India, the world’s largest democracy, has several top
rankings in the world:
Irrigated area
1
Rice (paddy) output
1
Wheat production
1
Tea production
1
Milk production
1
Butter production
1
Sugar production
1
Information Technology experts
1
Manufacture of motorcycles
1
Manufacture of auto parts
1
Film production
1
Tobacco manufacture
1
Population
2
Arable land
2
Number of Scientists
2
Cement production
2
Textile manufacture
2
Export of wheat
2
Export of rice
2
Export of fruit
2
Export of vegetables
2
Gross Domestic Product (PPP)
3
Tractors in use
4
Exports
20
India has the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61) approved by the USFDA outside the USA
India's pharma industry's turnover is about US $10 billion, one third from exports
India is one of the world's largest exporters of cars
9 out of every 10 diamonds sold in the world pass through India
Indian companies are among the largest overseas investors
Daewoo commercial vehicle company is Indian-owned
India manufactures tractors in USA
Indians are the largest number of foreign students in USA
India is one of the top five tourist destinations in the world and the fastest growing tourist economy
India has the world's largest banking system with over 70.000 branches
India has the world's largest postal system
India has the world's largest railway system
Bank deposits account for roughly half of Indian GDP
India has the world's third largest investor base
India trains about 3.000 foreign nationals every year free of cost under its technical and economic cooperation programme
Indian universities and higher educational institutions produce almost 3 million graduates each year including ½ million engineers and IT professionals
Only India, Japan and USA have built supercomputers indigenously
Indian IT exports go to 175 countries
Over 100 multi national companies have Research and Development Centers in India
More than half of the Fortune 500 companies outsource their software from India
An Indian group, LNM, is the world's largest producer of steel
The Bombay Stock Exchange is the second largest in the world
India has 23 stock exchanges with about 10.000 listed companies
With 600 million tones, India is one of the world's largest food producers
One third of Microsoft employees and one quarter of IBM are Indians
Indian companies account for two-thirds of global firms with the highest Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model Level-5
India has the world's largest middle class of 500 million consumers
India has 50 million "high income" households
54% of India's population is below 25 years
Indians buy around 10 million cell phone connections every month
India does not accept aid from any country except USA, Russian Federation, UK, Germany and Japan
India offers assistance to over 150 developing countries
Since July 2003, India is a net creditor to IMF
India's external debt to GDP ratio is less than 12%
India has written off debts of several heavily indebted countries
India is among six countries that design, build and launch satellites
India is one of only three countries that can recover
satellites from space.
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