INDIA HAS 3 BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS, NO OTHER COUNTRY, OR EVEN CONTINENT EXCEPT BRAZIL AND INDONESIA HAVE MORE THAN 2
India has three antarctic stations, Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri and
Bharathi. The first station Dakshin Gangotri was buried in ice and abandoned in 1990–91
THE NUMBER OF CELLPHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN INDIA INCREASED BY 16,240% BETWEEN 2001-2011.
YOU CAN BUY A DINOSAUR EGG FOR $10 IN THESE INDIAN STATES.
In
some areas of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh eggs of giant reptiles are
found and even illegally sold at
10$.Fossilized skeletons with length around 18-20m and 10-13 tonnes
have been found in Maharashtra.They are also believed to be found in
Gujarat, Rajasthan and .M.P.Some may have a misconception that huge
dinosaurs never roamed India but Bruhathkayosaurus,
according to some, was the largest dinosaur that ever lived. Its
remains were found near Trichy, in Tamil Nadu. Its name is derived from
bruhath, meaning huge in Sanskrit, and kay, meaning body.
INDIA HAS CLASSIFIED DOLPHINS AS “NON-HUMAN PERSONS”
This status was given to the animals near human intelligence and has ordered their release from captivity.
INDIA WAS THE FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO PRODUCE STEEL
INDIA HAS OVER 275 BILLION TONS OF COAL RESERVES, THAT’S THE EQUIVALENT OF 1.37 BILLION BLUE WHALES
ENGLISH ACTOR SIR BEN KINGSLEY’S BIRTH NAME IS KRISHNA PANDIT BHANJI AND HE IS OF INDIAN (GUJARATI) DESCENT
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER STUART CLARK IS OF INDIAN ORIGIN
Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975, Sutherland,
Sydney) is a former Australian cricketer who played for New
South Wales and the Australian team.
His father Bruce Clark who is from Madras (now Chennai) was a student
at Christ Church Anglo Indian-High School Madras, and his mother Mary
Clark (name at birth – Boosey) is from the Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka,
India He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler
and a fairly competent lower-order batsman. His nickname “Sarfraz”
originates from the similarities of his bowling style to Sarfraz
Nawaz. He had a short stint with the Indian Premier Leauge (IPL) before fully retiring form cricket in 2012
ABOUT 25% OF INDIA’S LAND IS TURNING INTO DESERT – THAT’S THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE UNITED KINGDOMS.
INDIAN POST ALLOWS YOU TO ORDER PERSONALIZED STAMPS WITH YOUR PICTURE ON THEM
TIRUPATI BALAJI TEMPLE BUILT IN THE 10TH CENTURY, IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE DESTINATION.
Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
INDIA IS HOME TO 3,00,000 MOSQUES WHICH IS MORE THAN ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
INDIA HAS THE WORLD’S SMALLEST PRISON POPULATION
KUNAL NAYYAR (RAJESH KOOTHRAPPALLI FROM BIG BANG THEORY) IS MARRIED TO A FORMER MISS INDIA, NEHA KAPUR
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