Numbers of note
Rs 10,000 crore: Estimated cost of the Indian parliamentary elections, according to the Centre for Media Studies. This is more than what US President Barack Obama and others spent in the US presidential race
$1.8 million (Rs 9 crore): The amount paid by liquor baron Vijay Mallya for Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings at an auction in New York recently
$30 billion: (Rs 1.5 lakh crore): The amount of money sent back in remittances every year by Indians living overseas. The figure makes up 3 per cent of the country’s GDP
94: Number of developing countries out of 116 that have experienced a slowdown in economic growth. As many as 43 of them are poor nations
$1.8 million (Rs 9 crore): The amount paid by liquor baron Vijay Mallya for Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings at an auction in New York recently
$30 billion: (Rs 1.5 lakh crore): The amount of money sent back in remittances every year by Indians living overseas. The figure makes up 3 per cent of the country’s GDP
94: Number of developing countries out of 116 that have experienced a slowdown in economic growth. As many as 43 of them are poor nations
