Title Symbol Image Notes

National Flag of India A horizontal rectangular

flag tricolour with equally
sized deep saffron at the
top, white in the middle
and India green at the
bottom. In the centre is a
navy blue wheel with
twenty-four spokes,
known as the Ashoka
Chakra. The flag is based
on the Swaraj flag
designed by Pingali
Venkayya.
National National On 26 January 1950, a
emblem Emblem of representation of the Lion
India Capital of Ashoka placed
above the motto,
Satyameva Jayate, was
adopted as the State
Emblem of India.
National Saka calendar Saka calendar was
calendar introduced by the
Calendar Committee in
1957. Usage officially
started at 1 Chaitra 1879
Saka Era, or 22 March
1957.
National Jana Gana Jana Gana Mana by
anthem Mana Rabindranath Tagore was
officially adopted by the
Constituent Assembly as
the Indian national
anthem on 24 January
1950.
National Vande The first two verses of
song Mataram Vande Mataram by
Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee was adopted
as the National Song of
India in 1950. “Vande
Mataram” was sung
during the 1896 session of
the Indian National
Congress by Rabindranath
Tagore.
Oath of National It was written in Telugu by
allegiance Pledge Pydimarri Venkata Subba
Rao in 1962. Central
Advisory Board of
Education directed that
the pledge be sung in
Schools and that this
practice to be introduced
 by 26 January 1965.
National Indian lotus Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
flower is a sacred flower and
occupies a unique position
in the art and mythology
of ancient India and has
been an auspicious
symbol of Indian culture.
National Mango Mango (Mangifera indica)
fruit originated in India and the
country is home to more
than 100 varieties of the
fruit.
National Ganga Ganga is the longest river
river of India with the most
heavily populated river
basin in the world. The
river is revered by Hindus
as the most sacred river
on earth.
National Indian banyan Indian Banyan (Ficus
tree bengalensis) root
themselves to form new
trees and grow over large
areas. Because of this
characteristic and its
longevity, this tree is
considered immortal and
is an integral part of the
myths and legends of
India.
National Royal Bengal Bengal tiger (Panthera
animal tiger tigris Tigris), the largest
carnivore is found only in
the Indian subcontinent
and can be found in most
regions of the country.
National River dolphin Gangetic dolphin
aquatic (Platanista gangetica) is
animal said to represent the
purity of the holy Ganga
River as it can only
survive in pure and fresh
water.
National Indian peacock Indian peacock (Pavo
bird cristatus) is designated as
the national bird of India.
A bird indigenous to the
subcontinent, peacock
represents the unity of
vivid colours and finds
references in Indian
culture. On February 1,
 1963, The Government of
India have decided to
have the Peacock as the
national bird of India. The
decision has been taken
after considering the
views of the State
Governments and the
opinions expressed in the
Press.
National Indian Rupee Indian Rupee (ISO code:
currency INR) is the official
currency of the Republic
of India. The issuance of
the currency is controlled
by the Reserve Bank of
India. The Indian rupee
symbol is derived from
the Devanagari consonant
“र” (ra) and the Latin
letter “R” was adopted in
2010.
National Lactobacillus Lactobacillus delbrueckii
Microbe delbrueckii (subsp. bulgaricus) has
subsp. been announced as the
bulgaricus National Microbe for India
by Jayanthi Natarajan,
India’s Minister of State
for Environment and
Forests on October 18,
2012 during the
International Conference
on ‘Biodiversity
Conservation and
Education for Sustainable
Development – Learning
to Conserve Biodiversity
in a Rapidly Changing
World’ held at Hyderabad
during CoP-11. The
microbe was selected by
children who had visited
the Science Express
Biodiversity Special, a
train which has been
visiting various stations
across the country.
National Hockey The Republic of India
Game doesn’t signify any game
as its National Game but
Hockey is considered as
the unofficial National
Game of the country
National Brinjal
Vegetables
National King Kobra With its length up to 18.5
Reptile Of to 18.8 ft (5.6 to 5.7 m),
India King Cobra is the national
reptile of India. This
venomous snake is found
in forests in India through
Southeast Asia. It preys
on other snakes, lizards
and rodents. It has its
cultural significance as
Hindus worship this
reptile.
National Elephant he national heritage
Heritage animals of India is
Animal Of Elephant. The Indian
India elephant is a subspecies
of the Asian elephant and
found in the mainland
Asia. It is listed as one of
the endangered animals
by IUCN. It can be spotted
at four different regions in
the country.