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Saturday, 16 February 2019

Must Know 10 Kind Of Governments In The World

Government plays an important role in making a state or country prosperous. But not every government is successful in doing so.

List of Top 10 World Economies 2017 Is Out

The world bank has updated its figures for Gross Domestic Product of the countries for the year 2017. According to the updated figures, India has become the world’s sixth-biggest economy, pushing France to seventh place. After quarters of slowdown, India rebounded strongly from July 2017.

Top 10 Technology And Engineering Universities In The World 2018

Let us look into the world’s best engineering and Technology colleges, which should be every student’s first priority. You can always have your own choice though.

15 Astonishing Facts About Fidel Castro

Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was born near Birán, Cuba, in 1926. Beginning in 1958 Castro and his forces began a campaign of guerrilla warfare to successfully overthrow Cuban dictator, and Castro became the country's new leader.

Unique & Famous Business Cards!

Here are some famous people's Business Card. Let’s check out their business cards...

1) Mark Zuckerberg: CEO of Facebook

Facts About India’s ParaMilitary Forces.!!

The Paramilitary forces (also known as Central Armed Police Forces) plays a vital role in internal security as well as border security. There are seven Central Armed Police Forces and they come under the control of Ministry of Home Affairs. The seven armed forces include AR, BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP, NSG, SSB.

Indian Army Ranks in Order from Highest to Lowest (Descending)

Indian Army Ranks. Indian army is one of the biggest armies in the world and one of the most powerful too. Indian Army Ranks are not just the stars or swords on the shoulder in fact they show the power and prestige of the nation. People of the nation have tremendous respect for Indian Army ranks. Indian Army Ranks are patterned on British and commonwealth system. India has given the Field Marshal’s baton twice since its independence in 1947.

Indian Army Ranks in Order from Highest to Lowest (Descending)

The Rank of Field Marshal is ceremonial at present, there are no Field Marshal in Indian army structure at present and it has been conferred on only two officer in past, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and Field Marshal K M Cariappa.

Commissioned Officers

    General
    Lieutenant general
    Major general
    Brigadier
    Colonel
    Lieutenant Colonel
    Major
    Captain
    Lieutenant

Junior Commissioned Officers

    Subedar Major
    Subedar
    Naib Subedar

Non-Commissioned Officers

    Havildar
    Naik
    Lance Naik
    Sepoy / Jawan

The rank of Field Marshal is the top most among Indian Army Ranks while sepoy or solar is the lowest rank. The declining order of Indian Army Rank is; Field Marshal, General, Lieutenant General, Major General, Brigadier, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, captain, Lieutenant, Subedar Major/Risaldar Major, Naib Subedar/ Naib Risaldar, Havaldar/daffadar, Lance Havaldar/Lance Daffadar, Sepoy/Solar. The rank of 2nd Lieutenant is eliminated from the Indian Army Ranks. An important difference between the Indian army and other armies is that officers do not command platoons-Naib Subedar who is junior commissioned officer do. Before the 1965 the rank of Naib Subedar was known as Jemadar. Our army has shown its power in First World War. It has defeated Pakistan many times. We are proud of it.

Top 10 Ranks in Indian Army from Top Level

Indian Army has large numbers of soldiers which make one of the largest Army in world. To manage it soldiers there are various ranks available in Army. Traditional British names for ranks are still being used in India, along with the western names for those respective ranks.

1) Field Marshal : Field Marshal is an honorary rank. It does not exist in present army organisation structure. Only two officers of Indian Army conferred with the rank. Gen. K.M. Cariappa in 1986 and Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw or Sam Manekshaw. A Field Marshal, unlike other officers, does not draw pension. He gets full pay of General rank equal to General until he dies. He wears full uniform on all official occasions and runs an office in Army Head Quarters. He also have a dedicated secretariat of his own.

2) General : General is the highest rank in Indian Army now. General is the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. The position is abbreviated as COAS in Indian Army cables and communication, and usually held by a 4-star officer in the rank of General. General use Gold national emblem over a gold star both outlined in red, all over a crossed gold baton and scimitar outlined in red. Sir Robert McGregor Macdonald Lockhart was the first General of independence of India.

3) Lieutenant General : Lieutenant General is the second highest rank in Indian Army. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern age, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general. A lieutenant general heads up an army corps, made up of typically three army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 soldiers. Lieutenant General use Gold national emblem outlined in red over a crossed gold baton and scimitar outlined in red.

4) Major General : Major General is the third highest rank in Indian Army. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general. Major General use Gold star outlined in red over a crossed gold baton and scimitar outlined in red.

5) Brigadier : Brigadier is the fourth highest rank in Indian Army. Brigadier is a senior military rank generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general. A brigadier commands a brigade consisting of three battalions (approximately 3,000 troops). Brigadier use Gold national emblem over three gold stars in a triangle formation.

6) Colonel : Colonel is the fufth highest rank in Indian Army. Abbreviated as Col, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer who is in charge of a regiment in an army. "Colonel" is usually the highest or second-highest field rank. Colonel use Gold national emblem over two gold stars.

7) Lieutenant Colonel : Lieutenant Colonel is the sixth highest rank in Indian Army. Lieutenant Colonel ranking is above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion in the army. Lieutenant Colonel use Gold national emblem over one gold star.

8) Major : Major is the seven highest rank in Indian Army. Major use Gold national emblem.

9) Captain : Major is the eight highest rank in Indian Army. Captain is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to command of a company of soldiers. Captain use Three gold stars.

10) Lieutenant : Major is the ninth highest rank in Indian Army. A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Lieutenant use two gold stars.