"An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, mashups and tools being influenced by Google Maps."

"The standard markers available on Google Maps are pretty horrible, not to mention they are sorely lacking some types of markers that I find myself wanting to use, and so after a lot of time thinking about it I finally got around to making some markers of my own to use I’m making a custom map. These are some of them."

"gMap is a lightweight jQuery plugin that helps you embed Google Maps into your website. With only 2 KB in size it is very flexible and highly customizable."

google.load("maps", "3", {other_params:"sensor=false"});

I think this is a great idea for everywhere, not just India.