Case Study: Impacts of Development in India

Geography: AQA GCSE, topic 5.1.18

What is the Impacts of Economic Development in India?

In 2018, India's GNI per person was $2,020 and its HDI was 0.647.
The adult literacy rate in India has increased to 74%, from 60%+ 10 years earlier.
Access to clean water has improved, although before Narendra's Modi's Clean India campaign, only 39% of Indian households had access to toilets. Modi built 110 million toilets in India.

Development has improved India's sewage system. Before Narendra's Modi's Clean India campaign, only 39% of Indian households had access to toilets. Modi built 110 million toilets in India.
51% of India's air pollution is caused by industry or manufacturing and people estimate that air pollution kills 2 million Indians prematurely each year.
The city of Delhi is the most polluted city in the world.
Forest habitats are destroyed to allow mining to happen.
India's emissions of greenhouse gases have risen along with development.