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India՚s Forest Policies
Indian States International Boundaries
- Bordering Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat.
- Bordering China Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Bordering Nepal Bihar, Uttaranchal, UP, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Bordering Bangladesh West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam
- Bordering Bhutan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Bordering Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
- Bordering Afghanistan Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan-occupied area)
Moon Important Facts
- Average distance from Earth 3,84, 365 km
- Diameter 3,476 km
- Ratio of diameter of moon to that of earth 1: 3.7
- Rotation speed 27 days, 2hrs, 43 min & 11.47Sec.
- Revolution Speed 27 days, 7hrs, 43 min & 11.47 Sec.
- Time taken by moonlight to reach earth 1.3 Sec
- Percent of surface visible from earth 59%
- First man to reach moon Neil Armstrong and Edvin Aldrin on Apollo XI (1969)
Heights of Some Important Indian Peaks
- SNo Peak Height in metres above mean Sea Level
- 1 K2 8,611
- 2 Kanchen Junga 8,598
- 3 Nanga Parvat 8,126
- 4 Gasher Brum 8,068
- 5 Broad Peak 8,047
- 6 Disteghil Sar 7,885
- 7 Masher Brum E 7,821
- 8 Nanda Devi 7,817
- 9 Masher Brum W 7,806
- 10 Rakaposhi 7,788
- 11 Kamet 7,756
- 12 Saser Kangri 7,672
- 13 Skyang Kangri 7,544
- 14 Sia Kangri 7,422
- 15 Chaukhamba (Badrinath Peak) 7,138
- 16 Trisul West 7,138
- 17 Nunkun 7,135
- 18 Pauhunri 7,128
- 19 Kangto 7,090
- 20 Dunagiri 7,066