15 Facts About Bangalore: Silicon Valley of India

Bangalore is known as the "Silicon Valley of India".

1. Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru.
2. Bangalore is the third largest city in India and is the center of India's fifth-largest metropolitan area.
3. Bangalore is the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.
4. Bangalore's elevation is the highest among the major large cities of India.
5. Bengaluru city is amongst the top ten preferred entrepreneurial locations in the world.
6. Mughals captured and sold the city to the Mysore Kingdom.
7. Indian technological giants Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),Infosys, and Wipro are headquartered in the city.
8. Bangalore is a major economic and cultural hub and the second-fastest growing major metropolis in India.
9.  With a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$83 billion, Bangalore is fourth among the top 15 cities contributing to India's overall GDP.
10. An apocryphal or a fabricated story recounts that the 12th century Hoysala king Veera Ballala II, while on a hunting expedition, lost his way in the forest. Tired and hungry, he came across a poor old woman who served him boiled beans. The grateful king named the place "benda-kaal-uru" (literally, "town of boiled beans"), which eventually evolved into "Bengalūru".
11. Bangalore was hit by a plague epidemic in 1898 that claimed nearly 3,500 lives.
12. Bangalore generates about 3,000 tonnes of solid waste per day, of which about 1,139 tonnes are collected and sent to composting units such as the Karnataka Composting Development Corporation.
13. Ιn 2012 Bangalore generated 2.1 million tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (195.4 kg/cap/yr).
14. Bengalūru's 523 billion (US$8.6 billion) economy (2006–07 Net District Income) makes it one of the major economic centres in India, with the value of city's exports totalling 432 billion (US$7.1 billion) in 2004–05.
15. Forbes considers Bangalore one of "The Next Decade's Fastest-Growing Cities". With a per capita income of 74709(US$1,200) in 2006–07, the city is the third largest hub for high-net-worth individuals and is home to over 10,000-dollar millionaires and about 60,000 super-rich people who have an investable surplus of 45 million (US$738,000) and 5 million (US$82,000) respectively.

15 Facts about Chandigarh- the richest city in India.

Chandigarh the best places to Live in India?

Chandigarh: 

Chandigarh is a city and a union territory in the northern part of India that serves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana . As a union territory, the city is ruled directly by the Union Government of India and is not part of either state.

Some Famous Facts About Chandigarh:

With a per capita income of  99,262, Chandigarh is the richest city in India.

1. The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and was known internationally for its architecture and urban design.
2. Most of the government buildings and housing in the city, however, is designed by the Chandigarh Capital Project Team headed byPierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry.
3. The city tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories by per capita income in the country.
4. The city was reported to be the cleanest in India in 2010, based on a national government study, and the territory also headed the list of Indian states and territories according to Human Development Index.
5. The metropolitan of Chandigarh-Ajitgarh-Panchkulacollectively forms a Tri-city.
6. Chandigarh hosts the largest of Le Corbusier's many Open Handsculptures, standing 26 metres high. The Open Hand (La Main Ouverte) is a recurring motif in Le Corbusier's architecture, a sign for him of "peace and reconciliation.
7. Most of Chandigarh is covered by dense banyan and eucalyptus plantations. Ashoka, cassia, mulberry and other trees flourish in the forested ecosystem. The city has forests surrounding that sustain many animal and plant species. Deer,sambars, barking deer, parrots, woodpeckers and peacocks inhabit the protected forests. Sukhna Lake hosts a variety of ducks and geese, and attracts migratory birds from parts of Siberia and Japan in the winter season.
8. A parrot sanctuary in the city is home to a variety of bird species. It has popular gardens, e.g. Zakir Hussain Rose Garden,Rock Garden, Terrace Garden, Bougainvillea Garden, Shanti Kunj and many others.
9. The RBI ranked Chandigarh as the twelfth largest deposit centre and tenth largest credit centre nationwide as of June 2012.
10. Chandigarh's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $2.2 billion in current prices.
11.  According to a 2014 survey, Chandigarh is ranked 9th in the top 50 cities identified globally as "emerging outsourcing and IT services destinations" ahead of cities like Beijing.
12. According to Chandigarh administration's department of education, there are a total of 107 government schools in Chandigarh.
13. Chandigarh has the largest number of vehicles per capita in India. Wide, well maintained roads and parking spaces all over the city ease local transport.
14. Chandigarh is home to numerous inter state sporting teams like Kings XI Punjab in The Indian Premier League (IPL).
15. It also has two gardens of international repute – the Rock Garden of Chandigarh in sector 1 and the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden in sector 16.

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  Punjab and Haryana High Court
 
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  Secretariat Building by Le Corbusier
 
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  Rock Garden
 
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  Rose Garden
 
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  Chandigarh Airport old terminal