MY INDIA --------PAST 66 GLORIOUS YEARS (1) Has elected woman as Speaker, and President. Four major States have women CM, so also leader of Opposition. (2) One of only three countries that refused to sign Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty on matter of principle. (3) Developed nuclear technology indigenously under world boycott. (4) Lowest cost producer of nuclear energy ($ 1700 per kilowatt). (5) Only country to develop thorium-based nuclear power. (6) Among first country to develop satellite for domestic communication. (7) Lowest cost launcher of commercial satellites into space. (8) One of only five nations to launch nuclear submarine. (9) One of only five nations to send unmanned mission to moon. (10) Lowest cost producer of steel. (11) Of aluminum. (12) Of cement. (13) Of fertilizer. (14) Largest single location copper smelter. (15) Lowest cost delivery of wireless telephony. (16) Fastest growing telecom market. (17) Biggest user of the “missed call”. (18) World’s lowest cost supercomputer. (19) Lowest cost car (Nano). (20) World’s largest producer of two-wheelers. (21) Lowest cost high-quality eye surgery. (22) Record number of daily cataract operations, at one per cent cost of UK. (23) Largest single location oil refinery capacity nearly 70m tonnes. (24) Largest milk producer (100m tonnes). (25) Largest butter producer. (26) World’s largest milk producing cooperative (2.6 million members). (27) Among the largest producer and consumer of pulses. (28) Second largest producer of sugar. (29) Third largest producer of cotton. (30) Largest importer of gold (700 tonnes). (31) Largest consumer of gold. (32) 90 per cent of all diamonds polished and processed here. (33) Third largest stock exchange (by number of transactions). (34) Largest No. of post offices (1.5 lakh). (35) Largest number of bank account holders. (36) Largest number of agricultural plot holders (100 million). (37) Largest inward remittance receiver from non-residents ($52 billion). (38) Largest intra-country remittances. (39) World’s third largest railway network. (40) Largest single employer Indian Railways (1.5 million). (41) Highest number of daily train passengers. (42) World’s second largest airport (Delhi). (43) Among world’s highest bridge (near Leh). (44) World’s highest motorable pass (Khardung La at 5600m). (45) World’s largest number of movies produced annually. (46) India’s mid-day meal scheme is world’s biggest school lunch programme (120 million meals served daily). (47) National Rural Employment Programme largest in the world. (48) Third highest run getter in Test cricket. (49) Highest No. of Test and ODI centuries. (50) Winner of cricket World Cup twice. (51) Kumbha Mela is world’s largest religious congregation – 30 million pilgrims. Event mostly incident free. (52) Largest number of independently owned newspapers. (53) Home of the sachet revolution and micro finance. (54) Among a handful countries with fundamental right to information. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY Wishes..JAI HIND !!
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:01:29 +0000
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