India's Position in the World

1. 1st to introduce government
supported family planning in the
world.
2. Largest postal network in the
world.
3. Largest livestock population.
4. Largest producer of milk.
5. Largest producer of millets in the
world
6. Largest consumer of gold jewellery.
7. Largest producer of jute.
8. Largest producer of ginger.
9. Largest producer of bananas.
10. Largest producer of castor oil
seeds.
11. Largest producer of mangoes.
12. Largest producer of safflower oil
seeds.
13. Largest producer of papayas.
14. Second largest producer of tea,
the first position being held by
China.
15. Second largest producer of
sugarcane, the first position being
held by Brazil.
16. Second largest producer of wheat,
the first position being held by
China.
17. Second largest producer of
onions, the first position being held
by China.
18. Second largest producer of
potatoes, the first position being held
by China.
19. Second largest producer of garlic,
the first position being held by
China.
20. Second largest producer of rice,
the first position being held by
China.
21. Second largest producer of
cottonseed, the first position being
held by China.
22. Second largest producer of
cement., next to China.
23. India has the second largest
arable land in the world. The USA
has the largest arable land in the
world.
24. India is the third largest
producer and second largest
consumer of fertiliser in the world.
25. India has the largest deposits of
Thorium in the world most of which is
found in Kerala.