WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Water scarcity in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_scarcity_in_India

    Water scarcity in India is an ongoing water crisis that affects nearly hundreds of million of people each year. [1] In addition to affecting the huge rural and urban population, the water scarcity in India also extensively affects the ecosystem and agriculture. India has only 4% of the world's fresh water resources despite a population of over ...

  3. Environmental issues in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_India

    However, India was the third largest emitter of total carbon dioxide in 2009 at 1.65 Gt per year, after China (6.9 Gt per year) and the United States (5.2 Gt per year). With 17 percent of world population, India contributed some 5 percent of human-sourced carbon dioxide emission; compared to China's 24 percent share.

  4. Health in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_India

    Health in India. India's population in 2021 as per World Bank is 1.39 billion. [1] Being the world's most populous country and one of its fastest-growing economies, India experiences both challenges and opportunities in context of public health. India is a hub for pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; world-class scientists, clinical ...

  5. Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the...

    Prime Minister Modi, speech to the nation, 10 am, 14 April 2020, Globally in a poll by the 'Edelman Trust Barometer', out of the 13,200+ people polled, 67% agreed that "The government's highest priority should be saving as many lives as possible even if it means the economy will recover more slowly"; that is, life should come before livelihood. For India, the poll showed a ratio of 64% to 36% ...

  6. History of India (1947–present) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India_(1947...

    The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858, affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent. When British rule came to an end in 1947 ...

  7. Indian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_government_response...

    The first responses of the government of India to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country involved thermal screenings of passengers arriving from China, the country from which the coronavirus disease 2019 originated, as well as of passengers arriving from other countries. As the pandemic spread worldwide, the Indian government recommended social ...

  8. India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India

    IN. Internet TLD. .in ( others) India, officially the Republic of India ( ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya ), [21] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country as of June 2023; [22] [23] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.

  9. Terrorism in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_India

    A common definition of terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population or government for political, religious, or ideological goals. [9] [10] In 2022, India ranked 13th on the Global Terrorism Index. [11]

  1. Related searches what problems does india face

    what problems does india face today