Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have developed shrimp in a big way. The Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh is known as the ‘Shrimp Capital of India’.

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Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have developed shrimp in a big way. The Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh is known as the ‘Shrimp Capital of India’.

Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer, the first Indian and the fifth woman in the world to climb Mount Everest. She scaled the highest mountain peak of the world in 1984. She continued to be active after ascending the highest peak in the world. In 1985, she led an Indo-Nepalese Everest Expedition team comprising only women. The expedition created seven world records and set benchmarks for Indian mountaineering. Nine years later, in 1994, she led an all women team of rafters.

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Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer, the first Indian and the fifth woman in the world to climb Mount Everest. She scaled the highest mountain peak of the world in 1984. She continued to be active after ascending the highest peak in the world. In 1985, she led an Indo-Nepalese Everest Expedition team comprising only women. The expedition created seven world records and set benchmarks for Indian mountaineering. Nine years later, in 1994, she led an all women team of rafters.

The National Capital Region (NCR) in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh (UP) provides a 32% (10,853 sq. kms.) of the NCR. It borders Delhi on the east and forms the eastern territory of the NCR. Meerut is the second largest city in NCR. The districts of the state included in NCR (with their 2011 Census populations) are: Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District (Noida and Greater Noida).

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The National Capital Region (NCR) in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh (UP) provides a 32% (10,853 sq. kms.) of the NCR. It borders Delhi on the east and forms the eastern territory of the NCR. Meerut is the second largest city in NCR. The districts of the state included in NCR (with their 2011 Census populations) are: Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District (Noida and Greater Noida).

The Silicon Valley of India is a nickname of the Indian city of Bangalore. As Bangalore is on the Mysore Plateau, the area is also sometimes referred to as “Silicon Plateau”. The name signifies Bangalore’s status as a hub for information technology (IT) companies in India and is a comparative reference to the original Silicon Valley, based around Santa Clara Valley, California, a major hub for IT companies in the United States. One of the earliest mentions of this sobriquet occurred in late 1980s in the Indian Express.

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The Silicon Valley of India is a nickname of the Indian city of Bangalore. As Bangalore is on the Mysore Plateau, the area is also sometimes referred to as “Silicon Plateau”. The name signifies Bangalore’s status as a hub for information technology (IT) companies in India and is a comparative reference to the original Silicon Valley, based around Santa Clara Valley, California, a major hub for IT companies in the United States. One of the earliest mentions of this sobriquet occurred in late 1980s in the Indian Express.

STD service commissioned between Kanpur and Lucknow in 1960.Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD) service, started in 1960, is now available in more than 19500 stations in the country. All the district headquarters and more than 97 per cent of the Subdivisional headquarters are having STD facility. International Subscriber Dialing Services started in 1976 between Mumbai and London is now available from every corner of the country to almost all the countries in the world.

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STD service commissioned between Kanpur and Lucknow in 1960.Subscriber Trunk Dialing (STD) service, started in 1960, is now available in more than 19500 stations in the country. All the district headquarters and more than 97 per cent of the Subdivisional headquarters are having STD facility. International Subscriber Dialing Services started in 1976 between Mumbai and London is now available from every corner of the country to almost all the countries in the world.