印度有哪些方面排全球前10？

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译文来源：Quora中文网 http://quora123.com/235.html

Yashwant Kumar, B.E. Computer Science, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

1. Reading

In today’s era where most of the world lives on technology(e.g. smartphones,PC,laptops,televisions etc.) the habit of reading books,magazines,newspaper has sublimed to a significant level. However, people in India have managed to keep the spirit of reading alive. On an average, an Indian reads for 10 hours 42 minutes per week, which is the highest reading rate anywhere in the world. Intellectual Indians!

1、阅读

当今时代，大家都靠技术吃饭（Quora中文网注，比如、智能机、PC、笔记本、电视等）

阅读书报和杂志的习惯已经上升到一个显著水平。

印度人成功保持着阅读习惯。

平均来说，每个印度人每周花在阅读上的时间为10小时42分钟，这个水平放到世界是最高的。

知识型的印度人

2.Agriculture

India is one of the top agricultural producers in the world. However, there are several agri products which India is the leading producer of. This includes; cotton, millet, dry beans, chick peas, pulses, banana, mango, papaya, cumin, ginger, chilli pepper, and turmeric. Now, that’s a lot of food.

2、农业

印度是世界上头号农产品生产国之一。

有几种农产品，印度的产量是最大的。

这包括：棉花、小米、菜豆、鹰嘴豆、干豆、香蕉、芒果、木瓜、孜然芹、姜、辣椒和姜黄

3.Postal Network

More than 2 centuries old postal network of India is the largest in the world, with close to 154,919 post offices located all over the country. And, what makes it more interesting is that out of all these post office, close to 90% of them are located in the rural areas of the country. In the times of emails, India has still managed to run the postal mails; successfully.

3、邮政网

超过2世纪之久的印度邮政网是世界最庞大的。

全国遍布154919个邮政局。

更有趣的是，其中99%的邮政局位于农村地区。

在电子邮件时代，印度仍然在成功投递邮件

4.Stock Exchanhe

The New York Stock Exchange may be the biggest stock exchange in the world when it comes to the highest market cap, but guess who outruns even the biggest stock exchange in the trade speed!? Yes! India. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is the

world’s fastest stack exchange with a median trade speed of 6 microseconds. Usain Bolt of stock market!

4 证券交易所

就市场价值而言，纽约证券交易所也许是世界最大的。

但是交易速度哪家快？是的，是印度的孟买证券交易所，交易速度只要6微秒，博尔特闪电般速度的股票市场

5.Space Mission (Mars)

While all the “super-powers” in the world tried for years to touch base the surface of Mars, and finally tasted success after multiple failed attempts, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (also known as ‘Mangalyaan’) did the game in it’s very first attempt. And, with this, India became the first Asian country to achieve this feat and the fourth in the world, but the first and the only one to do in one go. Talk about technology at its best.

5 太空任务（探测火星）

那些“超级大国”，花了几年时间奔火星，多次尝试失败后才最终成功。

而印度探测火星第一次就告捷。

印度也随之成为第一个实现这一壮举的亚洲国家，在世界上也是第四个成功奔火星的国家。

第一次就成功的，那就只有印度了。

6.Film Industry

India is globally known for its diversity through Cast and Culture; the two ‘C’s if we can put it that way. However, while volunteering in India you will understand that there are two different ‘C’s, which actually unites the entire nation to bring them under one common interest; Cricket and Cinema. The Indian film industry is the largest in the world with over 1600 films releasing every year on an average; in as much as 20 different languages.

6、电影业

印度的种姓和文化多样性在全球是著名的。

然而，还有另外两个让整个国家共同着迷的，那就是板球和电影。

印度电影业是世界最庞大的，每年平均产出超过1600部电影，电影语言多达20种。

7.India contributes 75% of global spice production.

Some other fields in which India is ahead of many nations around the globe are-:

1.Indian Army (4th largest )

2. Most populated countries in the world (1.25billion, 2nd)

3.Earliest civilizations (Indus Valley Civilization 3300BCE, 2nd)

4.Most number of languages spoken (427, 4th)

5.Largest railway networks (65000kms, 4th)

7、印度贡献了全球75%的香料

印度领先全球的其他领域还有：

印度军队（世界第四庞大）

世界人口众多的国家（12.5亿，排第二）

最古老的文明（印度河文明，公元前3300年，世界第二古老）

最多语言（427种，排第4）

最庞大的铁路网络（6.5万公里，排第4）