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 * All About India: By the one and only Jacob C. Lutter.**

__**Development**__ Female-71.17 years Total-68.59 years Rank: 128/177 1. Female Life Expectancy 2. 9.2% Government Involvement 3. Female Literacy 58% 4. Women earn $1,471 per Capita 5. Economic involvement 34%
 * HDI Rank:** 128 (.619)
 * GDP per Capita:** $3,800
 * Primary Sector Jobs:** Rice Farming, Fishing, Coal Mining, Petroleum Mining, Cereal Farming
 * Secondary Sector Jobs:** Food Processing, Steel Working, Petroleum Refinery Worker
 * Tertiary Sector Jobs:** Telemarketing, IT specialist, accounting, doctors, Software engineers
 * Raw Materials:** Coal, Iron Ore, Diamonds, Petroleum, Limestone
 * Consumer Goods:** Silverware and cutlery, TVs, radio, furniture, computers, telephones, textiles, automobiles, gasoline, jewelry
 * Education:** Education is a big deal in India. The country strives to achieve 100% Literacy. The average Indian student will spend 2 years in kindergarten, 5 years in primary education, 5 years in secondary education, and 2 years in high secondary. College time depends on the degree.
 * Literacy:** 61%
 * Life Expectancy:** Male-66.28 years
 * Infant Mortality Rate:** 34.61 Deaths/ 1,000 Live Births
 * Natural Increase Rate:** 1.606%
 * Crude Birth Rate:** 22.69 Births/ 1,000 People
 * GDI Rank and Influential Factors:**

__**Industry**__ 1. Steel 2. Coal Mining 3. Petroleum refining 4. Software Engineering 5. Telemarketing 1. Workers will work for extremely small wages, 25% below poverty and want money. 2. Large labor pool, 509.3 million workers live in India, 40% work off of farms. 3. Unskilled workers in India are around. 60% of labor force is farmers, and unemployment is at 7.8%. 4. Cheap land available for development 5. Multinational countries invest in India 1. Is near important Indian Ocean trade routes. 2. Indus River is accessible. 3. Monsoons are unpredictable and can cause damage. 4. Unfriendly neighbors (Pakistan) may inhibit trade. 5. South of Himalayans, this may hinder trade, yet provide mineral mines.
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__**Resources**__ India uses many kind of energy. They use electricity produced from hydroelectric or nuclear origins. Natural gas, coal, and oil are major energy sources. The major problem with energy production is nuclear energy. Nuclear waste is hazardous and not able to be disposed of. Also, possessing nuclear power has created more tension with Pakistan. Oil and coal industries pollute the air and water. The Indus River is the gleaming example of pollution in India. Agricultural runoff, industrial waste, sewage, and religious beliefs are causes pollution. Monsoons drag the runoff as well as eroded soil into the river. Increasing steel industry dumps constant waste into the water and air. In addition, cremated ashes are scattered in the river. Also, the river is a bathroom and washing area to many poor Indians. Finally, due to all these pollutants, most of India’s water is not potable. Also, increased automobile use pollutes the air. India is trying to combat water pollution. One way is by rebuilding sewers to lead to new locations. This is probably and attempt at increasing environmental capacity. Also, India is use a process called Rainwater Harvesting. Industries that collect rainwater may get subsidies from the government. Air pollution is combated in industry by using particulate scrubbers in smokestacks, air filters, and dust and fume extraction, which uses a centrifuge to separated the pollution in the air.

__**Comparisons**__ Compared to Israel, India does not look very good. Israel is ranked higher in both the HDI, and the GDI lists. In the HDI, Israel weighs in at #46, whereas India ranks in at #112. On the GDI list, Israel is #23, whereas India is #128. Also, Israel has a higher GDP per capita than India. Israel’s is $28,800, while India is only $3,800. This is due to the fact that India’s work force is 60% farmers. However, India and Israel have a diamond market in common. The two countries also share an industry boom, which is also causing an increase in pollution. Finally, India and Israel share computer specialist tertiary jobs. Technologically, India is catching up, but demographically, India has a long way to go to match Israel.
 * India vs. Israel**

Compared to Argentina, India is shown up big time. Argentina has a better HDI rank at #38. Also, Argentina has a more diverse energy source. India uses fossil fuels and a little nuclear power. Argentina uses both of those, plus solar, wind, and geothermal energy. In addition, Argentina has a higher average life expectancy at 76.32 years, compared to India’s 68.59 year life time. Yet, despite their differences, these two countries are very similar industrially. Both are into the petroleum and iron business. Also, steel manufacture is a big deal in both countries. Finally, both countries have ample farmland to grow foodstuffs. Once again, India is technologically similar to Argentina, but developmentally behind by a large margin.
 * India vs. Argentina**

In comparison with one of its neighbors, Pakistan, India looks a lot better. India has a higher literacy rate at 61% compared to Pakistan’s 49.9% literacy. Also India has a lower Natural Increase Rate. India boasts a 1.606% rate whereas Pakistan has a 1.828% rate. This means that India is growing less rapidly and becoming better educated in birth control. In addition, India has a lower infant mortality rate at 34.61 deaths per 1,000 live births, while Pakistan is almost twice as high as India’s rate at 68.84 deaths per 1,000 live births. Despite these differences, the two countries share a few characteristics. One similarity is the treatment of women. In both countries women are looked down on as second class. Yet the women in both countries are improving their status. Another similarity is natural resources. Iron, petroleum and limestone are a few shared resources between the two neighboring countries. Finally, both countries share a water pollution problem due to increased coal usage. In summation, India is slightly ahead of its neighbors both developmentally and technologically.
 * India vs. Pakistan**

__**India Today**__ India is a rising star in the modern world. It is still and LDC with relatively low development statistics. Some of these are the high infant mortality rate, lower life expectancy, a low literacy rate, and low HDI and GDI ranks. India still has a higher birth rate at 22.69 births per 1,000 population. Finally, India is still mostly farmers and primary sector jobs (60% of labor force). But India is rising in the software and telemarketing businesses (38% of labor force). Its newfound nuclear power will increase its energy possibilities and technological capacity. Finally, multinational corporations have placed jobs in India, which has and will continue to raise its GDP per capita.

__**India in 50 Years**__ In fifty years, India will join the ranks of many other elite MDCs. Its improvements in the job market and medicine have started an upward trend for the country. Coupled with an industry boom and easy access to trade routes, India will become and economic player in the future world. Also, its development of nuclear power is a step toward alternative fuels, and reduction in its currently crippling water pollution. India is also improving the status of women. More and more women are becoming employed and controlling family sizes. Also, women currently have a higher life expectancy in women than men. In conclusion, India is on the road to success, with many factors pushing it toward the title of MDC. __**Works Cited**__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/386997.cms http://hdrstats.undp.org/indicators/278.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/India/Background.html http://eco-web.com/index/category/5.3.html http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/