A NEW INDIA
INDIA AT GLANCE Country Name: Republic of India Population : 1.3 billion Area: 3.3 million km2 Coastline: 7.517 km Flag Location: India occupies a major portion of the south Asian subcontinent. Border Countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west; China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north; Myanmar to the east; and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea. Mauritius and Maldives are relatively close by countries. Capital: New Delhi State emblem Administrative Divisions: 28 States and 9 Union Territories.
INDIA AT GLANCE Languages: 22 official languages Religion: Hindus 80.5%, Muslims 13.4%, followed by Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and others. National Days: 26 th January (Republic Day) 15 th August (Independence Day) 2 nd October (Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday) Climate: There are four seasons: winter (December-February) summer (March-June) south-west monsoon season (June-September) post monsoon season (October-November)
YOUNG COUNTRY AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATION Ancient History Indus Valley Civilization (around 2.500 BC, in the western part of South Asia, what today is Pakistan and Western India). Vedic Civilization (flourished in a region that now consists of the modern Indian states of Haryana and Punjab). Medieval History Medieval Indian history saw various dynasties including the Chalukyas, the Chola, the Chandraguptas, the Marathas, the Pallavas, the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and finally the Mughal Empire. Modern Indian History Mahatma Gandhi Colonial India (the British administered India from the last quarter of 18th Century till the mid of 20 th Century) Independence movement (Mahatma Gandhi) 15 Aug 1947 – India became independent From 1990s, the Indian economy started to liberalize In the early 21st century the economy of India grew rapidly
POLITICAL SYSTEM India is a parliamentary democracy consisting of 28 states and 9 Union territories with the Central Government based in New Delhi. Bicameral legislature, with the Upper House known as the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lower House known as the Lok Sabha (House of the People) . Members of Lok Sabha (543 Seats + 2 Nominated) are elected directly by voting, from a set of candidates who stands in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Prime Minister (head of government) – Narendra Modi from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
GENERAL ELECTION 2019 Elections are held every 5 years. Voters elect representatives to 543 seats of Lok Sabha (543 Seats + 2 Nominated) The party with 272 or more seats selects the prime minister. If no one party or alliance wins the necessary amount of seats, parties can come together to form a coalition government. First-past-the-post voting system Elections took place in seven phases between April 11 and May 19, with counting beginning today Narendra Modi and BJP won the 2019 election
ECONOMY India’s economy: US$ 2.6 trillion Estimated GDP growth for 2018-19: 7.2% Projected GDP growth for 2019-20: 6.1% FDI inflow (Apr 2018-Mar 2019): US$ 64.37 billion Exports (Apr 2018-Mar 2019): US$ 331.02 bn Imports (Apr 2018-Mar 2019): US$ 507.44 bn Contribution to GDP: 17% 29.1% 53.9% 31.5% 14.4% Services Agriculture Industry Agriculture Industry
Automobile Agriculture 2 nd in the world in terms of Indian auto industry is the world’s 4 th largest, farm output, agriculture is the backbone of the Indian manufacturing 25 mn vehicles annually economy. Chemicals Biotechnology India’s chemicals sector India is among the world’s covers 80,000 products top 12 biotechnology expected to reach US$300 bn destinations by 2025 Construction Electrical Machinery India needs investments of India’s installed electricity over US$700 bn by 2022 in generation capacity is reported to infrastructure construction be around 350 GW Electronic Systems Defence Manufacturing India, one of the world’s India plans to spend US$130 bn largest electronics markets, on military modernization over expected to grow to US$400 the next 5 years bn by 2025
Mining Food Processing Indian mining industry, which Indian food processing industry produces 95 minerals, is accounts for 32% of the nation’s estimated to reach US$126 bn by total food market 2025 IT Oil and Gas India, the world’s 3 rd largest oil IT industry is expected to grow to US$350 bn by 2025, from market has been steadily opening US$167 bn in 2017-18 the sector to FDI Leather Pharmaceuticals India’s leather industry has India, the world’s largest supplier steadily matured from a raw of generic drugs, is a leading material market to exporter of pharma R&D centre value-added products Media & Entertainment Port and Shipping Indian M&E industry is expected India has 12 major and 200 to grow to US$39.7 bn by 2023 notified minor and intermediate from US$22.3 bn in 2018 ports, with more coming up
Railways Textile India’s rail network, the 3 rd India has emerged as the only largest in the world, spreads place where handloom fabrics over 115,000 km and moves are produced on a commercial scale 23 mn people daily Renewable Energy Thermal Power India is ahead of schedule in India’s total thermal power setting up 175 GW of new capacity of over 223 GW renewable energy capacity by represents 64% of its total 2022 capacity Tourism Roadways India ranks 3 rd in the World Government’s Bharatmala program Travel & Tourism Council’s will set up over 84,000 km of Power and Performance highways by 2022 rankings Space Wellness Indian Space Research Organization India’s AYUSH market, valued has emerged as a leading satellite at over US$10 bn, is expected launching agency globally to grow to US$21 bn by 2020
INDIAN CURRENCY Indian Rupee
DEMOGRAPHY World's second-most populous country. India has the world’s largest population in the age bracket of 5-24 years World’s youngest country by 2020, with an average age of 29 years … A surplus workforce of 47 million against a deficit of 10 million in China and 17 million in the U.S. By 2030: India’s workforce will have an average age of 32 years. In comparison, during the same period, the average age is expected to be 43 years in China and 39 years in the U.S Empowered with unique demographic advantages, India is racing to rank among the world’s most developed economies in the next decade.
EXTRAORDINARY DIVERSITY Cuisine indian food is often eaten with the hands - fingers should never touch the mouth directly - only the right hand may be used in eating - meat may be eaten with a knife and fork, but it will - more often be served precut, so it may be easily managed by the fingers Music The two main traditions of Indian classical music are Carnatic music, which is found predominantly in the - peninsular regions Hindustani music, which is found in the northern, - eastern and central regions Dance - six forms of the classical dances: Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. Odissi dance
FESTIVALS - India is a land of festivals - The wide variety of festivals celebrated in India is a true manifestation of its rich culture and traditions. - October till January is the time when the country can be seen at its vibrant best. Major Festivals in India: Diwali, Holi, Navratri, Durga Puja, Hemis, Onam, etc. Holi Diwali
FILM INDUSTRY - BOLLYWOOD Bollywood is the name given to the Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. The name of Bollywood it derives from combination of two words, Bombay (former name of Mumbai) and Hollywood (center of American film industry). Facts the largest film producing industry in the world , producing more than 1000 movies annually. Bollywood produce more movies and sell more than 4 billion movie tickets yearly, almost twice more than the Hollywood. Bollywood movies averages three to four hours long. approximately 15 million people in India goes to cinema every day. India has over 13.000 cinemas. highest paid Indian actor in 2018 was Akshay Kumar ($40.5 million)
TOURISM Tourism is the third largest foreign exchange - earner for India. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) increased 5.20% in - 2018, to 10.56 million. During 2018, arrivals through e-tourist visa - increased 39% year-on-year to 2.37 million. As of 2017-18, 81.1 million people are employed - in the tourism sector in India which was 12.38% of total employment in the country. Taj Mahal Kerala Munnar
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) EDUCATION 3 rd largest higher education system in the world 39,050 colleges in India 903 universities in India US$91.7 bn estimated value of the sector in FY18 US$1.67 bn FDI between 2000 - Dec 2017 36.64 mn students enrolled in higher education in 2017-18 15,044 Industrial Training Institutes in the India All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) US$2 bn FDI in online education expected to reach US$ 5.7 bn by 2020 Policies 100% FDI allowed in the education sector through the automatic route since 2002 Free and compulsory education for all children between ages 4 – 16 through public school system
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