India took a big leap in space technology recently when the Indian Space Research Organization used its workhorse PSLV-C34 to inject 20 satellites, including 17 foreign satellites, into orbit in a single mission—a new record.
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There are 57,138 MBBS seats in 422 medical colleges across the country. Karnataka has the highest number of medical colleges--53, of which 18 are government colleges. The state has 7,355 MBBS seats and 3,646 postgraduate medical seats.
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Among 30 developing countries, India now ranks at Number 2 position in the ease-of-doing-business index. India, the world’s fastest-growing economy, jumped 13 places up at Number 2 post.
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Tamil Nadu has the highest number of factories in the country and employs the largest factory workforce. There are more than 2.24 lakh factories across the country of which 37,378 units are in Tamil Nadu, accounting for 17 per cent of all units. While the....
