CMs who are expected to be present during PM Modi’s nomination in Varanasi tomorrow:🪷

1. Yogi Adityanath, U.P
2. Nitish Kumar, Bihar
3. Pushkar Singh Dhami, Ukd
4. Mohan Yadav, M.P
5. Vishnu Dev Sai, CG
6. Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra
7. Bhajan Lal Sharma, Rajasthan
8. Hemant

Om Shanti 🙏

In over two decades, Srinagar (J&K) witnesses the highest voter turnout in Lok Sabha polls.🗳️🇮🇳

2024: 37.00% (provisional)
2019: 14.43%
2014: 25.86%,
2009: 25.55%
2004: 18.57%
1999: 11.93%

(ECI; IE)
#Article370

Uttar Pradesh now has the highest number of operational airports: 🛫🇮🇳

1. Agra
2. Aligarh
3. Ayodhya
4. Azamgarh
5. Bareilly
6. Chitrakoot
7. Ghaziabad
8. Gorakhpur
9. Kanpur
10. Kushinagar
11. Lucknow
12. Moradabad
13. Prayagraj
14. Shravasti
15. Varanasi

Retail inflation eases to 1-year low of 4.83% in April: 📉🇮🇳

Apr 2024: 4.83%
Mar 2024: 4.85%
Feb 2024: 5.09%
Jan 2024: 5.10%
Dec 2023: 5.69%
Nov 2023: 5.55%
Oct 2023: 4.87%
Sept 2023: 5.02%
Aug 2023: 6.83%
July 2023: 7.44%
June 2023: 4.87%
May 2023: 4.31%

(MoSPI)

Indian passport holders: 🇮🇳

Feb 2024: 9.26 Crore

Dec 2018: 7.96 Crore

Dec 2015: 6.33 Crore

Dec 2014: 5.70 Crore

(MEA)

Dependency on imports from China, 2021 (%):🇨🇳

🇵🇰 Pakistan: 28.3%
🇷🇺 Russia: 24.8%
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: 23.7%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 22.8%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 20.6%
🇺🇸 U.S.: 18.5%
🇮🇳 India: 15.3%
🇬🇧 U.K: 13.2%

(UNCOMTRADE)

India jumps 6 places on World Bank's Logistic Performance Index🚚🇮🇳:

2023: 38
2018: 44
2014: 54
2010: 47

(World Bank)

FDI in manufacturing industry (April 2020-March 2023):💸🇮🇳

Automobile: 25%
Drugs & Pharma: 12%
Non Conventional energy: 12%
Metallurgical: 9%
Chemical (-fertilizer): 9%
Electrical equipments: 7%
Food processing: 5%
Electronics: 3%
Agri machinery: 3%
Others:

(DPIIT)

India's External Debt to GDP ratio! (% BY fy)🇮🇳

👉2023: 18.6% (Sept 2023)
👉2022: 20.0%
👉2021: 21.1%
👉2020: 20.9%
👉2019: 19.9%
👉2018: 20.1%
👉2017: 19.8%
👉2016: 23.4%
👉2015: 23.8%
👉2014: 23.9%
👉2004: 17.7%

(RBI)

Share in India’s wheat exports (%):🌾🇮🇳

🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 27.67%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 18.59%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 10.13%
🇦🇪 UAE: 9.93%
🇾🇪 Yemen: 5.6%
🇹🇭 Thailand: 4.35%
🇵🇭 Philippines: 3.68%
🇴🇲 Oman: 2.90%
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: 2.64%

(DGCIS)

These two states contribute to over 95% of grape production in India:🍇🇮🇳

Maharashtra: 70.67%

Karnataka: 24.49%

(NHB)

As per cent of India’s GDP, 2023-24 (RE) (%):🇮🇳

Income Tax: 3.3%
Corporation Tax: 3.1%
Direct Tax: 6.6%
GST collection: 3.2%
Customs: 0.7%
Excise: 1.0%
Indirect Tax: 5.0%
Net Tax Revenue: 7.8%

(RBI)

Per Capita Availability of Clothes (In meters by FY):🧥🇮🇳

2022: 48.1 meter
2011: 44.0 meter
2001: 30.7 meter
1991: 24.1 meter
1981: 17.3 meter
1961: 15.0 meter

(Economic Survey)

BJP’s vote share in Delhi’s 7 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 (%):🗳️

Chandni Chowk: 52.92%
North East Delhi: 53.86%
East Delhi: 55.33%
New Delhi: 54.77%
North West Delhi: 60.49%
West Delhi: 60.01%
South Delhi: 56.57%

(ECI)

Makhana (foxnut), native to India, particularly Bihar, is a highly nutritious food in global demand. Top importers (%):🇮🇳

🇺🇸U.S: 25.4%
🇳🇵Nepal: 14.04%
🇦🇪UAE: 8.66%
🇬🇧U.K: 7.30%
🇧🇩Bangladesh: 5.84%
🇲🇻Maldives: 5.16%
🇦🇺Australia: 4.52%
🇨🇦Canada: 4.48%

(MoC)

Per Capita Income:🇮🇳

Telangana:
2022-23: Rs. 3,17,115
↑2.56X
2014-15: Rs. 1,24,104

India:
2023-24: Rs. 1,70,620
↑1.97X
2014-15: Rs. 86,647

(Telangana Economic Surveys)

Fleet of ships sailing under Indian Flag:🚢🇮🇳

2023: 1,526
2019: 1,405
2015: 1,210
2012: 1,135

(Ministry of Shipping)

Quintessential Shri Ram!🛕
In Orchha, Madhya Pradesh every shop has an element of Raja Ram.

In India🇮🇳, the fruit crops 🍊🍌🍎🍋🫐🍍now occupy 7.15 million hectares which is yielding 11.21 million metric tonnes of fruits annually.
Area under fruit Cultivation (In million hectares):

2023-24: 7.15
2017-18: 6.51
2011-12: 6.70
2007-08: 5.86
2004-05: 4.96

(MoAFW; RBI)