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Reservation is a system of affirmative action in India that was established during the British rule.Based on provisions in the Indian Constitution, it allows the Union Government and the States and Territories of India to allocate a specific percentage of reserved quotas or seats, in higher education admissions, employment, political bodies, etc., for "socially and economically backward citizens".
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This partial list of city nicknames in India compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in India are known by (or have been known by ...
This is a list of the most populous cities in India. Cities are a type of sub-administrative unit and are defined by the Ministry of Home Affairs. In some cases, cities are bifurcated into municipalities, which can lead to cities being included within other cities. This list is based on the Census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India. Map class ...
Census of India (2011) states the following criteria in defining towns. They are: Statutory Town (ST): All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board, or notified town area committee, etc. Census Town (CT): Those which have a population greater than 5000. Other definitions include percentage of non-agriculture working population ...
This list is about the area of largest cities in India. The cities are ranked by the area governed by local political bodies such as municipal corporations. For the list of largest metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in India. Greater Jaipur and Heritage Jaipur became two separate municipal corporations, so are not on the list.
This is a list of cities in South Asia thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the Pala Empire). In alphabetical order. Amaravati; Anga (modern day Bhagalpur) Bharuch; Ayadhya (modern day kanyakumari) Badayun; Banbhore (now in Pakistan) Barbarikon (now in Pakistan) Bayana; Bhattiprolu; Bhinmal; Bhokardan ...
India: Human skeleton, ornaments, five-meter-long and three-meter clay oven, a pitcher filled with 8,000 pearls [24] Bet Dwarka: Devbhoomi Dwarka district: Gujarat: India: Late Harappan seal, inscribed jar, the mould of coppersmith, a copper fishhook [25] [26] Bhagatrav: Bharuch District: Gujarat: India: Bhirrana: Fatehabad District: Haryana: India
Wildlife Institute of India webpage on India's Biosphere Reserves at archive.today (archived 9 May 2004) United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas: India (1993) at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 25 November 2001) Ministry of Environment and Forests