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National colours are frequently part of a country's set of national symbols. Many states and nations have formally adopted a set of colours as their official "national colours" while others have de facto national colours that have become well known through popular use.
[26] [21] Below is the list of specified shades for all colours used on the national flag, with the exception of navy blue, from "IS1: Manufacturing standards for the Indian Flag" as defined in the 1931 CIE Colour Specifications with illuminant C. [26] The navy blue colour can be found in the standard IS:1803–1973. [26]
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The National flag of India is officially described in the Flag Code of India as follows: "The colour of the top panel shall be India saffron (Kesari) and that of the bottom panel shall be India green. The middle panel shall be white, bearing at its centre the design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes."
The Indian national calendar, based on the Shaka era Hindu calendar was adopted on 22 March 1957. [55] The calendar has 365 days across 12 months. [ 56 ] It is used, alongside the Gregorian calendar , by The Gazette of India , in news broadcasts by All India Radio and in calendars and communications issued by the Government of India .
The Indian independence movement in 1931 also adopted a tricolour (loan-translated as Hindi, तिरंगा Tiraṅgā) in the traditional symbolism of "national unification" and republican "self-rule" (Purna Swaraj), adopted as the flag of the India in 1947. [6] In 1999, a red, green, and blue tricolour was proposed as the Flag of Mars.
Distribution of colours in national flags. The most common colours in national flags are red, white, green, dark blue, yellow, light blue, and black. [13] The only national flag not to include the colors red, white, or blue is Jamaica's. [14] The occurrence of each colour in all the flags is listed in detail in the table below. [13]