi
|
|
29.
|
Press Trust of India
|
Mumbai
|
|
30.
|
Reuters
|
London
|
|
31.
|
Saudi Press Agency
|
Riyadh
|
|
32.
|
Novinska Agencija Tanjug
|
Belgrade
|
|
33.
|
Zimbabwe Inter-Africa News Agency
|
Harare
|
|
34.
|
United News of India
|
New Delhi
|
|
35.
|
United press International
|
New York
|
|
36.
|
Xinhua News Agency
|
Beijing
|
|
37.
|
Mehr News Agency
|
Tehran
|
Strength of Religious
Groups in India: 2001
|
Religious
Group
|
Percent
|
|
Hindus
|
81.4
|
|
Muslims
|
12.4
|
|
Christians
|
2.3
|
|
Sikhs
|
1.9
|
|
Buddhists
|
0.8
|
|
Jains
|
0.4
|
|
Others
|
0.8
|
|
Total
|
100.00
|
World Heritage Sites of
India
|
Sl.
|
Heritage Sites
|
Year
|
|
1
|
Agra Fort
|
1983
|
|
2
|
Ajanta Caves
|
1983
|
|
3
|
Ellora Caves
|
1983
|
|
4
|
Taj Mahal
|
1983
|
|
5
|
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
|
1984
|
|
6
|
Sun Temple, Konark
|
1984
|
|
7
|
Kaziranga National Park
|
1985
|
|
8
|
Keoladeo National Park
|
1985
|
|
9
|
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
|
1985
|
|
10
|
Churches and Convents of Goa
|
1986
|
|
11
|
Fatehpur Sikri
|
1986
|
|
12
|
Group of Monuments at Hampi
|
1986
|
|
13
|
Khajuraho Group of monuments
|
1986
|
|
14
|
Elephant Caves
|
1987
|
|
15
|
Great Living Chola Temples
|
1987,2004
|
|
16
|
Group of monuments at Pattadakal
|
1987
|
|
17
|
Sunderbans National Park
|
1987
|
|
18
|
Nanda devi and Valley of flowers National Park
|
1988,2006
|
|
19
|
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
|
1989
|
|
20
|
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
|
1993
|
|
21
|
Qutub Minar and its monuments, Delhi
|
1993
|
|
22
|
Mountain Railway of India
|
1999,2005,2008
|
|
23
|
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
|
2002
|
|
24
|
Rock shelters of Bhimbetka
|
2003
|
|
25
|
Champaner-pavagadh Archaeological Park
|
2004
|
|
26
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
|
2004
|
|
27
|
Red Fort Complex
|
2007
|
|
28
|
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
|
2010
|
Old
& New Names of Cities/ Countries
|
Old
Name
|
New
Name
|
|
Abyssinia
|
Ethiopia
|
|
Andora
|
Ankara
|
|
Batavia
|
Jakarta
|
|
Basutoland
|
Lesotho
|
|
Bechuanaland
|
Botswana
|
|
British Guiana
|
Guiana
|
|
Burma
|
Mayanmar
|
|
Calicut
|
Kozhikode
|
|
Cape Canaveral
|
Cape Kennedy
|
|
Ceylon
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
Christiania
|
Oslo
|
|
Cochin
|
Kochi
|
|
Zaire
|
Congo
|
|
Constantinople
|
Istanbul
|
|
Dahomey
|
Benin
|
|
Dutch East Indies
|
Indonesia
|
|
Dutch Guiana
|
Suriname
|
|
East Timor
|
Timor Leste
|
|
Ellice Islands
|
Tuvalu
|
|
Formosa
|
Taiwan
|
|
Gold Coast
|
Ghana
|
|
Holland
|
The Netherlands
|
|
Ivory Coast
|
Cote D’ lvoire
|
|
Leopoldville
|
Kinshasa
|
|
Malagasy
|
Madagacar
|
|
Malaya
|
Malaysia
|
|
Mesopotamia
|
Iraq
|
|
New Hebrides
|
Vanuatu
|
|
Northern Rhodesia
|
Zambia
|
|
Nyasaland
|
Malawi
|
|
Ooty
|
Udhagamandalam
|
|
Peking
|
Beijing
|
|
Petrograd
|
St. Petersburg
|
|
Persia
|
Iran
|
|
Rangoon
|
Yangon
|
|
Southern Rhodesia
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
Saigon
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
|
Salisbury
|
Harare
|
|
Sandwich islands
|
Hawaiin Islands
|
|
Siam
|
Thailand
|
|
Southwest Africa
|
Namibia
|
|
Spanish Guinea
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
|
Stalingrad
|
Volgograd
|
|
Upper Volta
|
Burkina Faso
|
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