Numbers of Note

Came across some interesting figures. Click at relevant places to read the entire story.

One quintal of sugarcane yields about 9 kgs of sugar.

One tonne of sugarcane yields about 120 kgs of jaggery.

One barrel of crude oil (about 160 lit) yields 5 to 19 litres of petrol subject to quality of crude, refining process used and refiners specifications.

Organic milk contains can contain up to 71% more omega-3 fatty acids compared to conventionally produced milk, a study by the University of Aberdeen showed.

Calorific value of domestic coal in India has fallen to about 3,500 kcal/kg from about 5,900 kcal/kg in early 1960s, according to Power Ministry estimates.

India was placed in third spot as third best place to survive the economic crisis by a Servcorp International Business Confidence survey.

Digest these numbers for now.

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