Do you know the 5 world records of India in 2016?

According to Mashable, in the past year India has set up five world records in many areas.

1. The world's largest solar power plant

Kamuthi, a small town in Tamil Nadu state in southern India, has become the world's largest solar power plant. The factory was built during an eight-month record period with a capacity of 648 MW and a cost of US $ 679 million.

2. Number of trees planted in a day

India is one of the world's most polluted places, and the government has launched a campaign to plant trees to combat climate change. More than 800,000 volunteers have planted more than 50 million trees a day in the city of Allahabad in northern India. The previous record was 847,275 trees belonging to Pakistan in 2013.

3. The longest straight flight

The national airline Air India surpassed the Emirates (UAE) to set a record for the longest direct flight of 15,300km from New Delhi to San Francisco through the Pacific Ocean instead of the usual Atlantic routes. .

4. The largest sea cleanup activity

United Nations officials, celebrities in India and Mumbai's Versova area residents have jointly cleaned up more than 1.8 million tons of garbage along the 2.5-kilometer long beach. It is also the largest cleaning operation in the world with the participation of Eric Solheim, United Nations Environment Program Director (UNEP) and Lewis Pugh, the United Nations ocean patron.

5. Many deaths because of selfie the most

In 2016, India accounted for the highest number of deaths related to selfie (selfie) with 76 cases, while the whole world was 127. This achievement helped India lead the world in the second year in a row. Most casualties are reported in relation to water. Therefore, many places in this country have banned selfie photography. Only Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has 16 regions banned from taking selfies.