Pune is the 9th most popular city in India and second most
popular in its state Maharashtra.Pune is known as the “Oxford of the
east” because of the presence of many well known educational institutes and is
emerging as an educational hub recently. Pune
is also one of the fastest growing cities in the Asia-Pacific region. Pune has had a traditional old-economic base as
most of the old industries continue to grow. The city is known for its
manufacturing and automobile industries, as well as for research institutes of
information technology (IT), education, management and training, which attracts
students, and professionals from India, South East Asia, the Middle East and
Africa. A few college in the Europe have also actively engaged in
Student-exchange programs with several colleges in Pune.
CULTURE:
Pune was important centre in social and religious
reforms and many reform movements took place here. Many freedom fighters,
including Bal Gangadhar Tilak, lived here in pune.Hinduism is the dominant religion in Pune. Major
communities by religion include Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and
Christians. Many Temples, Churches, Mosque, Gurudwaras, Buddhist Viharas, Jewish synagogues, Jain temples, and
other religious buildings are found throughout the city.
ECONOMY:
After independence,pune
saw a lot of development.National defence academy was established, national
industrial development started in 1950’s and New businesses like floriculture,
food processing, and wineries started developing in pune.Many industries like
TELCO have established their manufacturing plants in Pune. Pune was the largest
military camp for the British forces during the Raj era. As one of the largest cities of
India and major centre of learning with several colleges and universities, Pune
is emerging as a prominent location for IT and manufacturing.
Pune has the eighth largest metropolitan economy. Since the 1950s and
1960s, Pune has had a traditional old-economic base as most of the old
industries continue to grow. The city is known for its manufacturing and
automobile industries, as well as for research institutes of information
technology (IT), education, management and training, which attracts students,
and professionals from India, South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. A
few college in the Europe have also actively engaged in Student-exchange
programs with several colleges in Pune.
TRANSPORT:
BY MEANS OF AIR:
Pune International Airport is an international Airport at Lohegaon, operated by the Airports Authority of India. It shares its runways with the neighbouring Indian Air Force base. In addition to domestic flights to all major Indian cities, this airport serves international direct flights to Dubai (operated by Air India Express) and to Frankfurt (operated by Lufthansa).
RAIL:
Local trains (EMUs) connect Pune to the industrial town of Pimpri-Chinchwad and the hill station of Lonavala , while daily express trains connect Pune to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Nagpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bangalore, Allahabad, Kanpur, Howrah, Jammu
Tawi, Darbhanga, Goa, Gwalior, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Patna, and Jamshedpur. At Pune, there is a diesel locomotive shed and an electric
trip shed.
ROADS:
Both public and private
transport are popular in Pune. Public buses within the city and its suburbs are
operated by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML). Pune is well-connected to other
cities by Indian
highways and state
highways. National Highway 4 (NH 4) connects it to Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolhapur. NH 9 to Hyderabad, and NH 50 to Nashik. State highways
connect it to Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, and Alandi. The Mumbai Pune Expressway, (officially known as the Yashwantrao
Chavan Mumbai Pune Expressway) is India's first six-lane concrete,
high-speed, access controlled tolled
expressway. spans a distance of almost 100 kms connecting Mumbai,
the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India,
with Pune, an industrial and educational hub.
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services ( both offline and online booking available ) which helps in the
delivery of goods across various destinations .Goodsonmove is one of the best
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