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Pune also has a burgeoning software industry. Many of India's major software players including, Infosys and Wipro have major presence in Pune. |
Pune also has a burgeoning software industry. Many of India's major software players including, Infosys and Wipro have major presence in Pune. |
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Students from all over India come to Pune for higher education, particularly engineering and management. Pune is rapidly becoming a major centre of Information Technology in India. Pune boasts many reputed management institutes like [Symbiosis Institute of Business Management],SCMHRD etc. There are around 65 B schools In Pune churning out about 3000 to 5000 MBAs every year.The main office of the Canada India Institute Industry Link Project (CIIILP), is located in Pune. |
Students from all over India come to Pune for higher education, particularly engineering and management. Pune is rapidly becoming a major centre of Information Technology in India. Pune boasts many reputed management institutes like [Symbiosis Institute of Business Management],SCMHRD etc. There are around 65 B schools In Pune churning out about 3000 to 5000 MBAs every year.The main office of the [Canada India Institute Industry Link Project] (CIIILP), is located in Pune. |
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It is a large cosmopolitan city with trendy coffee shops, food joints and big multiplex cinema houses. |
It is a large cosmopolitan city with trendy coffee shops, food joints and big multiplex cinema houses. |
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Revision as of 07:08, 23 June 2004
Pune, previously called Poona, is the second largest city (after Mumbai) in the state of Maharashtra, India. According to the 2001 census provisional results, it had - according to official statistics - a population of 3.755 million in 2001. The real figure in 2004 should be between 4.5 to 5 million.
It is a major industrial centre, particularly for automobile manufacturing. Pune is home to one of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturers - Bajaj Auto. Telco international which is also known as TATA has its plant here, in a small corner of its large property Mercedes-Benz has its production line.
It has many institutions of higher education, including the University of Pune, several colleges of engineering, IUCAA (Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics), TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) and the Armed Forces Medical College. The National Defense Academy, which trains officers of India's armed forces is located at Khadakvasla, on the outskirts of Pune.
Pune also has a burgeoning software industry. Many of India's major software players including, Infosys and Wipro have major presence in Pune.
Students from all over India come to Pune for higher education, particularly engineering and management. Pune is rapidly becoming a major centre of Information Technology in India. Pune boasts many reputed management institutes like [Symbiosis Institute of Business Management],SCMHRD etc. There are around 65 B schools In Pune churning out about 3000 to 5000 MBAs every year.The main office of the [Canada India Institute Industry Link Project] (CIIILP), is located in Pune.
It is a large cosmopolitan city with trendy coffee shops, food joints and big multiplex cinema houses.
This is also a historically important city. The Maratha empire was headquartered here, and the district has several hill forts along with many ancient temples.
With the construction of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, this city is now only a three hour drive from Mumbai.
Pune is also the home of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his Osho Ashram which brings a very international flair to the city.