New Delhi
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Overview
New Delhi is India's capital. It hosted the 2023 G20 summit under the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', where the African Union joined as a permanent member. It also houses IMD's regional cyclone centre (RSMC).
The British moved the capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, and New Delhi was designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker and inaugurated in 1931.
The Central Vista now includes the new Parliament building, opened in 2023, and Kartavya Path.
Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan was the venue of the G20 summit.
It is the seat of the central government.
The city has wide avenues and many gardens.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is here.
It is part of the National Capital Territory.
Geography and key facts
- Capital of India
- G20 summit, 2023
- IMD RSMC
- Capital shift announced 1911
- Inaugurated 1931
- Bharat Mandapam
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the G20 presidency and cyclone warnings.
Note for UPSC
Capital of Delhi.
Useful for orientation questions and for locating other features relative to the capital.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names New Delhi yet.
Key facts
- Type
- State / UT capital
- State / UT
- Delhi
- Coordinates
- 28.614°N, 77.209°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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