2.1 US dollars was the per capita offical development assistance for India in 2009 (Source: World Bank 2011 )
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71 is India's rank in the list of countries on the happiness index. (Source: Gallup World Well-being Study 2010 )
34 is India's rank on “Ease of Doing Business” index amongst 183 countries. (Source:World Bank)
486 is the number of hours an Indian works every month (Source:OECD Society at a Glance, 2011)
2.45 % was India's share of global life insurance business in 2009 (Source:IRDA)
42.6 is the % of all FDI into India between April 2000 and October 2010 originating from Mauritius. (Source:Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
22 million is the number of urban middle class Indian households. Source: (Source: McKinsey Institute 2010)
73 % of India's farmers do not have access to formal source of credit. Source: (Source: Rangarajan committee on Financial Inclusion, 2008)
47.1 kg was India's per capita steel consumption in 2007. Asia's average in 2007 was 195.5 kg. Source: (Source: World Steel Association, 2008)
82 % of all patents granted in India are filed by non-residents. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (2007 data published in 2009) .
31 % of the world's thorium reserves are in India. Thorium is a fertile material for producing nuclear fuel.
75 % of petroleum consumed in India is imported. Source: CSTEP and Lawrence Livermore Laboratories.
42 Indian cities have a population of more than 1 million people. Source: McKinsey Global Institute, 2010.
43 billion kWh is the highest energy consumption in India by Indian railways, according to CSTEP(Center for the Study of Science, Technology and Policy).
30 % is the decrease in capital investment in Indian startups in 2009 from 2008 decrease in capital investment into Indian startups in 2009 from 2008.