Indian Cities and Places

The National Capital Region (NCR) includes districts from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Mathura is not part of the NCR, whereas Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon are prominent districts within it.

The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) is a premier research organization in India located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, focusing on building materials and construction technology.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) is located in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, where civil servants are trained.

Indian Standard Time is calculated based on the 82.5 degrees E longitude, which passes through Mirzapur near Allahabad.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games were officially held in New Delhi, India.

The first passenger train in India ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane on April 16, 1853. This historic journey covered a distance of approximately 34 kilometers.

Kolkata is famously known as the City of Joy, a title popularized by Dominique Lapierre's novel of the same name.

The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted thirteen cities from thirteen states in the list of second batch of Smart Cities Mission. These cities were shortlisted based on scores obtained in Fast Track competition. This competition list was topped by Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and was followed by Warangal in Telangana and Dharmashala in Himachal Pradesh.

The All-India Muslim League was founded in Dacca (now Dhaka) in December 1906 following the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference.

Raigad was the capital of the Maratha Empire under the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He moved his capital from Rajgad to Raigad in 1674.

The Indian Standard Time (IST) is based on the longitude 82.5 degrees East, which passes through Mirzapur near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

The Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), which played a key role in India's ITER membership, is located in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad.

This is a duplicate of question 337205. The Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) is located in Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad.

Coimbatore is known as the Manchester of South India due to its extensive textile industry and manufacturing capabilities, similar to Manchester in England. Madurai is a cultural center, Bangalore is the IT capital, and Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala.

Kota, in Rajasthan, is widely known as the coaching hub for students preparing for competitive entrance exams in India.