Electricity in India is 230 to 240 V AC, 50 Hz and sockets are the three round pin variety.

One lakh means 100,000 and one crore is 10 million.

Major English national dailies include Hindustan Times, Times of India, Indian Express, Pioneer, Asian Age, Hindu, Statesman etc. Current affairs can be read from magazines like Frontline, India Today, the Week, Sunday and Outlook. For travel related articles refer Outlook Traveller.

The national (government) TV broadcaster is Doordarshan. Other major channels available are BBC, CNN, Discovery, Star Movies, HBO and MTV. FM radio is also popular with quality music. All India Radio (AIR) nationally transmits local and international news.