Nagpur city, founded in 1702 AD by Gond King "Bakht Buland Shah" of Devagad, is situated on the banks of the Nag River. Nagpur is the largest city in Central India and the also the second capital of the state of Maharashtra. The city is the commercial and political hub of the state`s Vidarbha region.
      Nagpur lies in Central India with Zero mile marker, (indicating the geographical center of India) located here. One of well-known specialties of this region is the world famous Nagpur orange, the cultivation of which has brought indispensable glory to the region. It is an important place for the scientific community as it is headquarter of number of national level scientific and governmental establishments like NEERI, CICR, NRCC, JNARDC, IBM, GSI, MECL, MOIL, SLUSI, IPTI, NADT, WCL, etc.
      Nagpur is well connected by rail, road and air with major cities in the country. During the September the weather in Nagpur is pleasant and temperatures range from 23oC to 31oC.