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The India Brand >>> Some Facts N Figures |
pinky |
Jun 27 2007, 08:19 PM
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The India brand - feel proud to be an Indian
*The number of companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at more than 6,000, is second only to NYSE. *Four out of 10 Silicon Valley startups are run by Indians. *With 800 movies per year , India ’s film industry overshadows Hollywood . *The organized lottery market in India is US$7bn (2% of GDP) *India consumes a fifth of the world’s gold output. *Indians account for 45% of H1-B visas issued by the US every year *Growing at 6%, in 25 years Indian GDP(on a PPP basis) will be at the same level the US is at today *Six Indian ladies have won Miss Universe/Miss World titles over the past 10 years. *Bank deposits in India roughly equal 50% of its GDP C again, among the highest in the world. *Indian Railways is the largest railway network in the world under single management *India has the third largest army in the world, nearly 1.5 million strong. *India is the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world, accounting for more than 30% of global production and 25% of consumption. *India is the world’s premier center for diamond cutting and polishing. Nine out of every 10 stones sold in the world pass through India . *India has the highest number of annual bulk drugs filings (77) with USFDA. *India is home to the largest number of pharmaceutical plants (61) approved by USFDA outside the US . *India’s Hero Honda is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, with 2002 production of 1.7m units. *Other than US and Japan , India is the only country to have built a super computer indigenously. *Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, with a staff of 1.6 million people. *India is the second largest cement producing country in the world, producing more than 110 m tones. *Of the fortune 500 companies, 220 outsource their software-related work to India . *There are 8,500 Indian restaurants in the U.K.15% of the country’s total dining-out establishments. *India is the largest democracy in the world, with nearly 400m voting in the last national elections. *India has the second-largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world. *India has the third largest investor base in the world. *According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds. *The Kumbh Mela festival, held every 21 years in the city of Allahabad , attracts 25 million people CE more than the population of 185 of the 227 countries in the world. *The Indian city of Varanasi , also known as Benares , is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today. *There are 3.22 million Indians in the US . *Indians are the richest immigrant class in the US , with nearly 200,000 millionaries. *India is ranked the sixth country in the world in terms of satellite launches. *There are over 70,000 bank branches in India – among the highest in the world. "The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched...but are felt in the heart." Far, very far, into the world of the farthest beyond My hope carries me and places me On the sweetest lap of the unknown. There i behold my self-form In the Dance-Delight of the Absolute Every Night and every Morn Some to Misery are born Every morn and every Night Some are born to sweet Delight Some are born to Endless night |
noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 12:27 AM
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Thanks 4 sharing Pinkz! A lot of facts and numbers; very thought provoking too, some of them.
I'll have another look-in, but only after Nature has been here. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
YaarMere |
Jun 28 2007, 12:51 AM
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Translation of postNo 1: Your country is more or less foreign owned but dont let that stand in the way of progress.
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noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 01:26 AM
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Translation of postNo 1: Your country is more or less foreign owned but dont let that stand in the way of progress. I kind of agree with that. Yet, India is a functioning democracy; that's sumthing 2 be proud of ! For the rest, the tide may turn any day. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
YaarMere |
Jun 28 2007, 01:35 AM
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democracy Still believe in Father Christmas? Hate to break it to ya but there is no such thing! |
noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 02:21 AM
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democracy Still believe in Father Christmas? Hate to break it to ya but there is no such thing! More than ever. QUOTE Hate to break it to ya but there is no such thing! You are a realist, and I am not. I might be wrong, but I still wud like to be allowed to make my own mistakes. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
YaarMere |
Jun 28 2007, 02:24 AM
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You are a realist, and I am not. I might be wrong, but I still wud like to be allowed to make my own mistakes. Noorie Thatz like saying "I am a cartoon plz dont take me seriously", is that wot you are saying? |
noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 02:36 AM
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You are a realist, and I am not. I might be wrong, but I still wud like to be allowed to make my own mistakes. Noorie Thatz like saying "I am a cartoon plz dont take me seriously", is that wot you are saying? I suppose it's true then, that "nothing is so simple that it can't be misunderstood". Truce? Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
Reeth |
Jun 28 2007, 03:54 PM
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Translation of postNo 1: Your country is more or less foreign owned but dont let that stand in the way of progress. Translation of postNo 1: Your country is more or less foreign owned but dont let that stand in the way of progress. I kind of agree with that. Yet, India is a functioning democracy; that's sumthing 2 be proud of ! For the rest, the tide may turn any day. Noorie That does Not make us necessarily foreign owned.......we have been fighting against that .......... the only prominent foreign connection is Sonia Gandhi.....but she has had to change her image and look indian,talk indian and think indian to remain here and in that position........... The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind -William James |
YaarMere |
Jun 28 2007, 04:41 PM
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noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 06:36 PM
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No! Not even if my life depended on it. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
YaarMere |
Jun 28 2007, 07:03 PM
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I must insist that at the very minimum I get a hug.
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noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 07:40 PM
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I must insist that at the very minimum I get a hug. That isn't negotiation. It's haggling! And I've never been very good at it. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
YaarMere |
Jun 28 2007, 07:44 PM
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^^ A hug it is then Aa lag ja gale, ke shahid phir mulakat ho na ho.
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noorie |
Jun 28 2007, 08:12 PM
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^^ A hug it is then Aa lag ja gale, ke shahid phir mulakat ho na ho. I never negotiate. I never had to. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
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