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A billion is called arab (ارب), and one hundred billion/arab is called a kharab (کھرب). Lakh has entered the Swahili language as "laki" and is in common use. Formal written publications in English in India tend to use lakh/crore for Indian currency and International numbering for foreign currencies. [7]
Template calculates a value of Indian Rupees, which you can enter, to another currency and then presents the results. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Rupee value 1 The value, in Indian Rupees, that needs to be converted. The template will not accept pre-formatted values (i.e. 1,234). Example ...
From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. [3] Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be carried over some distance by porters or pack animals.
This is a list of tables showing the historical timeline of the exchange rate for the Indian rupee (INR) against the special drawing rights unit (SDR), United States dollar (USD), pound sterling (GBP), Deutsche mark (DM), euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY). The rupee was worth one shilling and sixpence in sterling in 1947.
If the second parameter is used, to specify a year, and this year is within a certain range of available inflation data (specifically, if 1960 ≤ year < 2021), the equivalent value represented in 2021 rupee will be calculated in parentheses. However, this function should only be used in appropriate situations.
Decimalisation or decimalization (see spelling differences) is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.. Most countries have decimalised their currencies, converting them from non-decimal sub-units to a decimal system, with one basic currency unit and sub-units that are valued relative to the basic unit by a power of 10, most commonly ...
Whilst the words billion and trillion, or variations thereof were first used by French mathematicians in the 15th century, [2] the word trillion was first used in English in the 1680s and comes from the Italian word trilione. [3] The word originally meant the third power of one million.
In June 2021, India's foreign exchange reserves crossed the US$600 billion mark for the first time. [17] [18] India's total forex reserves touched an all-time high of US$642.453 billion on 8 September 2021. [19] The reserves declined to $598.89 billion by 8 September 2023 [20] & rose to hit a fresh all time high of $642.63 in March 2024. [21]