Telling India's stories through numbers.

Bharat
💰 These 9 states contributed ~74% of total National Highways toll collections in FY26 🛣️🇮🇳 Uttar Pradesh — ₹8,862 Cr Rajasthan — ₹7,318 Cr Maharashtra — ₹7,054 Cr Gujarat — ₹6,352 Cr Karnataka — ₹4,779 Cr Tamil Nadu — ₹4,708 Cr Andhra Pradesh - ₹4,400 Madhya Pradesh — ₹4,344.15 Cr Haryana - ₹4,024 Cr Total (All India): ₹70,278 Cr (MoRTH)
913
Size-wise Distribution of Private Projects Sanctioned by Banks & Financial Institutions: More Than Doubled in 12 Years: 🇮🇳 Projects Sanctioned: 2013-14: 472 → 2025-26: 1,032 ⬆️ 119% By project size: ₹100 cr: 306 → 597 ⬆️ 95% ₹100–500 cr: 115 → 244 ⬆️ 112% ₹500–1,000 cr: 25 → 79 ⬆️ 216% ₹1,000–5,000 cr: 21 → 100 ⬆️ 376% ₹5,000 cr+: 5 → 12 ⬆️ 140% Every project-size category recorded growth. (RBI)
1
1,176
Average sugar recovery rate from sugarcane (%):🇮🇳 Karnataka: 11.8% Bihar: 11.6% Uttar Pradesh: 11.4% Maharashtra: 11.3% Madhya Pradesh: 11.1% Gujarat: 10.7% Punjab: 10.6% Haryana: 10.1% Uttarakhand: 10.1% Tamil Nadu: 9.5% India: 11.2% (Directorate of Sugar & Vegetable Oils)
1
1,383
🇮🇳 India’s Food Gap: Enough cereals & milk, but short of pulses, vegetables & dry fruits 🇮🇳 India: Annual Food Production vs ICMR-Recommended Consumption (’000 tonnes, All-India level) 🌾Cereals: 2,88,314 vs 1,25,405 → +1,62,909 surplus ⬆️ 🫘 Pulses: 27,302 vs 28,425 → -1,123 shortfall ⬇️ 🥛 Milk: 2,30,577 vs 1,50,487 → +80,090 surplus ⬆️ 🥦 Vegetables: 1,99,934 vs 2,00,649 → -715 shortfall ⬇️ 🍎 Fresh fruits: 1,02,071 vs 50,162 → +51,909 surplus ⬆️ 🥜 Dry fruits: 10,428 vs 17,557 → -7,129 shortfall ⬇️ (MoSPI)
15
2,020
🍈 Top Guava Producing States in India 🇮🇳 Share in India's Total Guava Production (%) 🥇 Uttar Pradesh – 20.54% 🥈 Madhya Pradesh – 19.40% 🥉 Andhra Pradesh – 9.15% 4️⃣ Punjab – 6.23% 5️⃣ Tamil Nadu – 5.94% 6️⃣ Bihar – 4.80% 7️⃣ West Bengal – 4.13% 8️⃣ Haryana – 3.84% 9️⃣ Chhattisgarh – 3.63% 🔟 Maharashtra – 3.54% 📌 Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh together contribute nearly 40% of India's total guava production. (NHB)
1
21
2,584
Countrywise share in India's fertiliser imports, FY26 (%): 🇮🇳 🇷🇺 Russia: 18.31% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 15.01% 🇲🇦 Morocco: 14.58% 🇨🇳 China: 14.61% 🇯🇴 Jordan: 5.40% 🇴🇲 Oman: 4.87% FY26: April–February (DoC, CMIE)
1
52
3,074
No. of crorepati Lok Sabha MPs (As % of House):🇮🇳 2004 – 153 2009 – 312 2014 – 443 2019 – 479 2024 – 504 (ADR)
1
34
3,709
The Indian Index retweeted
AI आपको उत्तर दे सकता है, आपके कार्य को सरल कर सकता है, लेकिन प्रश्न करना तो कोई अच्छी पुस्तक ही आपको सिखा पाएगी...
221
775
4,769
165,324
Share of AI-related jobs posting in 2025 (%):🇮🇳 Bengaluru - 11.0% Hyderabad - 9.6% Pune - 7.0% Chennai - 6.6% Delhi - 5.8% Kolkata - 5.1% Mumbai - 4.7% Chandigarh - 3.2% Ahmedabad - 3.2% India - 5.8% (ET)
1
2
61
5,204
India’s Top Export Items: Share of Total Exports, 2024-25: 🇮🇳 🛢️ Petroleum Products: 14.48% 📱 Telecom Instruments: 5.96% 💊 Drug Formulations & Biologicals: 5.52% 💎 Pearls, Precious & Semi-precious Stones: 3.56% ⚡ Electric Machinery & Equipment: 3.29% 💍 Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery: 2.88% 🏗️ Products of Iron & Steel: 2.31% 👕 RMG Cotton incl. Accessories: 2.14% 🔩 Iron & Steel: 2.11% 🚗 Motor Vehicles/Cars: 2.06% (MoC)
1
2
20
3,710
Top 10 cities where India’s wealthiest choose to live (No. of Billionaire): 🇮🇳 Mumbai - 451 New Delhi – 223 Bengaluru – 116 Hyderabad – 102 Chennai – 94 Ahmedabad – 68 Kolkata – 68 Pune – 66 Gurugram – 38 Surat – 32 (M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025)
2
17
189
6,630
Well done, @chandaulipolice Good to see L&O dept. supporting India's industrial growth story.
#TrafficAlert | #ChandauliPolice लखीमपुर खीरी (ग्राम कुम्भी) में मैसर्स बलराम चीनी मिल लि0 द्वारा निर्मित हो रहे देश के पहले बायोप्लास्टिक (पॉलीलैक्टिक एसिड) मैन्युफैक्चरिंग प्लांट के अति-विशिष्ट व भारी-भरकम इक्विपमेंट (लंबाई 41 मीटर, चौड़ाई 6 मीटर, ऊँचाई 7 मीटर तथा वजन 164.28 मी०टन) वाले वाहन/ट्रक को यातायात पुलिस चंदौली द्वारा सकुशल व सुगम तरीके से जनपद चंदौली की सीमा से पार कराकर जनपद वाराणसी में प्रवेश कराया गया।
48
7,212
Amla is the first tree to be “produced in the universe”, according to ancient Indian scriptures.
1
13
290
6,480
India: Institutional Sugar Consumption by Segment: 🇮🇳 ☕ HoReCa & Tea/Coffee: 19–21% 🥤 Non-Alcoholic Beverages (SSBs, Syrups): 18–20% 🍫 Confectionery (Chocolates & Candies): 17–19% 🥖 Bakery & Biscuits: 14–16% 🍬 Sweetmeats (Mithais): 9–11% 🍦 Dairy & Ice Cream: 8–10% 💊 Others (Pharma, Nutraceuticals, Sauces, etc.): 8–10% HoReCa stands for: Ho = Hotels Re = Restaurants Ca = Cafés (ISMA)
1
10
3,052
Total fertility rate by religion in India:👪🇮🇳 Muslim: 2.36 Hindu: 1.94 Christian: 1.88 Sikh: 1.61 Jain: 1.6 Buddhist: 1.39 Others: 2.15 India: 2.0 (NFHS- 5) Muslims have seen the sharpest drop in fertility rate by 47% from 4.4 in 1992-93 to 2.3 in 2019-2021.
7
37
492
26,099
India’s industrial output growth accelerates to 8% in August 🚀🇮🇳 🏭 Manufacturing: +9% — second-highest in 29 months ⚡ Electricity & gas: +12.3% — highest since May 2024 🔌 Electrical equipment: +30.9% 🚗 Motor vehicles: +25.2% 🚆 Other transport equipment: +25.3% 💻 Computers, electronics & optical products: +19.3% 🥤 Beverages: +18.3% Manufacturing has now grown 8%+ for three consecutive months. A strong August for India’s industrial sector.
3
53
4,905
🌱 Countries with the Highest Share of Vegetarians (%):🍎 1. 🇮🇳 India — 29.5% 2. 🇲🇽 Mexico — 19% 3. 🇧🇷 Brazil — 14% 4. 🇹🇼 Taiwan — 13.5% 5. 🇮🇱 Israel — 13% 6. 🇦🇺 Australia — 12.1% 7. 🇦🇷 Argentina — 12% 8. 🇸🇪 Sweden — 12% 9. 🇫🇮 Finland — 12% 10. 🇦🇹 Austria — 11% (Various reports)
2
13
137
7,053
🛣️ NH Toll Collections Surge in India — More Than 2.5X in 5 Years 🇮🇳 2020–21: ₹27,926 crore 2021–22: ₹33,929 crore 2022–23: ₹48,032 crore 2023–24: ₹55,882 crore 2024–25: ₹61,408 crore 2025–26: ₹70,278 crore 📈 Rise: 151.6% | 2.52X in 5 years (MoRTH)
4
112
5,320
Hiring trend by industries in August 2026 (Y-o-Y change in %): 🇮🇳 (Naukri)
1
7
2,628
🇮🇳 India’s Imports from Russia 🇷🇺 Import breakdown | $ million June 2025 → Mid-2026 🛢️ Crude oil: $4,215.89 mn → $7,956.32 mn ⬆️ 88.6% 🌾 Fertiliser: $186.32 mn → $584.32 mn ⬆️ 213.6% 🌻 Sunflower oil: $101.01 mn → $128.13 mn ⬆️ 26.8% 📦 Total imports: $4,740.15 mn → $8,911.00 mn ⬆️ 88.0% (MoC)
4
11
129
7,266