Country Capital Currency

Afghanistan Kabul Afgani

Argentina Buenos Aires Austral, Neuvo Peso
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar
Austria Vienna Euro
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Belarus Minsk Rouble
Belgium Brussels Euro
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
Bolivia La Paz Boliviano
Brazil Brasilia Real
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
China Beijing Yuan
Colombia Bogota Colombian Peso
Cuba Havana Peso
Denmark Copenhagen Danish Krone
East Timor Dili U.S. Dollar
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound
Fiji Suva Fiji Dollar
Finland Helsinki Euro
France Paris Euro
Georgia Tbilisi Lari
Germany Berlin Euro
Greece Athens Euro
Hungary Budapest Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic Krona
India New Delhi Indian Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
Iran Tehran Rial
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
Israel Jerusalem Shekel
Italy Rome Euro
Japan Tokyo Yen
Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar
Kazakhstan Akmola Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Kenyan Shilling
Korea (North) Pyongyang Won
Korea (South) Seoul Won
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som
 Latvia Riga Lat
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar
Luxemburg Luxemburg Euro
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Ringgit
Maldives Male Rufiyaa
Malta Valletta Maltese Lira
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritius Rupee
Mexico Mexico City Mexican New Peso
Mongolia Ulan-Bator Tugrik
Myanmar Yangon Kyat
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro
Nigeria Abuja Naira
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone
Oman Muscat Rial Omani
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee
Panama Panamá Balboa
Peru Lima New Sol
Philippines Manila Peso
Poland Warsaw New Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Escudo, now Euro
Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal
Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu
Russia Moscow Rouble
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
Scotland Edinburgh Pound Sterling
Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar
South Africa Cape Town Rand
Spain Madrid Peseta, now Euro
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lankan Rupee
Sweden Stockholm Swedish Kroner
Switzerland Berne Swiss Franc
Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar
Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajik Rouble
Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajik Rouble
Thailand Bangkok Baht
Uganda Kampala Ugandan Shilling
Ukraine Kiev Hryvna
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham
United Kingdom London Pound Sterling
 Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan New Peso
US Washington D.C. US Dollar
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som
Uzbekistan Toshkent/Tashkent Uzbekistani Som
Vatican City Vatican City Italian Lire
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar
Vietnam Hanoi Dong
Yemen Sana Riyal
Yugoslavia Belgrade New Dinar
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar

1. The Largest Producer of Cotton in the World : China

2. The Largest Producer of Wheat in the World : China
3. The Largest Producer of Gold in the World : China
4. The Largest Producer of Rice in the World : China
5. The Largest producer of Tobacco in World : China
6. The Largest Producer of Tea in the World : China
7. The Largest Producer of Aluminum in the World : China
8. The Largest Producer of Steel in the World : China
9. The Largest producer of Cement in World : China
10. The Largest Producer of Milk in the world: India
11. The Largest producer of Butter & Ghee in World : India
12. The Largest producer of groundnut in World :India
13. The Largest Cattle production in World : India
14. The Largest producer of Automobiles in World : USA
15. The Largest Producer of Coffee in the World : Brazil
16. The Largest Producer of Sugar in the World : Brazil
17. The Largest Producer of Rubber in the World : Thailand
18. The Largest Producer of Silver in the World : Peru
19. The Largest Producer of Copper in the World : Chile
20. The Largest producer of Mercury in World : Spain
21. The Largest producer of Uranium in World : Canada
Limit of FDI inflows in various sectors in India:
1. Defense: 26%.
2. Insurance: 49%.
3. PSU: 49%
4. Single brand Retail: 51%.
5. Telecom: 74%.
6. Private Banking: 74%.
7. Civil Aviation: 74%.
8. Power: 100%.
9. Education: 100%.
10. Hospitals: 100%
11. Trading Companies: 100%.
12. Housing & Real Estate: 100%.
13. Drugs & Pharmaceuticals: 100%.
14. Roads, Highways, Ports & Harbors: 100%.
15. Pollution Control: 100%.
16. Call Centers & BPOs: 100%.
17. Small scale industries: 100%.
 18. Oil Exploration: 100%.
19. Hotel & Tourism: 100%.

Important Reports
 World Development Report -  World Bank.
 Doing Business Report - World Bank.
 Global Economic Prospects Report - World Bank.
 Policy Research Report - World Bank.
 Global Competitiveness Report - WEF.
 Global Risks Report - WEF.
 Global Gender Gap Report - WEF.
 Financial Development Report - WEF.
 World Investment Report - UNCTAD.
 Trade and Development Report - UNCTAD.
 Information Economy Report - UNCTAD.
 World Economic Outlook - IMF.
 Global Financial Stability Report - IMF.
 Sustainability Report - ADB.
 South Asia Economic Report - ADB.
 Human Development Report - UNDP.
 World Water Development Report - UN.
 EFA Global Monitoring Report - UNESCO.
 Flagship Report - UNICEF.
 World Trade Report -
State Chief minster Political party governor
Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah Indian National Congress E.S.L. Narsihmhan

Arunachal Dorjee Khandu Indian National Congress Joginder Jaswant Singh

Pradesh
Assam Tarun Kumar Gogoi Indian National Congress J.B.Patnaik

Bihar Nitish kumar Janata Dal (United) Devanand Konwar

Chhattisgarh Raman Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Mohsina Kidwai

Delhi† Sheila Dikshit Indian National Congress

Goa Digambar Kamat Indian National Congress Shivinder Singh Sidhu

Gujarat Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party Smt kamla

Haryana Bhupinder Singh Indian National Congress Jagannath Pahadia

Hooda
Himachal Prem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party Urmila Singh
Pradesh
Jammu and Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Narinder Nath Vohra
Kashmir Conference
Jharkhand Shibu soren Jharkhand mukti morcha M O H Farook

Karnataka B. S. Yeddyurappa Bharatiya Janata Party Hans Raj Bhardwaj

Kerala V. S. Achuthanandan Communist Party of India R S Gavai

(Marxist)
Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Rameshwar Thakur
Chauhan
Maharashtra Ashok Chavan Indian National Congress K.Shankaranarayan

Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh Indian National Congress Gurbachan Jagat

Meghalaya D.D. lapang Indian National Congress Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary

Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Indian National Congress Lt. Gen. M.M. Lakhera

Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Nagaland People's Front Nikhil Kumar

Orissa Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal Murlidhar Chandrakant

Bhandare
Pondicherry† V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress Iqbal sing

Punjab Parkash Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal Shivraj Patel

Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Indian National Congress Prabha Rao

Sikkim Pawan Kumar Sikkim Democratic Front Balmiki Prasad Singh

Chamling
Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam Surjit Singh Barnala

Tripura Manik Sarkar Communist Party of India D.Y.Patil

(Marxist)
Uttarakhand Ramesh Pokhriyal Bharatiya Janata Party Margaret Alva

Uttar Pradesh Mayawati Bahujan Samaj Party Banwari Lal Joshi

West Bengal Buddhadeb Communist Party of India M.K Narayanan

Bhattacharya (Marxist)
The main highlights of the 2010-11 railway budget include:
-- No increase in passenger fares
-- Rs.100 reduction in freight per wagon for fertilisers and kerosene
-- Free travel for cancer patients in 3rd AC classes
-- Cost-sharing in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode in some gauge-conversion projects
-- Further extension of Kolkata Metro on priority basis; stations to be named after Bahadur Shah Zafar,
Tagore family
-- Karmabhoomi trains to be introduced for migrant labour
-- New Janmabhoomi train between Ahmedabad and Udhampur
-- Special "Bharat Teertha" train to be run around India to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth
anniversary
-- Railway line to be extended from Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
-- Andaman and Nicobar Islands to get railway line from Port Blair to Diglipur
-- Sikkim capital Gangtok to be connected by rail from Rangpo
-- 2011 being 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, special train to be run from West Bengal to
Bangladesh
-- Gross earnings in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.88,281 crore
-- Working expenditure in 2009-10 estimated at Rs.83,440 crore
-- Expenses during 2010-11 estimated at Rs.87,100 crore
-- Thrust on expansion in 2010-11 with allocation of Rs.4,411 crore
-- Kashmir rail link to be extended to Sopore in the north of the valley
-- Net profit of Rs.1,328 crore in 2009-10
-- 10 automobile ancillary hubs to be created
-- Twenty-two million energy saving CFLs for lighting distributed already
-- Policy decision to employ one member of family whose land is requisitioned for railway projects
-- North-south, east-west dedicated freight corridors to be created
-- Construction of high-speed passenger rail corridors envisaged
-- More multi-functional hospitals to be set up
-- Educational facilities to be set up for children of 80,000 women families
-- Special facilities to be established for gangmen
-- Insurance facilities for licensed porters as part of railway's corporate social responsibility
-- Centre for railway research to be established with Indian Institutes of Technology and Defence Research and
Development Organisation
-- Will involve unions in policy making
-- Integral Coach Factory Chennai to be further modernised
-- New wagon repair shop in Mumbai
-- Design, development and testing centre for railway wheels at Bangalore
-- Within five years, all unmanned level crossings to be manned
-- Construction of more underpasses, besides road overbridges
-- Greater coordination with state governments to protect railway property
-- Security of women passengers to be improved
-- Ex-servicemen to be employed in Railway Protection Force
-- Five sports academies to be set up
-- Astroturf to be provided for development of hockey
-- Employment opportunities for sports persons
-- Railways to be lead partner for Commonwealth Games
-- Special drive to increase passenger amenities
-- Upgrade of 94 stations
-- Six new drinking water bottling plants in PPP mode
-- Modern toilets at railway stations
-- More ticketing centres to help the public
-- Acquisition of cutting edge safety technology
-- 1,000 route km to be created
-- Special task force for clearing investment proposals in 100 days
-- New business model to be created
-- No privatisation of railways
-- But greater participation of private sector
-- 117 of 120 new trains for current fiscal to be flagged off