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Mawsynram in Meghalaya, India, holds the record for the highest average annual rainfall in the world, surpassing Cherrapunji.

The largest is the Sahara Desert, a subtropical desert in northern Africa. It covers a surface area of about 3.5 million square miles

The Nile is credited as the longest river in the world. Its main source is Lake Victoria in east central Africa. From its farthest stream in Burundi, it extends 6,695 km (4,160 miles) in length.

In the 2017 Forbes Global 2000 list, Reliance Industries Ltd. was indeed the highest-ranked Indian company. Other firms like SBI and ONGC appeared on the list but held lower rankings.

The Kanyashree Prakalpa scheme, a conditional cash transfer scheme aimed at improving the status and well-being of girls in West Bengal, won the UN Public Service Award in 2017.

Rickey Kej is an Indo-American composer , music producer and conservationist. He won the Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his album Winds of Samsara, collaboration with South African  flautist Wouter Kellerman. 

India historically maintains the third largest pool of scientific and technical manpower in the world, following countries like the United States and China.

Kerala has consistently maintained the highest literacy rate among all Indian states and union territories according to census data.

India possesses one of the largest road networks in the world, typically ranked second or third depending on the specific metrics used for road classification.

India is the world's $4$th largest energy consumer.