WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

One lakh - One hundred thousand - 100,000
Ten lakh - One million - 1,000,000
One crore - Ten million 10,000,000
One billion - One thousand million
One trillion - One thousand billion

WEIGHTS
One seer = 2,057 lbs. = 0,9331 kg
One maund = 82,286 lbas. = 37,324 kg
One CWT = (hundred weights) = 112 lbs. - 50.8011 kg
One long ton = 2240 lbs. = 1.016 metric tons
One cotton bale = 375 lbs. = 170.2 kg
One bushel = 0,.73 mds. = 27.25 kg

AREA
One Acre = 4840 sq.yards = 0.4047 hectare
One cubic metre = 35.315 cubic feet

LENGTH
One yard = 36 inches = 0.914 meter
One mile = 1760 yards = 1.709 km

LIQUID MEASURES
One imperial gallon = 4.561 litres = 1.20094 American gallons
One American barrel = 34.9726 imperial gallons = 42 American gallons
One ton of liquified methane = 50,000 cubic feet of natural gas = appl 16 barrels
One tonne of oil = 7.454 barrels

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
Prior to 1972
One Rupee = US$0.21
One US$=4.76

Upto February 1973
One Rupee = $0.09
One US$= Rs. 11.00

With effect from 8th January 1982, Rupee is floating against dollar and is linked to a basket of currencies.

YEARS
Fiscal/Trade/Agriculture Year - July 1 to June 30
Before 1959-60, the fiscal year was from April 1 to March 31

CROPPING SEASONS
Kharif- Crops sown in late spring or in the beginning of summer and harvested in autumn.
Rabi - Crops sown in autumn and harvested in the following spring.