Sunday, January 25, 2015

A few reasons for being proud of India on Republic Day Eve


1. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi.
2. The Indian Software Industry has grown from a mere US $ 150 million in 1991-92 to a staggering US $ 5.7 billion in 1999-2000 a growth of 35 times. No other Indian industry has performed so well against the global competition. By 2010 this number has grown 14 times to 80 billion dollars.
3. India is the world’s second largest producer of small cars. It is the largest newspaper market in the world.
4. India has the largest number of news channel in the world. It is the fastest growing telecom market in the world and has the lowest call rates on earth.

5. World’s largest electronic ID program, the aadhaar is underway in India.
6. Bollywood with about 400 films every year is the largest centre of film production in the world.
7. India is the 3rd largest producer of solar photovoltaic cells in the world. India is the world’s 4th largest wind power user.

8. India is the largest producer of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, in the world. It also has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish.
9. By volume of pills produced, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the world’s second largest after China.
10. India’s contribution to scientific research and innovation has been constantly rising since 2000 according to a study. The number of articles published in global science journals by Indians has increased from around 17000 in 2001 to more than 27000 in 2007.
11. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World.

12. India Exported a record $35 billion worth of food and food products in the year 2013-14, the third largest exporter of food. In six years we will be number one.

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