What is Karang Island?
[[File:The Karang Island in the Loktak lake.jpg|thumb]] '''Karang Island''' is an island in the middle of the [[Loktak lake]] of [[Manipur]]. It is the first cashless island in [[India]], as declared by the Union Ministry of Electronics. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the [[Eastern India]]n zone.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/amp/manipurs-karang-became-indias-first-cashless-island-1484905701-1 | title=Manipur's Karang is India's first cashless island | date=20 January 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gktoday.in/quiz-questions/karang-which-has-become-indias-first-cashless-island-is-located-in-which-state/ | title=Karang, which has become India's first cashless island, is located in which state? - GKToday }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://inshorts.com/m/en/amp_news/karang-in-manipur-becomes-first-cashless-island-in-india-1484660267053 | title=Karang in Manipur becomes first cashless island in India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/pti-stories/in-india-s-first-cashless-island-cash-is-currency-119041700739_1.html | title=In India's first cashless island, cash is currency | date=17 April 2019 | access-date=24 March 2021 | archive-date=26 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026192213/https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/pti-stories/in-india-s-first-cashless-island-cash-is-currency-119041700739_1.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/manipur-s-karang-is-india-s-first-cashless-island/story-XO4w0Uqso5dMtLrCvSEYqK_amp.html | title=Manipur's Karang is India's first cashless island | date=17 January 2017 }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Manipur]] {{Asia-stub}}