Greater Noida ग्रेटर नोएडा بڑا نویڈا,
—  city  —
Panoramic view of Greater Noida
Greater Noida Location of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	28°29′46″N 77°32′10″E / 28.496152°N 77.536011°E / 28.496152; 77.536011Coordinates: 28°29′46″N 77°32′10″E / 28.496152°N 77.536011°E / 28.496152; 77.536011
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Gautam Budh Nagar
Nearest city	Noida
Parliamentary constituency	Gautam Budh Nagar
Literacy	87%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 201308 • Telephone • +0120 • Vehicle • UP16
Website	www.greaternoidaauthority.in

Greater Noida (Hindi: ग्रेटर नोएडा, Urdu: بڑا نویڈا, transliteration: Baṛa Nōēḍā) is located in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It comes under the purview of National Capital Region (NCR) of India. It is located at about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of New Delhi, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Noida, one of the largest industrial townships of Asia and 437 kilometres (272 mi) north-west of Lucknow, the state capital.

The development of Greater Noida is managed by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA)^[1]. Greater Noida is a fast growing region, on a trajectory to be one of the largest industrial and education hubs of India. Greater Noida has got one of the best infrastructure and excellent road network in India besides Chandigarh and Bangalore. 25 percent area of the city is under the Green cover which makes this city more viable and fresh especially in the monsoon season. In monsoon, this city looks almost rejuvenated. The city is very well connected with Agra by 6 lane Yamuna Expressway. The construction of the 5th Night Safari in the world which will showcase the wildlife in night, is under progress. The other 4 night safaris are in China, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Recently the annual Indian Grand Prix was held in Greater Noida which has put up this city on the world horizon.

History[link]

In the early 1980s the Government of India realized that the rapid rate at which Delhi was expanding would result in chaos. So they planned to develop residential and industrial areas around the capital to reduce the burden of rapid development on the capital. The two areas which were developed were Gurgaon (across the border with Haryana) and Noida (across the border with Uttar Pradesh). As a planned expansion, Noida's infrastructure and utilities was carefully laid out. However, the 90s saw huge growth in the Indian economy, and migration to cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai exceeded planning estimates. Noida was developed to be able to accommodate population growth for 20–25 years. But, with the massive influx to Delhi, it was overloaded in just 15 years.

Shaheed Bismil Park in Greater Noida

The Government of Uttar Pradesh then decided to incorporate the city of Greater Noida, as an extension to Noida, but with better planning incorporating the lessons learned from the Noida development. The idea was to create a world class city. The city was planned to be situated approximately 25 km from Noida. By including a railway station and an international airport, Greater Noida is intended to develop as an independent city. Initially, the city developed extremely rapidly but due to political and economic instability, the development slowed down appreciably. However, it has started to grow again, though at a more moderate pace.

Greater Noida is a planned township. Roads are wide with service lanes for every major road. The sectors are named by letters of the Greek alphabet. All cabling and utilities are run underground. Alpha, Beta and Gamma are the oldest sectors of this city. The present GNIDA office is situated in Gamma II sector just opposite to the historical village Rampur Jagir/Jahangir where the great revolutionary Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil lived for some time in the year 1919 when he was hidden underground after Mainpuri conspiracy. A park has also been named after him by the U.P. Government.

Recently there has been a spurt in the development of shopping malls and retail stores. Major retail chains such as Tata Croma, More Retail, Reliance Fresh, Reliance Footprints, Lilliput etc. have set up business in Greater Noida.

Demographics[link]

The demographics of Greater Noida, mainly consists of students, corporates and labour class worker. Students are mainly temporary residents who come here from other parts of India and abroad for study. This is due to large number of colleges in this region.

A majority of the original population of Greater Noida is a mixture of people from all over India but Gurjar community is more prominent than any other community because they are the native people belonging to the local farmers and herders. Due to the large amount of compensation which they received from the U.P. government for industrial development here, the gurjars suddenly gained wealth.

The Gurjars are very famous in this region for their generosity, especially Bhati, Khari & Nagar Gotra of Gurjars in Greater Noida. This community have strong hold in the region, in different fields particularly in politics and business etc.Gurjars Have Very Rich in this region they have many malls and industries in G.Noida .

Landmarks[link]

• Greater Noida International Sports City
• Pari Chowk
• City Park
• Buddh International Circuit
• Jaypee Greens golf course(18 hole ,one of the largest in Asia)
• Yamuna Expressway^[2]
• Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
• India ExpoExpo Center, a vast exhibition and conference center
• Gautam Buddha University
• Hindustan Times Press, Udyog Vihar
• Sharda University
• Noida International University^[3]
• Amar Shaheed Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil Udyan^[4]
• Jagat Farm
• Buddh International Circuit^[5]

Complexes/societies[link]

• Purvanchal Heights^[6]
• Unitech Horizon^[7]
• Unitech Verve^[8]
• Unitech Cascade^[9]
• Unitech Habitat^[10]
• iHOMZ Noida
• Sports City 15 km from Pari Chowk
• Anandashray Housing Complex
• Ansal Megapolis 6 km from Pari Chowk
• Black Gold Society 2.0 km from Pari Chowk
• Parsvnath Platinum 2.5 km from Pari Chowk
• Parsvnath Privilege 3 km from Pari Chowk
• Eldeco Green Meadows 3.5 km from Pari Chowk
• Eldeco Residency Green
• Eldeco Citadel 3.5 km from Pari Chowk
• ATS 4 km from Pari Chowk
• NRI City Near Pari Chowk
• The Grand Forte- Sigma 4– 6 km from Pari Chowk
• Himprasth Society (I.T.B.P)
• AWHO 4.5 km from Pari Chowk
• Senior Citizen 4.5 km from Pari Chowk
• Greenwoods
• Assotech Springfields
• Golf Vista, 3 km from PARI CHOWK
• Plumeria Garden Estate, 6 km from PARI CHOWK
• Omaxe Palm Greens Sec Mu
• Cassia Estate,Pi-02, 3 Km From Pari Chowk.

Industries[link]

Greater Noida is a home to numerous companies running their industries.^[1] Some of them are:

• Hindustan Times.
• Honda Siel Cars India
• Daewoo Motors
• Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd.
• Moser Baer India Ltd.
• Yamaha Motors
• LG Electronics (India) Pvt Ltd.
• WIPRO
• Asian Paints
• New Holland Tractors
• Minda Corporation Limited^[11]
• Videocon d2h
• Little Genius Toys Pvt. Ltd.^[12]
• HiGlance Laboratories Private Limited.^[13]
• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited R&D Centre
• Delphi automotive
• NTPC Dadri
• Grazziano Transmissioni(Italian Firm)
• ST Microelectronics Limited^[14]

IT & Biotech Companies[link]

There are various IT and Biotech companies in the area.^[15]

• NIIT
• American Express
• HCL Technologies
• Franciscan Solutions^[16]
• ST Microelectronics
• ST-Ericsson
• C&S Efacec MV India Pvt ltd
• Metrix India^[17]
• Sapient

Hospitals[link]

• Kailash Hospital,Pari chowk
• Samvedana Hospital, Sector 48
• ITS Dental Hospital, Knowledge Park
• Sharda Hospital, Knowledge Park-3
• Shashi Dental Care, B-104 Alpha 1
• Sahdev Hospital, Near Sector P-3
• Bakson Homoeopathic Medical college and Hospital,Near Pari Chowk
• Yatharth Wellness Hospital & Trauma Center, Sector OMEGA.
• Astha Hospital, Block- I, Sector- Alpha-II
• Navin Hospital, Block- F, Sector- Alpha-II
• National homoeopathic centre, main markit, tugalpur, Near Pari Chowk
• Roshan Hospital,Block-j,Sector-Gama-2

Universities[link]

• Gautam Buddha University
  File:Gautam Buddha University,Greater Noida.jpg

  Gautam Buddha University,Greater Noida
• Noida International University
• Sharda University
• Shiv Nadar University
• Galgotias University

Schools[link]

Greater Noida is home to many good schools,engineering,mdical ad management colleges.

• cambridge school
• Ryan International School^[18]
• Delhi Public School^[19]
• Kendriya Vidyalaya
• Sommerville School^[20]
• JP International School
• Pragyan School^[21]
• Appejay International School
• Ram-eesh International School (RIS)^[22]
• Vishwa Bharti Public School
• Greater Valley School
• Samsara The World Academy
• GD Goenka School
• Delhi Scottish School
• Ursuline Convent Sr. sec. School

Medical and Dental Colleges[link]

• Hindustan Institute of Medical Sciences(Sharda Group-one of the leading education providing group of india)
• I.T.S Dental College
• School of Dental Sciences(Sharda Group)
• Bakson Homeopathy Medical College.

Engineering Colleges[link]

• Sharda University (A Private State University of Sharda Group)
• United College of Engineering & Research^[23]
• Dronacharya group of institutions^[24]
• Skyline Institute of Engineering & Technology (SIET)^[25]
• Greater Noida Institute of Technology (GNIT)^[26]
• Priyadarshini College of Computer Sciences.^[27]
• College of Engineering and Technology-Institute of Integrated Learning-Academy of Higher Learning(CET-IILM-AHL)^[28]
• ITS college of engineering
• Accurate Institute of Management & Technology^[29]
• Galgotias Collage of Engineering & Technology
• IEC College of Engineering
• Alpine College of Engineering^[30]
• G.L.Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management (GLBITM)^[31]
• Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology
• KCC Insistitute of Technology and Management (KCCITM)^[32]

Management Schools[link]

• G.L Bajaj Instute of Management and Research
• Graduate School of Business & Administration(GSBA)^[33]
• Ishan Institute of Management & Technology^[34]
• NIILM CMS
• Galgotias Business School
• Indus World School of Business (IWSB)^[35]
• INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY, GREATER NOIDA^[36]
• "GNIT A PART OF GNIT GROUP OF COLLEGES"
• LLOYD BUSINESS SCHOOL^[37]
• IILM CMS
• BIMTECH
• Accurate Institute of Management and Technology(AIMT)^[38]
• Business School of Delhi
• Sharda University
• SRIRAM Institute of Management, Greater Noida
• Skyline Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida^[39]

Hotels in Greater Noida[link]

there are some of the leading hotels in greater noida. some of them are operational while few are under construction.Hospitality sector in greater noida saw a boom when greater noida organized the first ever indian grand prix-Airtel Indian grand Pre Formula one race.hospitality Sector is expected to boom in near future also as the city is developing very very fast

• Radisson(A Five Star Hotel)^[40]
• Radisson BLU (A Five Star Hotel), near Honda- Siel Cars Ltd.
• Sheraton(A Five Star Hotel)^[41]
• Grand Venezia Sheraton Hotel(A Five Star Hotel)
• Omaxe Cannaught place( A shopping mall with a five star hotel)
• Hotel FORMULA 1

Shopping Arcades[link]

• The Grand Venezia^[42] (1.2 km from Pari-Chowk near Golf Course)
• Omaxe Connaught Place^[43] (5 km north of Pari-Chowk)
• Kasana Tower (Alpha Commercial Belt)
• Parsvanath Bibhab Plaza (Alpha Commercial Belt)
• S.L.Tower (Alpha Commercial belt)
• SNZ Plaza, (Near Galgotia Institute, Expressway)
• Ansal Plaza (Near Pari Chowk)
• Omaxe NRI City Centre (Near Pari Chowk)
• Central Market (Rampur Jagir Sector Beta-1)
• Jagat Farm Market (Amritpuram,Sector Gamma-1)
• Bouginvilia Shopping Complex (Sector Gamma-2)
• Sector Beta-1 Market
• Sector Alpha-2 Market
• Sector P-3 Shopping Complex
• Sector OMEGA Shopping Complex

Ansal Plaza[link]

A modern mall near pari chowk with the following Utilities:

• Multiplex - Reliance (Big Cinemas).
• Croma - Retail Electronics Megastore
• Various fast food and family restaurants like McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Dominos, KFC
• Reliance Super Retail Shop
• Reliance Footprints
• Lilliput Kidswear
• Café Coffee Day
• Reebok
• Dayal Opticals

SriLuxmi Plaza-Dei Gratia-The Cafe[link]

It is situated 150 meters distance from Pari Chowk behind Ansal Plaza in Tugalpur Market and has the following shops

• Dei Gratia-The Cafe, A multi speciality AIR COOLED cafe serving cakes, Pasteries, Shakes & Snacks with Cyber cafe facility.

The cafe is specialized in serving Shakes & Juices.The cafe also sells bakery Items, Cakes, Flowers & Gift Items. It also provide All India delivery of Cakes & Flowers.

Alpha Commercial Belt[link]

It is one of the important places and boulevards of greater noida for all kinds of commercial activities especially Real Estate related, located in the center of Greater Noida and has the following offices, banks, shops:

• Rani sati propmart(+919999655143)
• NIIT
• Cetpa Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
• DUCAT India
• LIC of India
• HDFC
• Hindustan Media Ventures Ltd.
• ICICI
• State Bank of India
• Axis bank
• Max-New York Life Insurance
• Honey Money Top - A high-end retail store
• One Shot Solution

See also[link]

• Gurjar
• Noida
• Delhi
• Ghaziabad
• Indirapuram
• Faridabad
• Gurgaon
• Yamuna Expressway
• Ganga Expressway
• Taj International Airport
• Buddh International Circuit

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} Investment Opportunities | Greater Noida: Welcome to the Future
2. ^ Yamuna Expressway
3. ^ Noida International University in UP, India | Top Indian University-Site
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ Buddh International Circuit
6. ^ Purvanchal Heights
7. ^ Unitech Horizon
8. ^ Unitech Verve 4.5 km from Pari Chowk
9. ^ Unitech Cascade 4.5 km from Pari Chowk
10. ^ Unitech Habitat 4.5 km from Pari Chowk
11. ^ Auto Component Manufacturer : Ashok Minda Group
12. ^ Wooden Toys Manufacturer
13. ^ / Manufacturer and Exporter of Pharmaceutical products
14. ^ [2]
15. ^ Existing Units |The reason behind so many MNCs are based in Greater Noida is that this city provides a world class infrastructure. Greater Noida: Welcome to the Future
16. ^ http://www.franciscansolutions.com
17. ^ Metrix India
18. ^ http://www.ryangreaternoida.com/
19. ^ [3]
20. ^ [4]
21. ^ [5]
22. ^ -to the site of RIS
23. ^ United College of Engineering & Research
24. ^ [6]
25. ^ Website
26. ^ [7]
27. ^ website
28. ^ Website
29. ^ Website
30. ^ Website
31. ^ website
32. ^ [8]
33. ^ [9]
34. ^ - www.ishanfamily.com
35. ^ Indus World School of Business (IWSB)
36. ^ www.indusbusinessacademy.org
37. ^ lloyd group of Institutions
38. ^ Accurate Institute of Management and Technology
39. ^ [10]
40. ^ Noida Hotels: Radisson Greater Noida Hotel in Noida, India
41. ^ [11]
42. ^ The Grand Venezia
43. ^ Omaxe Connaught Place

Noida नोएडा
—  metropolitan city  —
Noida Location of Noida in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	28°34′N 77°19′E / 28.57°N 77.32°E / 28.57; 77.32Coordinates: 28°34′N 77°19′E / 28.57°N 77.32°E / 28.57; 77.32
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Gautam Buddha Nagar District
Population • Density	293,908 (2001[update]) • 2,463 /km2 (6,379 /sq mi)
Official languages	Hindi, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	203 square kilometres (78 sq mi) • 200 metres (660 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 201301/07/09 • Telephone • +0120 • Vehicle • UP-16
Website	NoidaAuthorityOnline.com

Noida (Hindi: नोएडा, Urdu: نوئڈا, transliteration: Noeḍā), short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is an area in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (also called NOIDA). Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanization thrust during the controversial Emergency period (1975–1977). The city was created under the UP Industrial Area Development Act. It is also home to the Noida Film City.

Noida is located in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state. The district's administrative headquarters are in the nearby town of Greater Noida. However, the district's highest government official, the District Magistrate (DM), resides in Noida. The city is a part of the Noida Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituency and Gautam Budh Nagar Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency.

Noida stands at 17th place when it comes to cleanliness in India leaving far behind Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region who stand at 87th and 237 respectively.^[1]

Geography[link]

Noida is located in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state. Noida is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of New Delhi, 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the district headquarters, Greater Noida and 457 kilometres (284 mi) northwest of the state capital, Lucknow. It is bound on the west and south-west by the Yamuna River, on the north and north-west by the city of Delhi, on the north-east by the cities of Delhi and Ghaziabad and on the north-east, east and south-east by the Hindon River. Noida falls under the catchment area of the Yamuna river, and is located on the old river bed. The soil is mainly rich and loamy.

Climate[link]

Summer:- In summer, i.e. from March to June, the weather remains hot and temperature ranges from maximum of 45°C to minimum of 23°C.

Monsoon:- Monsoon season prevails during mid June to mid September.

Winter:- The cold waves from the Himalayan region makes the winters in Noida very chilly. Temperatures fall substantially down to as low as 3 to 4°C at the peak of winter. Noida is not aloof to the problems of fog and smog. In January, a dense fog envelopes the city, reducing visibility on the streets.

Noida extension[link]

Noida Extension is an unofficial name given to areas adjoining Noida. This area was primarily envisioned to provide planned housing for about a million middle and upper middle class citizen in the NCR region. It is planned to have excellent connectivity to the other parts of the region using Metro, Road and Rail. Systematic infrastructure developments and vision to create a residential and commercial spaces in the same region fueled its reality and commercial growth. Planned IT parks and industries in this area along with innumerable housing projects are important avenues for providing employment in this region. This area however, is touched by land acquisition issues. After the Allahabad High Court orders on 21 October 2011, the development work in this area will resume as soon as the approval for the 2021 master plan is obtained from the NCR Planning board.

Demographics[link]

Noida originally consisted of around 100 villages, but now comes under the Gautum Budh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh. Most of the land in Noida is not very fertile and the agricultural output is low. It is in the flood plains of the Yamuna river on one side and the Hindon river on the other. Many villages are visible from the Noida Expressway, beginning from the Mahamaya flyover to Greater Noida on both sides. One end of Taj expressway terminates on Noida Expressway near Hindon river and other at Agra. Up until the 1980s these villages were flooded every 2–3 years, resulting in people temporarily moving to other places in Noida, and even as far as Mehrauli in Delhi. Before the Partition of India many villages of Noida had huge Muslim populations but most of the population moved away after 1947.

Education[link]

Noida is home to Mahamaya Technical University, and various colleges affiliated to it. It is also home to the private Amity University, Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Jaipuria Institute of Management and JSSATE Noida Amity college of commerce and Finance.IIM Lucknow has a campus in Noida. Its schools include:

• Genesis Global School,
• Delhi Public School,
• Army Public School Noida,
• Amity School,
• Bal Bharati Public School,
• Cambridge School,
• Apeejay School,
• Ryan International School,
• Vishwa Bharati Public School,
• Mayoor School
• Lotus Valley International
• Khaitan Public School
• DAV Public school
• Kothari International School
• Somerville School.
• Father Agnel School

It is also home to the Asian Academy of Film & TV. It also has a number of top medical, engineering and commerce coaching institutes like

• Result Oriented Academy (ROA)
• CETPA Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
• IIFA (Institute of Finance & Accounts for CA, CS, CWA, BBA, BFIA, B.Com, Tally Coaching)
• Career Launcher
• Aakash Institute
• Noida Home Tutor
• FIITJEE
• Narayana IIT Academy for IIT, AIEEE, AIPMT and AIIMS entrance exam preparation.

Economy[link]

Spice Mall Entrance, Noida

DND Flyway

Corenthum Business Park

IT Park

Noida is a major hub for multinational firms outsourcing IT services e.g. EXL Service, One97, Abstract Consultancy, TSYS International, IBM, AON Hewitt, Fujitsu, Ebix, CSC, Fiserv, TCS, HCL,Tribal Fusion, Tech Mahindra, Adobe, DELL, Sparta Consulting, Patni Computers, Corbus, Accenture, JK Tech., Metlife, ,Avis e Solutions ,Indus Valley Partners, The Smart Cube, Many large software and business process outsourcing companies have their offices in the city. HCL mainly has its base in this city.

Many other companies have their Indian branch offices in Noida, because of the Special Economic Zone, the suburban atmosphere in Noida and its proximity to Delhi. Noida also has the head office of the Software Technology Park, established by the Government of India to promote the software industry.

Noida is a major hub of industry. Noida has quickly emerged as a hub for automobile ancillary units, with companies like Escorts, Honda-SIEL and New Holland Tractors (JV of FIAT with Ford). A Daewoo plant was also located in the city, but has since closed. Major manufacturers and others like Alstom, ISGEC, LG, Samsung, Ericsson and music company T-series also have their corporates in the city.

There is more to Noida than just industry. Film city, established by Sandeep Marwah, is a hub for major news channels and studios. News channels such as Zee News, NDTV, TV Today group, CNN-IBN, CNBC, newsX, [INDIA TV] and many more are situated here. Noida's proximity to Delhi, which is the political hub of the country, makes it an attractive destination for news channels. Commercial activities have also risen in recent years, with a sudden spate of new malls and multiplexes.

Development in industry, commerce and trade have led Noida to be a model city in UP. It is a major revenue earner for the government through taxes. The Noida model is now being replicated across various cities in UP, with a proactive development agency working to achieve high growth rates for business, industry and commercial ventures.

Real estate issues[link]

Due to its proximity to New Delhi and the increased pressure on land due to economic boom conditions, property rates are on the rise in the township. Land rates which were in the Rs. 3,000-15,000/m² range till about 5 years ago have soared to Rs. 30,000-85,000/m² (US$ 712 - 2013 / sq meter). The biggest real estate company is IC which has played a major role in the development of the city.

In 2005, Noida Authority announced the construction of the world's tallest building (of 135 stories) as part of the ambitious Noida City Center development project. While the proposal was in preliminary stage, the Noida Authority came under fire and the project was then put aside.^[2][3][4] as it was considered controversial. The decision was eventually shelved after protests from citizens, as the city does not have the geographical or administrative infrastructure to handle a 1 km tall building. Noida comes under seismic zone 4, which along with the loose soil and sand of the Yamuna river bed, means building collapse in an earthquake situation is a distinct possibility. It was felt that the city needs to focus on improving water quality, security, traffic management and power problems before looking at grandiose projects of little real value. The IT major HCL is expanding itself in the region. It is also becoming a major educational hub in North India.

In 2006, the massive sealing drive by the MCD in adjoining Delhi, has forced traders to shut shops in Delhi and move to other locations. Gurgaon and Noida are the favoured destinations for such people, pushing property rates, both commercial and residential, further up. In November 2006, the Sector 18 market, a prime commercial area, set a new record for land rates in the NCR region with a plot of land being sold at an astounding Rs. 650,000 per square meter, (approx $15,276 per square meter), a rate that compares favourably with the highest rates of real estate across the major cities of the world including New York, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. Noida is also home to the Indian Real Estate News portal IndianRealEstateNews.in.

Sports[link]

In 2005, the city hosted the Noida Half-Marathon and the city's maiden international exposure, the Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games. The cycling competition for 2010 commonwealth games was held at NOIDA-Greater Noida express way. The city boasts its own stadium, which is being upgraded to international standards. The Noida Golf Course is situated on the southern end of the city, and boasts a 18 hole par 72 course. Another golf course, the Jaypee Greens Golf Course, has come up in Greater Noida. In 2011, Greater Noida hosted the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit constructed by Jaypee Group. The circuit is the first of its kind in South Asia.

Transport[link]

Delhi Metro[link]

Noida has been put on the fast track for the Delhi Metro. The Metro, which was earlier slated to enter Noida in 2011, opened officially on 12 November 2009, 10 months before the Commonwealth Games. Through Delhi Metro, Noida is now connected to Connaught Place, New Delhi, via Barakhambha Road, IP Estate and Akshardham Complex. The Metro connects NOIDA to Vaishali, through the Yamuna Bank interchange station. A part of this link opened on 11 November 2006. Metro will be further expanded in the city and will go to Greater Noida.

Road[link]

Noida features three main expressways. One is the DND Flyway, which connects Noida and Delhi, runs across the river Yamuna, and receives heavy patronage from office-goers in the city. The second is the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and third is Yamuna Expressway which connects Noida to Agra via Mathura. The area adjacent to the NGN Expressway has seen heavy residential development in recent years.

UPSRTC, DTC and private buses ply through various routes in the city. Taxi, autorickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available for small-distance transport.

Rail/air[link]

Noida is not connected by railways directly, but there are railway stations nearby, including Ghaziabad and Anand Vihar. However, New Delhi Railway Station and Old Delhi Railway station are the nearest main railway stations used by commuters to reach Noida. The nearest airport is the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Noida administration is constructing a helipad in Sector 128 to enable fast and efficient transport from the airport to Noida and from Noida to Agra.

See also[link]

Uttar Pradesh portal

• Gurgaon
• Greater Noida
• Uttar Pradesh
• Buddh International Circuit

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: New Delhi

• Noida travel guide from Wikitravel

Akhilesh Yadav (born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.^[2] First time he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election of 2000. He retained his seat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections. Thus he has won the Lok Sabha elections three times since 2000.^[3] He spearheaded the campaign to bring the Samajwadi Party back to power in the U.P. Assembly election 2012.

Early life and education[link]

Akhilesh Yadav was born to Mulayam Singh Yadav and his first wife Malti Devi on 1 July 1973 in the Saifai village of Etawah district.^[4] He took his primary education from St. Mary's School, Etawah^[4]. Thereafter he studied in Dholpur Military School, Dholpur at (Rajasthan. He got Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore and later opted for a Masters in environmental engineering from the University of Sydney.^[5]

Akhilesh gives credit to Janeshwar Mishra who intiated him to join politics.^[6]

2012 UP assembly elections[link]

He introduced modern elements in Samajwadi party's campaigning style.^{[citation needed]} In the 2012 general election he was able to provide the party with a new image.^{[citation needed]} He extensively campaigned across the state holding cycle rallies and public meetings at various locations.^{[citation needed]} His Rath Yatra conducted across the state was highly successful in bringing young voters and people from across all the communities into the Samajwadi party's fold.^{[citation needed]} His personality was a key role in helping the Party towards a victory in U. P. Assembly Elections of 2012,^{[citation needed]} with Samajwadi party winning 224 seats out of total 403.^{[citation needed]} Thus Samajvadi Party being the single largest party formed the government.^{[citation needed]}

He was given credit for the party's rise from a meager 97 seats in the 2007 Vidhan Sabha to a total of 224 and was subsequently elected the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by the existing MLAs of his party. He became the youngest Chief Minister of this province at the age of 38 years.^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website of Samajwadi Party
• Akhilesh Yadav Website

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Kumar Vishwas
Occupation	Professor, Poet, Associate Professor
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	M.A., PhD., DLit
Genres	Romantic Poetry
Notable award(s)	Hindi-Punjabi Award Committee, Uttar Pradesh “Sahitya Shree-2006” Geet Shree 2010
www.kumarvishwas.com

Kumar Vishwas' (डॉ. कुमार विश्वास ) (also spelt as Vishvas or Vishwas) (born 10 February 1970) is a renowned Hindi Poet and a professor of Hindi Literature from Pilkhuwa[1], Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education[link]

Kumar Vishwas was born on 10 February 1970, in Pilkhuwa, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in a Gaur Brahmin family. He is the youngest among four brothers and a sister. He started his schooling from Lala Ganga Sahay School, Pilkhuwa where he spent a part of his childhood. His father Dr. Chandra Pal Sharma was Lecturer in R.S.S. Degree College, Pilkhuwa affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut and his mother Smt. Rama Sharma is a home maker. After completing his intermediate from Rajputana Regiment Inter College, Pilkhuwa, his father wanted him to be an Engineer, but he had a passion for Poetry right from the childhood. He took no interest in engineering and decided to make career in the field of Poetry. He did Post Graduation in Hindi Literature.

Career[link]

Vishvas started his career as a professor in the year 1994 from Rajasthan. He has been teaching Hindi Literature to higher class students of Lala Lajpat Rai College for the last sixteen years.^[1]

Works and achievements[link]

Vishvas is a Poet of Hindi language. He is a poet of Shringara-Ras (Romantic Genre).^[2] He has participated in several Kavi sammelan and is a very renowned poet.

His fan communities on social networking websites like Orkut,^[3] and Facebook^[4] have largest number of fans as compared to other Hindi poets.^{[citation needed]} Also, his videos on YouTube have in excess of 40 million views.^[5] His website^[6] is a frequently visited website among youths.^{[citation needed]}

Dr Kumar Vishvas has written the 'Kul-Geet' or the University Anthem of Chaudhary Charan Singh University.^[7]

Besides being a known face among Hindi-knowing people across the world as a Poet, Dr Kumar Vishvas has been involving himself in several Social works. He is an active and renowned member of the Civil Society. He has been an integral part of Veteran Social Leader Anna Hazare's 'India against corruption' mission along with Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Mr Manish Sisodia for which he was arrested on 16 August 2011.^[8]

Performances[link]

Vishvas has been performing regularly in Kavi sammelan all over India and abroad. The list includes Thapar University, BIT SINDRI, Sindri , INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES, Dhanbad, Jamia Hamdard University, IIIT Hyderabad, RKGIT Ghaziabad, NIFT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati, NIT ROURKELA, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee,^[9] IIT Kharagpur,^[10] IIT Bubaneshwar,^[11] Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi,^[12] DA-IICT Gandhinagar, B.J. Medical College Ahmadabad , Sri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology Bareilly, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College Moradabad, MNIT Jaipur, Management Development Institute Gurgaon, Fore School of Management New Delhi, NIT Surat, B.S.Anangpuria Institute of Technology and Management Faridabad,^[13] KIIT University Bhubaneswar,^[14] NSIT Delhi, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra IIITM Gwalior, CDGI INDORE,^[15] Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi,^[16] MNNIT Allahabad,^[17] NIT Patna,^[18][19] IIM Lucknow,^[20] NIT Jalandhar,^[21] NIT Trichy,^[22] NIT Durgapur, BITS, Pilani,^[23] LNCT Bhopal,^[24] MERI Kolkata, [(Maharaja Sayaji Rao University ,Baroda|http://www.msubaroda.ac.in/)] B.I.T. Sindri,^[25] IET Lucknow, SSGPURC hoshiarpur, JIIT, Noida^[26], KNIT Sultanpur and MITS, Gwalior^[27], Institute of Technology- BHU and Babasaheb Naik College Of Engineering Pusad.(Maharashtra)and several other institutions across India.

He has also been a part of corporate celebration across India.^{[citation needed]}

Besides performing in almost all parts of India, Dr Kumar Vishvas has also performed in countries like USA,^[28] Dubai,^[29] Singapore^[30], Japan ^[31] Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Nepal etc.

Awards[link]

• Kavya – Kumar in 1994 by Dr. Kunwar Baichain Kavya samman avam puruskaar samiti^[32]
• Dr. Suman Alankarna in 2004 by Sahitya Bharti, Unnao.^[32]
• Sahitya Shree - 2006 by Hindi-Punjabi Award Academy.^[33]
• Dr Urmilesh "Geet Shree" Samman, 2010 by Dr Urmilesh Jan Chetna Samiti, Badaun.^[34]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website

Emraan Anwar Hashmi (Hindi: इमरान हाशमी Urdu: عمران انور ہاشمی; (born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. His successful films include Murder, Gangster (2006), Jannat, Raaz – The Mystery Continues,Awarapan,Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai,Murder 2,The Dirty Picture and Jannat 2. He has established himself as one of the industry's successful actors,^[1] and one of the most popular Indian film actors in Pakistan.^[2] He was chosen as the brand ambassador of LG mobile company in Pakistan.^[3]

Early life[link]

Hashmi was born to Anwar Hashmi and Maherah Hashmi.^[4] After briefly changing his first name to Farhan, he decided to keep his original name but later he changed his name as Emraan Hashmi .^[4]

Career[link]

Debut & Breakthrough (2003-2009)[link]

Hashmi entered Bollywood at the age of 18, as an assistant director on Raaz.^[5] He made his film debut in 2003 with the film Footpath, opposite Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu and Rahul Dev. Footpath did not do well at the box office.^[6]

In 2004, he and his co-star Mallika Sherawat shot to fame with the thriller Murder, which became a super hit at the box office. It was Hashmi's first release of the year and his second film. It became the tenth-highest grossing movie of the year.^[7]

In 2005, Hashmi appeared in several films such as Zeher, Kalyug,^[8] which did moderately well at the box office.^[9] He became notable as the "Serial Kisser" for his sex scenes in films.

In 2006, his film Gangster, opposite Shiney Ahuja and debutant Kangana Ranaut, was a semi-hit at the box office.^[10] His performance in it earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 2007.

In 2007, Hashmi had three back-to-back releases: Good Boy Bad Boy, Awarapan and The Train. All failed at the box office.

In 2008, Hashmi had only one release, Jannat, opposite debutant Sonal Chauhan, which had a 100% opening, making it a critical and commercial success.^[11][12]

His first release in 2009, Raaz – The Mystery Continues, opened well and became the first box-office success of the year.^[13] His second film of the year, Tum Mile opposite Soha Ali Khan, opened to mixed reviews and was rated a box office failure.^[14]

Success (2010–present)[link]

In 2010, he appeared in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, which opened to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office.^[15][16] He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2011, he starred in Mohit Suri's Murder 2, a sequel to the 2004 thriller Murder. The film opened well and was declared a blockbuster.^[17] His next film The Dirty Picture was released on 2 December 2011. The film received positive reviews from critics and was also a blockbuster worldwide, making it Hashmi's second success in a row.^[18][19]

His latest film, Jannat 2, has received mixed to negative review but nevertheless performed well at box office.^[20] The film gave Emraan Hashmi a triple success hattrick in a row. He is currently working on Shanghai, Rush and Raaz 3D^[21].^[22].Emraan Hashmi has also starred in the C.I.D (T.V.Serial) as Abraham.The Episode is named as "Raaz Khooni Awaaz Ka".It was broadcasted on 2 December 2011.

Personal life[link]

Hashmi graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai, India.^[23] Pooja Bhatt, an actress turned writer and director, and director Mohit Suri are his cousins, while producers Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt are his uncles.^[24] Hashmi married his long-time girlfriend Parveen Shahani on 14 December 2006.^[25] He became father to a baby boy on 4 February 2010 and named him Ayaan.^[26]

Awards and nominations[link]

Filmography[link]