Diamond City of India

1=> DIAMOND CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
-- 80 % OF THE WORLDS DIAMOND IS CUT & POLISHED IN SURAT!!
-- IN 2005 92% OF THE WORLDS DIAMOND WAS CUT N POLISHED IN SURAT !!

2=> TEXTILE CAPITAL OF INDIA
-- 2 OUT OF EVERY 10 SAREE IN INDIA IS MANUFACTURED IN SURAT !!

3=> SILK CAPITAL OF INDIA.

4=> 2nd CLEANEST CITY OF INDIA.

5=> MOST No. OF FLYOVERS IN GUJARAT.

6=> FIRST AND ONLY MULTILAYER FLYOVER OF GUJARAT IS IN SURAT .

7=> WORLDS FASTEST GROWING CITY -- U.N.SURVEY

8=> SURAT STANDS AS THE BEST CITY IN INDIA TO EARN FAST MONEY AND INVEST MONEY . – THE TIMES OF INDIA.

9=> INDIA'S ONLY ZERO UNEMPLOYMENT CITY.

10=> Surat is one of the most industrially active cities that connect to it- BIG CORPORATE HOUSES IN SURAT LIKE…ESSAR, ONGC, RELIANCE, SHELL, L&T, HP, I.O.C, G.A.I.L AND MANY MORE...

11=> ATLEAST ONE PERSON FROM EACH VILLAGE OF GUJARAT HAVE A LINK WITH SURAT.

12=> EVERY INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TO/FROM INDIA HAS ATLEAST ONE
PASSENGER FROM SURAT .

13=> ONLY CITY IN GUJARAT TO HAVE "FAME" & "ADLABS" THEATRE'S BOTH.

14=> HIGHEST CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR IN GUJARAT IS IN SURAT .

15=> MOST NO. OF "WOMEN LIQUOR LICENSE HOLDERS" IN GUJARAT ARE FROM SURAT.

16=> HIGHEST INCOME TAX PAYING CITY IN ASIA.

17=> SMC - SURAT MUNCIPAL CORPORATION EARNS Rs. 1 CRORE DAILY FROM OCTRO THIS IS HIGHEST IN INDIA.

18=> DOMINO'S FIRST PIZZA OUTLET IN GUJARAT WAS IN SURAT .

19=> IN DASSHERA 2006...SURAT MADE A RECORD IN WESTERN INDIA...OF MOST NO. OF 4 WHEELERS AND 2 WHEELERS SALE.

20=> ONE OF THE LONGEST FLYOVER OF INDIA IS LOCATED IN SURAT.

21=> INDIA'S ONLY READYMADE GARMENT PARK IS SITUATED IN SURAT.

22=> WORLD'S ONLY PUBLIC SECTOR JEWELLERY PARK IS SITUATED IN SURAT.

23=> IN PAST SURAT WAS A GLORIOUS PORT WITH SHIPS OF MORE THAN 84 COUNTRIES ANCHORED IN ITS HARBOUR.

24=> 40% OF INDIA'S TOTAL MAN-MADE FABRIC PRODUCTION IS IN SURAT.

25=> 28% OF INDIA'S TOTAL SYNTHETIC OUTPUT IS FROM SURAT.

26=> RICHEST CITY OF GUJARAT.

27=> FASTEST No. OF GROWING CROREPATI'S IN INDIA ARE IN SURAT .

28=> FAMOUS CITY FOR MAKING "manja" --THREAD USED FOR KITE FLYING.

29=> FAMOUS CITY FOR ITS UNIQUE FOOD...SURTI CUISINE ESPECIALLY "UNDHYU" & "GHARI"

30=> SURAT IS THE CITY, WHERE THE BRITISHERS FIRST LANDED IN INDIA.

31=> SURAT HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME IN ASIA.

32=> PONK IS A ROASTED MILLET VARIETY THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLY IN SURAT IN WHOLE WORLD.

33=> SURAT HAS BEEN ALLOTED A "S.E.Z. – SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE" BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.

Thats all about Diamond City of India where people have hearts of Diamond.

Mistakes we make while speaking English

Apostrophes are used:

1. To indicate a missing letter or letters:

CORRECT: I can't go to school.
Which is the same as: I cannot go to school.

CORRECT: I don't smoke.
Which is the same as: I do not smoke.

CORRECT: It's so cold in here.
Which is the same as: It is so cold in here.

2. To indicate a noun's possession:

WRONG: The cars windshield was broken.
CORRECT: The car's windshield was broken.

WRONG: A dogs tail cannot be straightened.
CORRECT: A dog's tail cannot be straightened.

WRONG: Shreyas's collection of stamps is awesome.
CORRECT: Shreyas' collection of stamps is awesome.

3. When the noun is a plural, or ends with the letter 's', the apostrophe comes after the word:

WRONG: The two students's belonging were confiscated.
CORRECT: The two students' belongings were confiscated.

WRONG: The Mehta's house is across the street.
CORRECT: The Mehtas' house is across the street.

Apostrophes must never be used:

1.To indicate plural.

WRONG: The girl's were late.
CORRECT: The girls were late

WRONG: There were no chair's in the room.
CORRECT: There were no chairs in the room.

2. To indicate a pronoun's possession.

WRONG: This land is our's.
CORRECT: This land is ours.

WRONG: This dog is her's.
CORRECT: This dog is hers.

WRONG: Is this your's?
CORRECT: Is this yours?

WRONG: The company maintains it's standards. [This is a very common mistake!]
CORRECT: The company maintains its standards.

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