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INDIA – FACTS AND FIGURES

Facts and figures refer to states and capitals, populations with important irrigation, National Park of India, power projects and also Indian satellites. Know more here.

Introduction

The facts and figures of India state that it is the second-largest populated country  in the world. Here figures and facts refer to power projects, important irrigation and also Indian satellites. In India here is some interesting information which helps to discuss facts and figures. There are numerous questions such as what are the main facts about India? What are the interesting facts about India? Discuss some best figures in India and what are some amazing facts in India? At the end of this discussion, each confusion will be resolved. 

Facts of India 

The main facts of India, there are 106 national parks in India in which few of them are “Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary”, “Saddle Peak National Park” and also “Valley of Flowers National Park”. In India, irrigation helps to improve food, agriculture and also helps to improve huge job opportunities. In India, the largest canal is Indira Gandhi Canal, which is mainly about 650 km. India develops their project such as river linking national, which is successfully implemented and enhances coverage of an entail area of the canal. 

All interesting facts of India

Prior to any sentence on interesting facts of India, among all the territories Delhi is the most populated state and its population is estimated at 1,67,87,941. In addition, the population density of India is 382 persons per square kilometre in 2022. Another interesting fact about India is that they launched their newest satellite “Earth Observation Satellite 4 (EOS-4)” from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. 

The first irrigation project started in Tamil Nādu in 1948, which was completed in the year 1955. The important facts are that in India there are 168 irrigation projects established and in which only 65% are successfully utilised. Apart from this, all interesting facts of India discuss irrigation and power projects, states and capitals, national parks and also successful satellites in India. 

Best figures of India

Sundarbans was recognized as a “Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site” in 1987. The mangrove forest is home to the deadly and majestic Royal Bengal Tigers along with many species of birds and animals. In addition, in this section, the table discusses important national parks in India. National parks help to preserve the best of wildlife animals and also plants through which they can survive for several years. In India, there are mainly 104 national parks which cover 1.33% of this geographical area. 

Major Satellites 

Year

“PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1”

2021

“Indian student satellites UNITYsat and Satish Dhawan SAT (SDSAT)”

2021

“GSLV-F10/Gisat-1 (renamed to EOS-3)”

2021

 

Table 1: Major Satellites in India 

 

Project of Irrigation 

River 

Bhakra Nangal Project

Sutlej

Chambal project

Chambal

Indira Gandhi Canal 

Sutlej and Beas

Mayurakshi Project

Mayurakshi

Tungabhadra Project

Tungabhadra

Table 2: Projects Irrigation in India

National parks of India 

State 

Corbett National Park

Uttarakhand 

Ranthambore National Park

Rajasthan 

Gir National Park

Gujrat

Bandhavgarh National Park

Madhya Pradesh

Table 3: National parks of India 

Amazing facts of India 

irrigation project conferred several benefits and also with agricultural production. Another amazing fact of India is INSAT, which is one of the main and successful satellite communication systems which is also in Asia-pacific and also placed in this Geo-stationary orbit. In addition, Aryabhata Spacecraft is India’s first satellite and the name of this spacecraft is famous Indian astronomer and which was launched in 1975. India also launched new projects such as “Projects Elephant ”which was increased in 1992 and it is mainly launched to receive elephants in India and in which they can survive for several years. 

Conclusion

This section has reached the end of this article. Facts and figures are discussed about the main national park, most important irrigation project, best and most successful satellite in India. Understanding the importance of its facts and figures that has discussed usages of all components in India 

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