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Pune, Maharashtra
Indore is the largest city and the commercial capital of the Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the headquarters of Indore District and the Indore Division. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631 and is fourteenth most populous city in India, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 2.3 million. It is the 147th largest city in the world.
The present-day city was established in the 1710s by the local zamindars led by Rao Nandlal Chaudhary. During the days of the Maratha Empire, Indore became an important hub between the Deccan and Delhi. Before independence, it was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state ruled by the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas, until they acceded to Union of India.
Indore is the only city of India with both an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Major industrial areas surrounding the city include the Pithampur Special Economic Zone and the Sanwer Industrial belt. Pithampur is also known as the Detroit of India.[13][14] Pithampur industrial area houses many big auto companies. Prominent among these are Force Motors, Volvo Eicher commercial, Avtec, Mahindra 2 wheelers Ltd.
Pune-based Indian multinational Bharat Forge Limited (BFL)company eyeing customers based in Pithampur, is all set to open its unit in Indore region.The company plans to start first phase of its manufacturing unit in Betma with an estimated cost of `150 crore on 68 acre of land by 2014.They envisage to increase the investment to `1000 crore by 2016.[15]
While the Textile manufacturing and Trading is the oldest business to contribute to economy, the Real Estate has emerged very fast in past few years. National Real Estate Players DLF Limited,Suncity (ZEE Group), Omaxe, Sahara, Parsvnath, Ansal API, Emaar MGF have already launched their residential projects in Indore. These projects are generally on the Indore bypass. This road also houses the projects of many local and regional Real estate players like Silver spring, Kalindi, Milan Heights etc.
Several IT services companies have presence in Indore: these include, IBM India,[16] Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Impetus and Premier Biosoft (India). Infosys is setting up new development centre at Indore at an investment of Rs 100 crore in phase one at Super corridor.[17] Infosys demanded an area of 2000 Acre to open its new branch in Indore which will employee about 80,000 people. In 2011, TCS also announced its plans to open a campus in Indore. Government of MP has also done the land allotment.[18] Besides these, there are several small and medium size software development firms in Indore.
Pithampur the suburb industrial area of Indore houses production plants of various Pharmaceutical companies like Ipca Laboratories, Cipla, Lupin, Glenmark, Unichem.
The Daly College, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest co-educational boarding school in the world.[19] The Holkar Science College, officially known as Government Model Autonomous Holkar Science College was established in 1891.[20]
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGMMC) is another old institution, and was formerly known as the King Edward Medical College.[21] Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) is an engineering college, established in 1952.
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Pune, Maharashtra
Indore is the largest city and the commercial capital of the Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the headquarters of Indore District and the Indore Division. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631 and is fourteenth most populous city in India, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 2.3 million. It is the 147th largest city in the world.
The present-day city was established in the 1710s by the local zamindars led by Rao Nandlal Chaudhary. During the days of the Maratha Empire, Indore became an important hub between the Deccan and Delhi. Before independence, it was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state ruled by the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas, until they acceded to Union of India.
Indore is the only city of India with both an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Economy
Indore is often referred as the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh with a bulk of its trade coming from Small, Mid and Large scale manufacturing & service industries. These industries range from Automobile to Pharmaceutical and from Software to Retail and from Textile trading to Real estate. Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange (MPSE) originally set up in 1919 is the only exchange in Central India and the third oldest stock exchange in India is located in Indore.Major industrial areas surrounding the city include the Pithampur Special Economic Zone and the Sanwer Industrial belt. Pithampur is also known as the Detroit of India.[13][14] Pithampur industrial area houses many big auto companies. Prominent among these are Force Motors, Volvo Eicher commercial, Avtec, Mahindra 2 wheelers Ltd.
Pune-based Indian multinational Bharat Forge Limited (BFL)company eyeing customers based in Pithampur, is all set to open its unit in Indore region.The company plans to start first phase of its manufacturing unit in Betma with an estimated cost of `150 crore on 68 acre of land by 2014.They envisage to increase the investment to `1000 crore by 2016.[15]
While the Textile manufacturing and Trading is the oldest business to contribute to economy, the Real Estate has emerged very fast in past few years. National Real Estate Players DLF Limited,Suncity (ZEE Group), Omaxe, Sahara, Parsvnath, Ansal API, Emaar MGF have already launched their residential projects in Indore. These projects are generally on the Indore bypass. This road also houses the projects of many local and regional Real estate players like Silver spring, Kalindi, Milan Heights etc.
Several IT services companies have presence in Indore: these include, IBM India,[16] Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Impetus and Premier Biosoft (India). Infosys is setting up new development centre at Indore at an investment of Rs 100 crore in phase one at Super corridor.[17] Infosys demanded an area of 2000 Acre to open its new branch in Indore which will employee about 80,000 people. In 2011, TCS also announced its plans to open a campus in Indore. Government of MP has also done the land allotment.[18] Besides these, there are several small and medium size software development firms in Indore.
Pithampur the suburb industrial area of Indore houses production plants of various Pharmaceutical companies like Ipca Laboratories, Cipla, Lupin, Glenmark, Unichem.
Education
Indore is home to several educational institutions. It is the only city in India to house both Indian Institute of Management and Indian Institute of Technology.The Daly College, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest co-educational boarding school in the world.[19] The Holkar Science College, officially known as Government Model Autonomous Holkar Science College was established in 1891.[20]
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGMMC) is another old institution, and was formerly known as the King Edward Medical College.[21] Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) is an engineering college, established in 1952.