India

**India Natural Resources:**
India has the fourth-largest reserve of coal in the world. Other fuel related resources are natural gas and petroleum. There are a number of metallic resources which include chromite, bauxite, iron ore, titanium ore, manganese, and mica. Other natural resources include diamonds, limestone and arable land.

**India Natural Hazards:**
India has a number of natural hazards, which include droughts, severe thunderstorms, flash floods, earthquakes, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains.

**India Environmental Issues:**
Environmental issues for India are numerous. These include: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification. The country has a huge and growing population which is overstraining natural resources. Tap water is not potable throughout the country; and there is water pollution from the runoff of agricultural pesticides, and raw sewage. In addition, India has air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions.

Climate:
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north

Terrain:
upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north

Land Use:
arable land: 48.83% permanent crops: 2.8% other: 48.7%

Irrigated Land:
558,080 sq km (2003) 