Miscellaneous (Railway)

• He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

• He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century.

• His works include Godaan, Karmabhoomi, Gaban, Mansarovar, "Idgah".

• It was launched in the year 1995 as a centrally sponsored scheme.

• The scheme provides that every child within the age group of six to fourteen years studying in classes I to VIII who enrolls and attends the school, shall be provided hot cooked meal having nutritional standards of 450 calories and 12 gm of protein for primary (I- V class) and 700 calories and 20 gm protein for upper primary (VI-VIII class), free of charge every day except on school holidays.

• The scheme covers all government and government aided schools and also Madarsa and Maqtabs supported under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

• The theme for 2021 is "Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed".

• The Election Commission will formally launch the e-EPIC (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) programme.

• It began taking shape after the fifth Sikh master. Guru Arjan Dev, was installed on Gurgaddi in 1581.

• Amritsar was made a district headquarter in 1849

• The Amritsar Municipal Corporation came into being in 1868.

• It is held on the day of the Holi festival, usually in the month of March.

• The festival features elephant polo and elephant dance.

• It advises on technical matters to various quality control agencies and State Government Grading Laboratories, in relation to the grading of various agricultural commodities, food under Agmark.

• A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jantar Mantar in Jaipur houses the world's largest stone sundial.

• It was the brainchild of Prof. Jyoti Parikh and Prof. Kirit Parikh and was funded by the Reserve Bank of India.

• It was formally opened upon the occasion of the bank's golden jubilee in 1987.