News in numbers: India's billionaires, housing targets and more

February 08, 2019 07:33 pm | Updated 07:33 pm IST

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61 No. of individuals who declared gross income of over Rs. ₹100 crore (billionaires) in the Assessment Year 2017-18, according to an answer given in the Lok Sabha. This figure was 38 in 2016-17

50 No. of runs scored by Rohit Sharma and Colin de Grandhomme in the second India-New Zealand T20. India won the match by seven wickets, squaring the series tally to 1-1

84 Percentage of people surveyed in 11 cities who did not know about the Good Samaritan Law, which legally protects the right of bystanders who take accident victims to the hospital

15 lakh No. of houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) since its inception in 2015. The target is 1 crore houses by 2022

$3.8 billion Net quarterly loss recorded by Tata Motors, the biggest such loss in Indian corporate history. The company was badly hit by falling demand for luxury cars in China and uncertainty over Brexit

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