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For example: 150,000 rupees is "1.5 lakh rupees" which can be written as "1,50,000 rupees", and 30,000,000 (thirty million) rupees is referred to as "3 crore rupees" which is can be written as "3,00,00,000 rupees". There are names for numbers larger than crore, but they are less commonly used.
Each of these words translates to the American English or post-1974 British English word billion (10 9 in the short scale). The term billion originally meant 10 12 when introduced. [7] In long scale countries, milliard was defined to its current value of 10 9, leaving billion at its original 10 12 value and so on for the larger numbers. [7]
1 billion 1981 1997 2129 (est.) 1.1 billion 1988 2002 - 1.2 billion 1995 2008 - 1.3 billion 2003 2014 - 1.4 billion 2017 2022 - 1.5 billion - 2030 (est.) -
The deal for the construction of 11 ships was signed on 30 March 2023 by Ministry of Defence with Goa Shipyard (GSL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) for a total value of ₹ 9,781 crore (US$1.1 billion). Of the 11 ships, seven will be designed, developed and manufactured by GSL and four by GRSE.
Between 1975 and 2010, the population doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. According to the UN's World Population dashboard, India's population now stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's population of 1.425 billion people, as reported by the news agency Bloomberg. [ 16 ]
Aug. 8, 2023: $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, a single ticket won in Neptune Beach, Florida Oct. 11, 2023: $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot, a single ticket won in California. March 26, 2024 ...
Billion is a word for a large number, and it has two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000 , i.e. one thousand million , or 10 9 (ten to the ninth power ), as defined on the short scale . This is now the most common sense of the word in all varieties of English; it has long been established in American English and has since become common in ...
The anonymous winner submitted the $1.128 billion ticket to begin the collection process, NBC New York reports. The winning ticket, purchased at a ShopRite in Neptune, New Jersey, matched all six ...