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India's Position in the World 1st to introduce government supported family planning in the world. Largest postal network in the world. Largest livestock population. Largest producer of milk. Largest producer of millets in the world Largest consumer of gold jewellery. Largest producer of jute. Largest producer of ginger. Largest producer of bananas.
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Largest producer of castor oil seeds. Largest producer of mangoes. Largest producer of safflower oil seeds. Largest producer of papayas. Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of sugarcane , the first position being held by Brazil. Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of onions , the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of potatoes , the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of rice , the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of cottonseed, the first position being held by China. Second largest producer of cement., next to China. India has the second largest arable land in the world. The USA has the largest arable land in the world. India is the third largest producer and second largest consumer of fertiliser in the world. India has the largest deposits of Thorium in the world most of which is found in Kerala. NOTE: The agricultural information is as per latest data available on the website of Food and Agricultural Organisation.

India's Position as per various indices of the world Index Reporting Agency India's Rank 59 136 132 19/28 119 *53.7%

A. Global Competitiveness World Economic Forum Index - 2012-13 B. Human Development Index United Nations Development Programme - 2012 C. Gender Inequality Index 2012 D. Bribe Payers Index - 2011 E. Index of Economic Freedom - 2013 F. Multi-dimensional Poverty Index - 2011 United Nations Development Programme Transparency International The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative and the United Nations Development Programme

*53.7 is the percentage of population who are poor as per MPI Index. The Index score for India is 0.283.

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