india

• population of 1.4 billion
• HDI is 0.65
• adult literacy rate of 70%
• regional importance

  1. trade links with south east and middle east asia
• global importance

  1. exports medicines and IT support
  2. member of G2O
  3. one of the largest 20 economies
• political context

  1. 1947 it was part of the british colony
• social context

  1. HDI of 0.65
  2. 20% of people live in poverty
• cultural context

  1. over 22 official languages
  2. Bollywood dancing
• environmental context

  1. himalayas
• India's tertiary sector has increased by 12%
• TNCs operate in multiple countries and generate a huge income
• TNCs have provided 180000 jobs however low pay and bad conditions, they also pollute the environment
• unilever

  1. operates in india
  2. works in over 100 countries
  3. in 2022 - £63.29 billion
  4. 2010 - mercury pollution
  5. pay high taxes
  6. work with charities like shakti which empowers women financially
• major ports - mumbai
• economic relationships

  1. 1991 - trade alliances
  2. asia pacific trade agreeement
  3. 2022 - 3000+ TNCs operating in india brough $84 billion foreign direct investments
• political relations

  1. member of UN
  2. helped coordinate and pay building of TAPI oil pipelines
  3. pakistan and china conflict
• project shaiti

  1. helped 750000 women
  2. increased household incomes by 20%
  3. enables rural women to be financially stable
• sadar sarova dam

  1. top down aid from world bank
  2. displaced 300000 people
  3. increases irrigation and produce hydroelectric power
• gujaret earthquake

  1. 2001
  2. 200000 dead
  3. uk sent 10 million
  4. 1200 tents
• environmental impacts

  1. air pollution
  2. water pollution
  3. deforestation
• air pollution

  1. life expectancy reduced by 3.2
  2. 5th biggest cause of death in india
• water pollution

  1. 2015 - 275 polluted rivers
  2. less than 1/3 of sewage is treated
• deforestation

  1. 140000 sq/km of forest cleaned over the last 30 years
• managing impacts on environment

  1. e-waste recycling
  2. ban on new diesel
• positives of economic development

  1. literacy rate one from 52.2 in 1991 - 74 in 2011
  2. employment increased by 4.1% in 2016-17