Achievements of India: It is a fact that the Republic of India turns added another year to her age this year. And it is also a fact that India’s road to being a developed nation is certainly one for the books.
As patriotism fills the air in India, we will look at the many milestones they have achieved along the way. Thus, continue reading to get this vital information. However, before then, what do you know about India?
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Some Outstanding Achievements of India
Below are some areas India has achieved great feet as a nation:
1. Agriculture
Primarily being the agricultural land, today, India is the largest producer of milk. And this is with 18% of world production. Also, India is the largest producer of cotton with a production of 6.51 million tonnes of the fibre.
Also, it is the second-largest producer of rice. And it produces over 100 million metric tonnes, wheat over 90 million tonnes, sugar 25 million tonnes, fruits and vegetables over 200 million metric tonnes.
Besides, it is a significant producer of a variety of spices, plantation crops, poultry, and fishery products. While they may ban beef in many parts of the country, India is the highest exporter of beef in the world.
2. Science and Technology
Ever since Independence, Modern India has had a strong focus on science and technology, realizing that it is a key element for economic and social growth. This led to the innovation of Mangalyaan.
The Mangalyaan is India’s first aircraft to Mars entered Mar’s Orbit on September 24, 2014. This made India the first Asian country and only the fourth country in the world to enter the Mars orbit in its first attempt.
Also, India’s successfully launched Chandrayaan in 2008 in order to explore the moon. They inserted the craft into lunar orbit in its first attempt.
One of the greatest achievements of Chadrayaan was the discovery of the water molecules in the lunar soil.
3. Infrastructure
They lay the foundation of Infrastructural development down during the British Raj. They built most of the historical monuments during their rule. However, as of June 2018, India has 37 heritage sites, the sixth most of any country. And few of the sites include:
1. Western Ghats.
2. Forts at the foothills of Rajasthan
3. Kaziranga national park
4. Sun Temple and many more.
However, the country’s first Solar Park came up at Charanka village in Gujarat in April 2012. They spread the park at Charanka across 5,000 acres and has 500 MW of generation capacity of both solar and wind energy.
We consider the Western Ghats as one of the eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity in the world. Also, the range starts from Gujarat and is approximately 1,600 km long and ends at the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari.
The area plays host to around 5,000 species of flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species, 179 amphibian species, and 288 freshwater fish species.
4. Social and Health
While the life expectancy was around 37 years in 1951, it almost doubled to 65 years by 2011. Also, there is a steady decline in the Infant mortality rate marked with the death rate coming down to half of what it was during the 50s.
We have noticed a similar improvement in the maternal mortality rate. For instance, India’s last polio case was reported in West Bengal in January 2011. And since then no other such case has been reported.
In March 2014, The WHO certified India- a polio-free region.
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Also, it is believed that the Indians were well versed with the usage of Anaesthesia. Knowledge of anatomy, digestion, metabolism, immunity, etc. has been found in many ancient Indian texts.
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