Haryana is a state in India located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 November 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 22nd in terms of area, with less than 1.4% of India's land area. Chandigarh is the state capital, Faridabad in National Capital Region is the most populous city of the state, and Gurugram is a leading financial hub of the NCR, with major Fortune 500 companies located in it. Haryana has 6 administrative divisions, 22 districts, 72 sub-divisions, 93 revenue tehsils, 50 sub-tehsils, 140 community development blocks, 154 cities and towns, 6,848 villages, and 6222 villages panchayats.
Gurgaon, officially Gurugram, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi-Haryana border, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the national capital New Delhi and 268 km (167 mi) south of Chandigarh, the state capital. It is one of the major satellite cities of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region of India. As of 2011, Gurgaon had a population of 1,153,000.
Rao Inderjit Singh is an Indian politician and a Minister of State in the Government of India. A member of the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, he represents Gurugram in Haryana and is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
IILM Institute for Higher Education is a higher education institute, headquartered in Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India, with a second campus in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1993 in Gurgaon, Haryana. In 2018 the Gurgaon institute was declared a private university, the IILM University.
Manesar is a town and municipal corporation in the Gurgaon district of the state of Haryana, India. It is an industrial hub and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi.
GSDP of Haryana state was US$85 billion in 2016-17, which had grown at 12.96% CAGR between 2012–17, boosted by the fact that this state on DMIC in NCR contributes 7% of India's agricultural exports and 60% of India's Basmati rice export, with 7 operational SEZs and additional 23 formally approved SEZs also produces India's 67% of passenger cars, 60% of motorcycles, 50% of tractors and 50% of the refrigerators, which places Haryana on 14th place on the list of Indian states and union territories by GDP behind only much bigger states that are significantly larger in both area and population. As per Nov 2016 data, Gurugram ranks number 1 in India in IT growth rate and existing technology infrastructure, and number 2 in startup ecosystem, innovation and livability.
Badshapur is a village and assembly constituency situated on the NH 248A (Gurugram-Sohna-Alwar) route within the Gurugram city of Haryana state in India at a distance of 9 km from the city centre. The constituency is dominated by Ahir/Yadav population, but residents also include Jats, Gujjars, Punjabis, Brahmins, Rajputs and Baniyas. The village is named after the Badshahpur Fort, which in turn was the abode of the wife of mughal badshah Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Blue Bells Public School is a co-educational English medium school located in Sector 10 Gurgaon. Haryana, India, serving students from class Nursery to XII.
Northern Peripheral Road or NH 248-BB, commonly known as Dwarka Expressway is a 27.6 km (17.1 mi) long, under construction, 8-lane, controlled-access highway connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana. The expressway will take off from Km 20 of NH-48 at Shiv Murti in Mahipalpur in Delhi and terminate at Km 40 of NH-48 near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza in Gurugram in Haryana. The NPR has been planned as an alternate road link between Delhi and Gurgaon, and is expected to ease the traffic situation on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. The expressway was initially planned to be 18 km (11 mi) long and was expected to open by 2012 but land acquisition issues delayed the project.
Jharsa is a village in Gurugram of Haryana State, India. It has a population of about 32,709; it is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Gurugram city centre and 254 kilometres (158 mi) from the state's main city, Chandigarh. It is surrounded by Mohyal Colony, Patel Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Sectors 15, 31, 32, 39, 40, 46, and Indra Colony.
Gurugram Rapid Metro is a light rapid transit (LRT) system serving the city of Gurugram, Haryana, India. Rapid Metro connects the commercial areas of Gurgaon, and acts as a feeder link to the Delhi Metro with an interchange with the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line at Sikandarpur Metro Station.
Indian National Defence University (INDU) is a national defence university of the Government of India at Binola village in Gurgram district of Haryana state in India that is being built. It is proposed to be one of the Institutes of National Importance (INIs). It was first proposed in 1967, but is unlikely to become operational in the foreseeable future, despite periodic optimism. As of January 2020, only the perimeter road and boundary walls have been constructed, the construction of the main building and teaching infrastructure could not commence until the "Indian National Defence University (INDU) Act, 2015" is passed, which is still awaiting approval from the Union Cabinet and the Parliament of India in the form of a draft bill.
Gurugram Public School is a K-12 school located in Sector 55 and Sector 62 Gurgaon.
Forests Department, Haryana is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India.
GD Goenka University is a private university located in Gurugram, Haryana, India. It was established in 2013 by the GD Goenka Group through The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2013. The GD Goenka Group was founded by Shri A.K. Goenka. GD Goenka University is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) and is competent to award degrees as specified by UGC under section 22 of UGC Act, 1956.
Pradyuman Thakur was an Indian student at Ryan International School, in Gurugram, India. His body was found with injuries to the neck outside a washroom at the school on 8 September 2017, and he later succumbed to his wounds. He was seven years old at the time of his death. A bus conductor who provided assistance with carrying the injured Pradyuman was initially charged with the murder, and confessed to police, but was later found to be innocent. An unnamed sixteen year student from the same school has since been charged with his murder, following an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The case is still ongoing.
Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System is a proposed 164 km long, semi-high speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Gurugram, Rewari and Alwar. It is one of the three rapid-rail corridors planned under Phase-1 of the Rapid Rail Transport System of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). With maximum speed of 160 km/h and average speed of 105 km/h, the distance between Delhi and Alwar will be covered in 104 minutes. The project is expected to cost ₹37,000 crores.
Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Haryana, earlier known as Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University (HVSU) is a university established by the Government of Haryana at Dudhola village of Palwal district of India. It is currently running from a temporary campus in Gurugram. It has MoU with several industries and entities to impart skills training.
Gurugram Air Force Station, of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command, is located at sector-33 of Gurugram city in Haryana state of India. It is located 28 km south of New Delhi.
