General Facts of India

India lies in South Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north, it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain. The capital of India is New Delhi, and the country’s largest cities are Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Delhi, and Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).

India's population is one billion making it the second most populous country after China. India is a fascinating country where people of many different communities and religions live together in unity. The Indian population is polygenetic and is an amazing amalgamation of various races and cultures.
It is impossible to find out the exact origin of Indian People. The species known as Ramapithecus was found in the Siwalik foothills of north western Himalayas. The species believed to be the first in the line of hominids (Human Family) lived some 14 million years ago. Researchers have found that a species resembling the Austrapithecus lived in India some 2 million years ago. Even this discovery leaves an evolutionary gap of as much as 12 million years since Ramapithecus.
There are many diverse ethnic groups among the people of India. The six main ethnic groups are as follows.
India is mainly an agricultural country, though it also has a large iron and steel industry and produces every type of manufactured goods.

India has a tropical weather. The subcontinent has eight climatic zones all of which only have the monsoon rains in common. It is possible to identify seasons, although these do not occur uniformly throughout South Asia. The Indian Meteorological Service divides the year into four seasons: the relatively dry, cool winter from December through February; the dry, hot summer from March through May; the southwest monsoon from June through September when the predominating southwest maritime winds bring rains to most of the country; and the northeast, or retreating, monsoon of October and November.
The medical care sector in India has witnessed an enormous growth in infrastructure in the private and voluntary sector. The private sector, which was very modest in the early stages, has now become a flourishing industry equipped with the most modern state-of-the-art technology at its disposal. India also has one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the world. Hospitals are in a position to provide a variety of general as well as specialists services. These services are available at extremely competitive prices; encouraging patients not only from developing countries but also even from a number of developed ones to come to India for specialized treatment.