Useful URL's- India specific

The following list of websites, which are India-specific, has been collated and just may be useful at some stage

Website

Hyperlink

Air India http://www.airindia.com
Government of India Website http://indiaimage.nic.in
Indian Government Portal http://www.india.gov.in
The Parliament of India http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology http://www.moc.gov.in
National Do Not Call Registry www.ndncregistry.gov.in
Bharat Nirman : A Four year Business Plan http://www.bharatnirman.gov.in
Controller of Certifying authorities http://www.cca.gov.in
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal http://www.tdsat.nic.in
Obtaining digital signatures http://www.mtnltrustline.com/
Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/
International Telecommunication Union http://www.itu.int/home/
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity http://www.aptsec.org
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India http://www.trai.gov.in
Center for Development of Telematics http://www.cdot.com
Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing http://www.wpc.dot.gov.in
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. http://www.bsnl.co.in
Indian Telephone Industries Limited http://www.itiltd-india.com
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited http://www.vsnl.net.in
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited http://www.mtnl.net.in
Telecommunications Consultants of India Limited http://www.tcil-india.com
Sancharnet (BSNL Internet Service) http://www.sancharnet.in
Directory of Indian Ministries and Departments http://goidirectory.nic.in
Ministry of Information Technology http://www.mit.gov.in
Ministry of Finance http://www.finmin.nic.in
Department of Commerce http://www.commin.nic.in
Ministry of External Affairs http://meaindia.nic.in/
Reserve Bank of India http://www.rbi.org.in
Securities and Exchange Board of India http://www.sebi.gov.in/
Confederation of Indian Industry http://www.ciionline.org
Associated Chambers of Commerce http://www.assocham.org
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry http://www.bisnetindia.com
Cellular Operators Association of India(COAI) http://www.coai.com
Government Telephone Numbers http://www.sarkaritel.com/
Directorate of Estates http://www.estates.nic.in/
Telecom Equipment & Services Export Promotion Council http://www.telecomepc.in
Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India http://www.auspi.in

You will find the following web address useful:-

http://pgportal.gov.in/
Government of India has an online Grievance forum. The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like Passport Office, Electricity board, BSNL/MTNL, Railways etc.

http://www.friendstosupport.org
provides comprehensive list of donors locationwise & their addresses.

http://www.saferindia.com
to register a complaint regarding a crime, if the police at your place/ locality is not accepting the complaint.

http://www.trafficpolicemumbai.org/Complaint%20Form%20aginst%20ART.html
to register complaint against Rickshaw & Taxi Drivers.

www.csia.in
Official website of Mumbai airport. The website gives updates on flight information including real time updates, flight status and schedules of International & Domestic airlines, terminal wise operating schedules. The section on Airport guide includes the airport map, tourist attractions in Mumbai, services, customs etc

www.fhrai.com
This website gives the updated list of all the hotels listed under Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India. One can refer to it to find out the list of hotels & restaurants in any city in India (starting from 5 star to 1 star hotels). The address, contact details, facilities, services, rates are also included in this website

http://passport.nic.in/status.htm
provides status of Passport details for Regional Passport Offices across India.

http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/navigator/index.html
IIT Bombay has launched "Mumbai Navigator" for people to find out how to reach from one place to another.

http://www.indianblooddonors.com
provides comprehensive list donors location-wise.

http://exim.indiamart.com/reference-directories/indian-embassies-abroad.html-
Provides detailed list of names/ addresses/ phones/ fax numbers of Indian Consulates/ Embassies situated abroad.

http://www.xe.com/ucc.html
Currency convertor.

http://www.dharwad.com/pincode.html
Helps you to search for pincodes and city in India.

http://www.mapmyindia.com/
India's first digital map.

http://www.utiisl.co.in/pan/
On-line application form for PAN card.

http://www.jours-feries.com/statique/index_pays2.html
You can get the holiday lists of all countries.

http://www.india.gov.in/default.htm
Have a look at our national website! There is loads of information in it!

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock
You will find the world clock under the link for different countries

http://www.howstuffworks.com/
For knowing 'How anything works', like a car engine, an airplane, or currency, tall buildings etc

http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/knowpan/knowpan.jsp
If you're outside somewhere and if you want to know your PAN number then now it's just a click away

http://www.bankingombudsman.rbi.org.in
RBI's initiative to protect customers' rights in today's bank dominated environment.