The document is a collection of facts about India shared by experts that highlight several important aspects of India's population, demographics, economy, environment, and political system. It includes facts such as India's large population putting pressure on resources, fertility rates declining but still near replacement levels, high internal migration affecting wages and living conditions, most employment discussions focusing on jobs rather than various forms of work, and the important social and economic impact of rising mobile phone access and use in India.

1. Happy Independence Day!
15august
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we asked a few
experts to
tell us
a fact about
india that
they wished
everyone
knew.
this is what
they said.2019

2. The large population of the
country puts a huge burden
on resources including
social, economic and
environmental.
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From: Prof. Devesh Kapur (Starr Foundation South Asia
Studies Professor and Asia Programs Director at the Paul H.
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at
Johns Hopkins University).
Source: https://bit.ly/2DIjHJT
POP. ADDITION = 421 MILLIONPOP. = 376 MILLION
1947 1994 - 2019

3. India’s large population puts
pressure on social, economic
and environmental resources
of the country. The good
news is that the population
growth is now tapering off.
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From: Vivek Kaul (@Kaul_vivek), Author, Easy Money Trilogy
Source: https://bit.ly/33cJwKQ
FERTILITY
RATE TO
MAINTAIN
POPULATION
2.1
FERTILITY
RATE IN
2017
2.2

4. The high level of migration has an impact
on many social and economic issues such
as local wages and living conditions of
migrant workers.
From: Prof. Chinmay Tumbe (@ChinmayTumbe), Professor
IIMA and author of India Moving,
A History of Migration.
Source: https://bit.ly/2yoqfYB
RATIO OF FEMALES PER
1000 MALES SINCE 1881
RATIO OF FEMALES PER
1000 MALES IN 2011
IN RATNAGIRI: 1122
ALL INDIA: 943
IN RATNAGIRI: ABOVE 1100
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5. Most discussions of employment
starts with statistics on work (kaam)
and quickly shifts to jobs (naukri).
Such discussions are very
misleading.From: Yogesh Upadhyaya (@Uppi89), Founder AskHow India
(@AskHowIndia).
Source: https://bit.ly/2M2sgSX
%AGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH
REGULAR WAGE/SALARY AS
MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME
URBANRURAL
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6. The mobile phone is one of the biggest
drivers of social impact in India. With
high mobile phone proliferation and
cheap data, it is much easier for
businesses and governments to reach
and provide a range of aspirational
services, from financial services to job
opportunities. The biggest
beneficiaries can be low middle-
income and lower income Indians.
From: Roopa Kudva, MD, Omidyar Network India
Source: https://econ.st/2SWeH8r
MOBILE DATA USAGE
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7. Most of the urban planning is
done for motorised vehicles
although cycling and walking
may be the dominant form of
commuting for most people.From: Shreya Gadepalli (@itdpindia), Independent Director,
Chennai Smart City
Source: Census 2011, https://bit.ly/2YxZxav
44.8%
21.0%
4.7%
VEHICLES OWNED BY INDIAN HOUSEHOLDS IN 2011
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8. Cities like Chennai and
Bengaluru are at various
stages of running out of water
and there is an urgent need to
find innovative and local
solutions.
From: Amrtha Kasturi Rangan, Senior Manager- Programmes,
Arghyam (@ArghyamIndia)
Source: World Bank (2010). Deep Wells and Prudence:
Towards Pragmatic Action for Addressing Groundwater
Overexploitation in India, https://bit.ly/31eFsb9
GLOBAL GROUNDWATER USE
PER YEAR
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GROUNDWATER USE
IN INDIA PER YEAR

9. Fewer litigants file cases in
the Supreme Court when a
majority single party forms a
government at the Centre.
This is not what theory would
suggest. Why this is so, needs
further investigation.
From: Jai Bruner and Kruthika R, Supreme Court Observer at
the Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore
Source: https://bit.ly/2Z9kz0x
FILINGS IN THE SC DROP SHARPLY WHEN A MAJORITY GOVT IS FORMED
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10. Election and party funding is the most crucial
issue in our democracy. However, as citizens we
do not focus as much as we should on this issue
because we tend to view all issues from a party
politics point of view.
From: Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar (@JagdeepChhokar),
Founder Association for Democratic Reforms
(@ADRspeaks)
Source: https://bit.ly/2MzulFs
POLITICIANS FROM BOTH PARTIES:
ILLEGALLY ACCEPTED
FOREIGN DONATIONS
THEN AMENDED THE
FCRA - TWICE
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