What is the current population of India? - 1,173,108,018 - cia Factbook
What is the total fertility rate of India? - 2.65 children born/women - cia Factbook
What percentage of the Indian population lives below the poverty line? - 25% of India - CIA Factbook
Briefly describe two terrorist attacks inside India? On February 13th, people thought to be Islamic terrorists bombed a restaurant in the northern city of Pune , killing 17 people and Dec. 13th. A heavily and suicide squad assaulted Parliament House here today in a brazen attack on the world's largest democracy, killing 7 people and injuring 18 before dying themselves. No elected official was harmed. - New York Times article.
The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the countries of the world by poverty. Where does India rank on this list? The dam 50 miles upstream overflows and leaves parts of India flooded. - New York Times Monsoon
Briefly describe the effects of the monsoons on India. Water brimmed well past the permitted level at 350-foot Ukai Dam. In less than 3 days more than 120 people died, more than 4,000 animal carcasses were later hauled out of the mud. India lost $60 million dollars. - The New York Times, Asia Pacific
What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people? India lacks basic water systems and sewage disposals, which is the reason why pollution and Methane Gas are contaminating rivers that used to provide clean water. . Website -(video.nytimes.com)
What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate in the total population is 61%. Age 15 and over can read and write. For males the rate is 73.4% & women its 47.8% (2001 census) (www.cia.gov)
What are the major religions in India? The major religion is Hindu at 80.5%. Muslim is the next highest at 13.4%. Following those are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and unspecified at 0.1%. (www.cia.gov)
When did India achieve independence, and from what country? India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. (www.cia.gov)
