Hyderabad ranks highest among Indian cities on a quality of life survey by consulting firm Mercer, but is only at number 138 on a global list of 230 cities. Pune follows at 145. Big metros Delhi and Mumbai rank 154 and 152 respectively. Mercer notes that “considerable population increases in Mumbai and New Delhi in recent decades have increased existing problems, including access to clean water, air pollution, and traffic congestion.” China’s Beijing is ranked higher than any Indian city at 118. And Sri Lanka’s Colombo is at 132.

Among Asian cities, Singapore tops the list at number 26, followed by four Japanese cities led by capital Tokyo. Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is number 84.

Did You Know?

• Hyderabad is one of the elite cities in India, which has a top business school like Indian School of Business and top technology institutes like  IIT,  IIIT, and BITS.
• Hyderabad was under the rule of Nizams till 1948.
• Sardar Patel used operation Polo to unite India using Indian Army. After their era it remained as a state in the Union of India. The state was dissolved in 1956 after the formation of Andhra Pradesh State.
• Hyderabad is home to some of the most beautiful artificial lakes in the world with lakes such as Hussain Sagar, Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar being created by dams on River Musi.