General Knowledge and Information Blog: September 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

India's Busiest Airports

India's Busiest Airports

Airport IATA Code Passengers

(in millions) Cargo in tons ('000)

1. Delhi

DEL           29.94       600

2. Mumbai

BOM               29.07     670

3. Chennai

MAA                 12.05    389

4. Bengaluru

BLR                   11.59    223

5. Kolkata

CCU                    9.63     130

6. Hyderabad
HYD                      7.60     78

7. Kochi (CIAL)

COK                     4.34     41

8. Ahmedabad
AMD                 4.04        28

9. Goa (Dabolim)
GOI                    3.08          7

10. Thiruvananthapuram
TRV              2.53            39

11. Pune
PNQ              2.81              28

12. Kozhikode
CCJ                  2.06            22

13. Guwahati
GAU              1.93                 9

14. Jaipur
JAI                1.66                  9

15. Coimbatore
CJB                1.24                   7

16. Lucknow
LKO                     1.58              4

17. Nagpur
NAG                   1.24               9

18. Bhubaneswar
BBI                      1.04               3

19. Srinagar
SXR                     1.04                 2

20. Indore
IDR                      0.88                 5

21. Mangalore
IXE                      0.85                 <1

22. Patna
PAT                     0.84                  3

23. Amritsar
ATQ                      0.77                   6

24. Tiruchirapalli
TRZ                         0.76                   2

25. Agartala
IXA                         0.75                  7

Monday, September 12, 2011

POPULAR HILL STATIONS

Darjeeling Hill Station

Darjeeling, the queen of all hill stations,famous for its natural beauty, clean fresh air, year round pleasent weather and above all, the ever smiling and welcoming local people. The 3rd highest peak in the world, mount Kanchenjunga....

Kodaikanal Hill Station

Kodai or Kodaikanal is on the southern crest of the Palani hills, about 120 km from Madurai, at an altitude of 2100 mt. It is surrounded by wooded slopes, waterfalls and precipitous rocky outcrops...

Khandala Hill Station

Khandala, set at a height of 625 mt, located on the western slopes of the Sahyadri mountain range is a hill station in Maharashtra. Fascinating panoramic beauty adorns this place...

Lonavala Hill Station

Lonavala is a Hill station in Maharashtra. Also known as the jewel of the Sahyadri Mountains. This Hill Station is also a popular Health Resort in the western ranges on the sahyadri, it is situated on a height...

Manali Hill Station

Manali is an important hill station of northern India and is the destination of thousands of tourists every year. Manali derived its name from Manavalaya meaning the abode of Manu or "Home of Manu" and here, the temples are treated as pilgrimages. Its cool atmosphere provides a perfect heaven...

Mount Abu Hill Station

Mount Abu is a picturesque hill-station which green oasis in the barren desertscape thats Rajasthan. Situated at the southern tip of the Aravali range the hill retreat owes its cool climate to its rich flora

Mussoorie Hill Station

Mussoorie, popularly known as the Queen of Hills, this charming hill station, 34 kms from Dehradun is situated at an altitude of 2003 mts in the Garhwal hills above sea-level. Mussoorie is one the beautiful hill stations in India...

Nainital Hill Station

Nainital, Uttaranchal is famous not just for its green hills or many lakes. It is also famous for it's many legends and stories. Hundreds of ancient temples and peaks with astounding views of the mountains in the background...

Ooty Hill Station

Nestled in the brilliant green hills of the Nilgiris, Ooty or Udhagamandalam, is one of the favourite summer retreats of people in South India. Orchards of peaches and plums, terraced tea plantations, and eucalyptus...

Shimla Hill Station

Shimla, the summer capital of the British India, is situated at a height of 2,196 metres. While the British have left the echoes linger on. today, its well developed facilities, easy accessibility and many attractions make it one of India's...

Emergency Number

Emergency Number

Ambulance – 102

Fire – 101

Police – 100

Hotels near Dhaula Kuan

Hotels near Dhaula Kuan

Ashok Hotel New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Hotel Maurya Sheraton New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Taj Palace Hotel New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Hotel Samrat New Delhi (5 Star)

Hotels in Co naught Place Delhi

Hotels in Co naught Place Delhi

Grand Inter Continental Hotel New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Hotel Le Meridian New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Imperial Hotel New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Metropolitan Hotel Nikko New Delhi (5 Star Deluxe)

Hotel Alka New Delhi (4 Star)

Hotel Hans Plaza New Delhi (4 Star)

Hotel Kanishka New Delhi (4 Star)

Hotel Marina New Delhi (4 Star)

Ramada Plaza New Delhi (4 Star)

Shangri La New Delhi (4 Star)

The Connaught Palace Hotel New Delhi (4 Star)

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Mouse halts Hong Kong to Nepal flight

Mouse halts Hong Kong to Nepal flight

A Nepal Airlines Boeing 767was grounded at HONG KONG airport after a mouse seen into the cockpit in the airline.

The Nepal airlines take off on Tuesday evening.

Monday, September 5, 2011

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY

5 -SEPTEMBER(Every Year)

India has been celebrating Teacher's Day on 5th September, since 1962. The day commemorates the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, a philosopher and a teacher par excellence, and his contribution towards Indian education system. Dr Radhakhrishnan believed that "teachers should be the best minds in the country". On this day, we gratefully remember the great educationist, apart from honoring all the teachers that have made our life much more knowledgeable. Thanks for teacher

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