India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including flowers listed below.
States
Union territories
References
- ↑ States and Union Territories. Government of India. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ↑ National Symbols. Government of India. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 State symbols of India. Government of India. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scientific names. A-Z animals. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ State symbols of AP. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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- ↑ Flora and fauna of Himachal Pradesh. Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ State symbols of Meghalaya. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron. Down to Earth(16 January 2024). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ State symbols of Punjab. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ Tamil Nadu goes all out to promote flame lily. The Hindu(23 November 2023). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ State symbols of Tripura. Government of Tripura. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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- ↑ Rhododendron red alert. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ Himalayan blue poppy declared state flower. Voice of Ladakh(29 December 2023). Retrieved 31 December 2023.