{"id":11358,"date":"2023-06-02T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11358"},"modified":"2025-03-30T02:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T20:37:16","slug":"pragati-maidan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pragati-maidan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pragati Maidan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Pragati Maidan:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>one of the<\/strong> <strong>biggest exhibition centers in India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location: New Delhi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>inaugurated on<\/strong> 3 November <strong>1972 by<\/strong> then <strong>Prime Minister Indira Gandhi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>first show<\/strong> which took place here <strong>was the ASIA 72 TRADE SHOW \u2013 to celebrate 25 years of India\u2019s Independence.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>owned, operated, controlled<\/strong> and managed <strong>by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO),<\/strong> the <strong>trade promotion agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry<\/strong>, Govt. of India.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>hosts over 70 national and international exhibitions<\/strong> annually, with <strong>the largest being the India International Trade Fair.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>huge complex of buildings<\/strong>, covering over <strong>150 acres (0.61 km2<\/strong>) sprinkled with <strong>many lawns<\/strong>, <strong>overlooking the historic Purana Qila.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The complex <strong>houses many pavilions like the Nehru Pavilion, the Defence Pavilion<\/strong>, the <strong>Indira Pavilion<\/strong>, and the Son of India Pavilion.<\/li>\n<li>It also <strong>has an auditorium<\/strong> where rock shows and plays are held quite frequently.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The complex houses <strong>18 exhibition halls<\/strong>, several buildings, eateries, <strong>performance spaces and compounds<\/strong>, <strong>including headquarters of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key facts about Purana Qila:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is located on the <strong>South Eastern part<\/strong> of the present city of <strong>New Delhi.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>one of the oldest forts in Delhi<\/strong> and <strong>built on the banks of river Yamuna<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>present citadel at Purana Qila started its construction in the reign of\u00a0 Humayun<\/strong> and was <strong>completed by Sher Shah Suri (\u2018<\/strong>The Lion King\u2019).<\/li>\n<li>The Qila was <strong>inspired by Jama Masjid<\/strong>, which was established 15 years before the reconstruction of Qila.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Architecture<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>rectangular in shape<\/strong> and is spread over an area of 1.5 kilometers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Another amazing feature of the Purana Qila are the <strong>three gates that are a display of a happy blend of Hindu and Muslim styles of architecture<\/strong>. \u2013 <strong>Bara Darwaza or the Big Gate<\/strong> facing west, the <strong>Humayun Gate<\/strong> facing south, and the <strong>Talaqqi Gate<\/strong>, which is often referred to as the forbidden gate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All of the gates are double-storeyed<\/strong> and <strong>comprise of huge semi-circular bastions<\/strong> flanking either of their sides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What is the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)?<\/h3>\n<p>India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is the premier trade promotion agency of India, provides a broad spectrum of services to trade and industry and acts as a catalyst for growth of India&#8217;s trade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/delhi\/authorities-demolish-shanties-delhis-pragati-maidan-8640464\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Authorities demolish shanties near Delhi\u2019s Pragati Maidan<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pragati Maidan is one of the biggest exhibition centers in 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