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History. Announced in 2014, "Make in India" had three stated objectives: to increase the manufacturing sector's growth rate to 12-14% per annum; to create 100 million additional manufacturing jobs in the economy by 2022; to ensure that the manufacturing sector's contribution to GDP is increased to 25% by 2022 (later revised to 2025).
The Public Distribution System ( PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates. Major commodities distributed include staple food grains, such as wheat, rice, sugar and ...
With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. [ 14] 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. [ 363] Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, [ 364] compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001). [ 364]
Reliance Industries. Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Its businesses include energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, mass media, and textiles. Reliance is the largest public company in India by market capitalisation [ 5] and revenue, [ 6] and the ...
The prime minister ranks third in the order of precedence. Top left: Jawaharlal Nehruwas the first and the longest-serving prime minister in Indian history. Top center: Indira Gandhiwas the first and only woman to serve as prime minister. Top right: Morarji Desaiwas the first non-Congressprime minister.
India was the third top crude oil consumer globally (4.8% of the world) with 221 Mt in 2017. India was the second-top net crude oil (including crude oil products) importer of 205.3 Mt in 2019. [19] India has 49.72 lakh (4.972 million) barrels per day (5.1% of the world) crude oil refining capacity which is ranked 4th globally in 2017. [8]
The following is a list of highest-grossing films in India, with gross revenue in Indian Rupees. This is an official tracking of figures, as reliable sources that publish data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates. Box office collections have been steadily increasing in the 21st century, the main reasons attributed to the rise in ticket prices, and increase in number of theatres ...
Bank of India: Banking 44,158 4.8% −5,961 Mumbai Yes 38 General Insurance Corporation of India: Insurance: 43,555 38.9% 3,146 Mumbai Yes 39 Kotak Mahindra Bank: Banking 38,813 14.2% 6,201 Mumbai 40 Union Bank of India: Banking 38,413 0.4% −5,212 Mumbai Yes 41 Hindustan Unilever: Consumer goods 36,088 7.1% 5,214 Mumbai 42 Vodafone India ...