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country has a tropical climate marked by relatively high temperatures and dry |
winters. There are four seasons: winter (December-February) summer (March- |
June) south-west monsoon season (June-September) post monsoon season (October- |
November) Terrain The mainland comprises of four regions, namely the great |
mountain zone, plains of the Ganga and the Indus, the desert region, and the |
southern peninsula. Natural Resources Coal, iron ore, manganese ore, mica, |
bauxite, petroleum, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, magnesite, limestone, |
arable land, dolomite, barytes, kaolin, gypsum, apatite, phosphorite, |
steatite, fluorite, etc. Natural Hazards Monsoon floods, flash floods, |
earthquakes, droughts, and landslides. Environment - Current Issues Air |
pollution control, energy conservation, solid waste management, oil and gas |
conservation, forest conservation, etc. Environment - International Agreements |
Rio Declaration on environment and development, Cartagena Protocol on |
biosafety, Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on |
climatic change, World Trade Agreement, Helsinki Protocol to LRTAP on the |
reduction of sulphur emissions of nitrogen oxides or their transboundary |
fluxes (Nox Protocol), and Geneva Protocol to LRTAP concerning the control of |
emissions of volatile organic compounds or their transboundary fluxes ( VOCs |
Protocol). Geography - Note India occupies a major portion of the south Asian |
subcontinent. Download various maps of India Physical, Political, Population, |
Rain fall, Railway & Sea Routes, Road, Soil, etc. PEOPLE Particulars |
Description Population India's population, as on 1 March 2011 stood at |
1,210,193,422 (623.7 million males and 586.4 million females). Population |
Growth Rate The average annual exponential growth rate stands at 1.64 per cent |
during 2001-2011. Birth Rate The Crude Birth rate was 18.3 in 2009. Death Rate |
The Crude Death rate was 7.3 in 2009. Life Expectancy Rate 65.8 years (Males); |
68.1 years (Females) in the period 2006-2011. Sex Ratio 940 females per 1000 |
males according to 2011 census Nationality Indian Ethnic Groups All the five |
major racial types - Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid |
find representation among the people of India. Religions According to the 2001 |
census, out of the total population of 1,028 million in the Country, Hindus |
constituted the majority with 80.5%, Muslims came second at 13.4%, followed by |
Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and others. Languages There are 22 |
different languages that have been recognised by the Constitution of India, of |
which Hindi is an Official Language. Article 343(3) empowered Parliament to |
provide by law for continued use of English for official purposes. Literacy |
According to the provisional results of the 2011 census , the literacy rate in |
the Country stands at 74.04 per cent, 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females. |
GOVERNMENT Particulars Description Country Name Republic of India; Bharat |
Ganrajya Government Type Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with |
a Parliamentary system of Government. Capital New Delhi Administrative |
Divisions 28 States and 8 Union Territories . Independence 15 th August 1947 |
(From the British Colonial Rule) Constitution The Constitution of India came |
into force on 26 th January 1950. Legal System The Constitution of India is |
the fountain source of the legal system in the Country. Executive Branch The |
President of India is the Head of the State, while the Prime Minister is the |
Head of the Government, and runs office with the support of the Council of |
Ministers who form the Cabinet Ministry. Legislative Branch The Indian |
Legislature comprises of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya |
Sabha (Council of States) forming both the Houses of the Parliament. Judicial |
Branch The Supreme Court of India is the apex body of the Indian legal system, |
followed by other High Courts and subordinate Courts. Flag Description The |
National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, |
white in the middle, and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. At the |
centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel, which is a representation of |
the Ashoka Chakra at Sarnath. National Days 26 th January ( Republic Day ) 15 |
th August ( Independence Day ) 2 nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's |
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