| Year | Project / Institution | Location | Key Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Chandani Thermal Project | Nepanagar (Burhanpur) | Thermal power |
| 1960 | Gandhi Sagar Project | 1st hydel project, height 62 m | |
| Bargi / Rani Avanti Bai Project | Jabalpur | On Narmada | |
| Bansagar Dam | Shahdol (Deolond) | On Son river, cost ratio MP:UP:BR = 2:1:1 | |
| Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station | Umaria (Birsinghpur) | Thermal | |
| Essar Mahan Power Plant | Singrauli | Thermal | |
| Singaji Super Power Plant | Khandwa (Mundi) | Dongalia village |
| Year / Date | Event | Key Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1946 | Objective Resolution | |
| 3 June 1947 | Mountbatten Plan | |
| 1948 | GATT | Geneva |
| 1949 | Jallianwala Bagh (Bhopal reference) | |
| 1962 | Zero Hour introduced | Parliament |
| 1971 (Dec) | Bangladesh Independence | |
| 1989 | SC/ST Act (Section 23) | |
| 2003 | 89th Amendment | SC/ST Commission separated |
| 2006 | Forest Rights Act | 18 Dec |
| Year / Date | Event / Scheme | Key Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept | Ozone Preservation Day | |
| 30 July 2006 | 1st Mahila Panchayat |
| Indicator | Data | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 Million | |
| Density | 94 / km² | |
| Sex Ratio | 931 | Child: 918 |
| Literacy | 69.32% | Male 78.7%, Female 59.24% |
| Rural Population | 72% | |
| Decadal Growth (2001–11) | 20.35% | |
| ST Population | 21.04% | |
| SC Population | 15.54% |
| Indicator | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Child Sex Ratio | Alirajpur | Morena |
| Literacy | Jabalpur | |
| ST Population | Alirajpur | Bhind |
| SC Population | Ujjain | Jhabua |
| Least Populous | Harda |
| Site | District | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Bagh Caves | Dhar | |
| Bhimbetka | Raisen | Rock shelters |
| Adamgarh | Hoshangabad | |
| Saru Maru | Sehore | Buddhist |
| Udaygiri | Vidisha | Hindu & Jain |
| Lohani Caves | Mandu | Shiva-Parvati |
| District | Product |
|---|---|
| Dhar | Bagh Print |
| Dewas | Bamboo |
| Raisen | Basmati Rice |
| Ujjain | Batik Print |
| Khargone | Chilli |
| Balaghat | Chinnor Rice |
| Jhabua | Kadaknath |
| Katni | Stone |
| Mandsaur | Garlic |
| Morena | Mustard |
| Indore | Potato |
| Ratlam | Namkeen |
| Year | Award | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Kalidas Samman | 5 Lakh |
| 1980 | Tansen Samman | 5 Lakh |
| 1984 | Lata Mangeshkar Award | 2 Lakh |
| 1986 | Kabir Samman | 3 Lakh |
| 1986 | Iqbal Samman | 2 Lakh |
| 1987 | Maithili Sharan Gupta Award | 2–5 Lakh |
| 1992 | Sharad Joshi Award | 2 Lakh |
| 1992 | Kumar Gandharva Award | 1.25 Lakh |
| 1997 | Kishore Kumar Samman | 2 Lakh |
| 2012 | Kavi Pradeep Award | 2 Lakh |
| 2015 | Aruna Shanbaug Award |
| Mineral | District | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | Balaghat (Malajkhand) | |
| Manganese | Balaghat | |
| Graphite | Betul | |
| Tungsten | Hoshangabad | |
| Uranium | Shahdol | |
| Asbestos | Jhabua |
| Waterfall | Location | River |
|---|---|---|
| Bahuti | Rewa | |
| Keoti | Rewa | |
| Chachai | Rewa | Largest |
| Pandav | Panna | Ken |
| Raneh | Chhatarpur | Ken |
| Bee Falls | Pachmarhi | |
| Bhurakho | Shivpuri |
| Fort / Monument | Location | Builder / Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Gwalior Fort | Gwalior | Tomar dynasty |
| Dhar Fort | Dhar | Tughlaq |
| Orchha Fort | Orchha | Vir Singh Deo |
| Asirgarh Fort | Burhanpur | King Asa |
| Narwar Fort | Shivpuri | King Nal |
| Raisen Fort | Raisen | Rajbasanti |
| Festival | Location | Tribe / Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Bhogariya | Jhabua, Khargone | Bhil |
| Lokrang | Bhopal | |
| Gotmar | Chhindwara | |
| Meghnad Parv | Gond | Tribal |
| Nimar Festival | Maheshwar |
| Dance | Region | Tribe |
|---|---|---|
| Saila | Baiga | |
| Rai | Bundelkhand | Bedia |
| Gaur | Gond | |
| Matki | Malwa | |
| Sua | Gond |
| Tribe | Feature |
|---|---|
| Baiga | Medicinal knowledge |
| Bhil | Dapa custom |
| Korku | Khamb Swang |
| Sahariya | Khutiya Patel |
| Bharia | Patilya |
| Year | Institution | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | MP Sahitya Parishad | |
| 1956 | MPPSC | |
| 1957 | First Assembly Election | |
| 1963 | Forest Research Institute | Jabalpur |
| 1972 | Planning Board | |
| 1976 | MP Urdu Academy | |
| 1982 | Lokayukt | |
| 1990 | Consumer Commission | |
| 1994 | Panchayati Raj Act | |
| 1998 | Women Commission | |
| 2005 | Biodiversity Board | |
| 2007 | Disaster Management Authority |
| Discovery | Scientist |
|---|---|
| Penicillin | Alexander Fleming |
| Rabies Vaccine | Louis Pasteur |
| DNA Structure | Watson & Crick |
| Cells | Robert Hooke |
| Blood Group | Landsteiner |
| Topic | Key Point |
|---|---|
| Largest Waterfall | Chachai |
| Lifeline River | Narmada |
| Major Basin | Ganga |
| Tribal Dominance | Alirajpur |
| Literacy Leader | Jabalpur |