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CapitalNew Delhi
Currency
Indian Rupee (INR)
LanguageHindi, English
TimezoneUTC+5:30
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GDP Total
$3909.9B (2024)
Life Expectancy72.2 years (2024)
CO₂ Emissions3153.8 Mt (2024)
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Goa
Goa Isn't Just Beaches: What First-Time Visitors Actually Find When They Arrive
Goa has been India's designated escape hatch for decades. British package tourists in the 1980s and 90s. Israeli backpackers on their post-army trip. Russian charter flights in the 2000s and 2010s. Domestic Indian tourists who've discovered it more ...
Mar 28, 2026
Bihar
Bihar, India: The Birthplace of Buddhism and One of the Most Overlooked States in Asia
Most people could not find Bihar on a map. This is a significant oversight in world cultural geography, because Bihar is where some of the most important events in Asian and world history took place — and where the physical traces of those events can...
Mar 28, 2026