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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. [2]
Tigers in India constitute more than 70% of the global population of tigers. [1] [2] Tigers have been officially adopted as the National Animal of India [3] on recommendation of the National Board for Wildlife [4] since April 1973. [5] In popular local languages, tigers are called baagh, puli or sher. [6]
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. [55] National ...
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Ostriches were also formerly native to India, but also became extinct during the Late Pleistocene. [9] [10] India is home to several well-known large animals, including the Indian elephant, [11] Indian rhinoceros, [12] and Gaur. [4] India is the only country where the big cats tiger and lion exist in the wild.
Today, the tiger is the national animal of Bangladesh and India. Bangladeshi banknotes feature a tiger. The political party Muslim League of Pakistan uses the tiger as its election symbol. [150] Tipu Sultan, who ruled Mysore in late 18th-century India, was also a great admirer of the
The Ministry of Environment and Forest declared the Gangetic dolphin the national aquatic animal of India. A stretch of the Ganges River between Sultanganj and Kahlgaon in Bihar has been declared a dolphin sanctuary and named Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, the first such protected area. [citation needed]
It features the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate," as well as the inscriptions "Government of Kerala" and "Kerala Sarkkar" in Malayalam, reflecting the state's administrative identity in both English and the regional language. State motto: സത്യമേവ ജയതേ Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs) State foundation day