Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Satna, and Guna being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 72 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest.
Bhopal is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the City of Lakes due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st in the world. After the formation of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal was part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district, Bhopal, was formed. Flourishing around 1707, the city was the capital of the former Bhopal State, a princely state of the British ruled by the Nawabs of Bhopal. Numerous heritage structures from this period include the Taj-ul-Masajid and Taj Mahal palace. In 1984, the city was struck by the Bhopal disaster, one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The industrial disaster is considered the world's worst in history. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant. Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259. In 2008, the Government of Madhya Pradesh had paid compensation to the family members of 3,787 victims killed in the gas release, and to 574,366 injured victims. A government affidavit in 2006 stated that the leak caused 558,125 injuries, including 38,478 temporary partial injuries and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries. Others estimate that 8,000 died within two weeks, and another 8,000 or more have since died from gas-related diseases.
Bhopal Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. Bhopal is the administrative headquarters of the division. The division consists of districts of Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore, and Vidisha.
Vidisha District (विदिशा) is in Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. The city of Vidisha is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Bhopal District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Bhopal serves as its administrative headquarters. The district is part of Bhopal Division.
Justice Faizanuddin is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Hatpipalya is a town and a Nagar parishad in the Hatpipliya tehsil within Dewas district of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It lies 149 kilometres (93 mi) west of the state capital of Bhopal. Hatpipalya had a census-estimated 2011 population of 17,419, which makes it a Tier-4 city. The city is spread over an area of 2.21 square kilometres (0.85 sq mi).
Andhra Medical College is in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, and affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences. It is the oldest medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh, and the sixth oldest in India. It is recognized by the Medical Council of India. Dr. P. Shyam Prasad is the present vice chancellor.
The Lakshmi Narain College of Technology is a technology-oriented institute of higher education established by LNCT Group of Colleges.
Ganj Basoda, called Basoda, city and municipality in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Ganj Basoda is one of the eleven tehsils of Vidisha district and is 39 kms from Vidisha.
Bhopal was a state of India, which existed from 1949 to 1956. The state evolved out of the princely state of Bhopal, and was merged with neighbouring states to form Madhya Pradesh in 1956. Shankar Dayal Sharma of the Indian National Congress served as chief minister of Bhopal state from 1952 to 1956.
Gandhi Medical College is a medical college in Madhya Pradesh, India. Established in 1956, it is located at Fatehgarh, Royal Market Area, Bhopal.
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya is a state university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in December 2011. The university is named after Hindi poet and former Prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mohan Lal Chhipa is the first Vice Chancellor of the university.
Institute of Professional Education & Research (IPER), Bhopal is a private institution situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It was founded by Chaitanya Shiksha Samiti in 1996 and its courses are affiliated to AICTE and Barkatullah University, Bhopal.
Bhopal Uttar Assembly constituency is one of the 230 assembly constituencies of Madhya Pradesh. It comes under Bhopal district.
Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC) is a full-fledged tertiary government medical college in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Dr S.C. Tiwari, acted as the first dean of this college. The first batch of M.B.B.S was admitted in 2009. This institute is currently being developed as the biggest centre for improving the medical teaching activity as well as higher quality health facilities for the people of entire Bundelkhand region.
State Museum is a museum in Bhopal. It is located on Shymala Hills, Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is popular for its design and the best art and culture of Madhya Pradesh. The museum holds a very prominent role among the monuments and museums of Bhopal.
Narendra Prasad Misra, originally from Gwalior, was an Indian physician. He lived in Bhopal in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. Misra helped save thousands of lives during the Bhopal gas tragedy through his service.
