While India is still a developing country, there are some areas where India beats even the best and most powerful countries in the world. With billions of people living in one country and achieving things that no one could have imagined, there are few things Indias should be proud of.
More than 20,000 people died during the 1999 Odisha cyclone, due to India's dependency of Satellite on America. But over the years, due to tremendous growth and improvement, today India's satellite service has left the US far behind. Backing with a variety of applications including groundwater prospect mapping, production estimation, and crop acreage, India is one among the undisputed remote sensing capabilities.
India's nuclear program is thriving on Thorium, while other developed and under developing countries are still struggling to find the replacement for Uranium as a nuclear fuel. Thanks to the brilliant bunch of scientist who made it possible for us to use Thorium deposits instead of Uranium (Uranium 238) as fuel.
India surprised the world by becoming the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit. India stands first in Asia and fourth in the world to reach Mar's orbit. At 450 crores, it was the cheapest Mars orbital mission ever commissioned.
Indian Army needs no introduction at all. They are the one who went ahead and became the best in the world. Indian army is known for its legendary expertise training in the high altitude along with mighty armies like the US, German and British.
Originated from India, Yoga, and Ayurveda has become a rage around the world due to its effectiveness. India is known for Yogananda which literally talked about the physical and eternal benefits of yoga which was later confirmed by science.
With almost 1,820 aircraft in service, 905 Combat Planes, 595 Fighters and 310 Attackers, Indian air force is remembered as the fourth most feared air force in the world. With sheer hard work and dedication, today Indian army is ahead of Germany, Britain and many other developed countries.
With thorium-based fast breeder reactors; India has grown tremenduosly in last 65 years with respect to the nuclear assets in the nation. India is the owner of 21 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants, with a total capacity of 5780 MW. However, 6-7 such nuclear reactors are under construction.
One among the biggest achievements of India is it is known as the second largest IT industry in the world. It is said that under five years, India will take over China and sit right at the top of the list.
After China, India has the second largest number of internet users in the world. At only 29% penetration, India has 354,000,000 people using the net which puts the country in the second position. However, other developed countries have a long way to compete with India in respect to this aspect.
It feels proud to speak about Indian army every time. With 1,129,900 active troops and 960,000 reserve troops, the Indian army is the 3rd largest army to walk our planet.
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