India

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Prayers from Tearfund General Prayer Feed

  • Russia's deadly relationships

    18 May 2012 - A shocking statistic uncovered by a Russian government report states that an estimated 14,000 Russian women are killed every year by partners or other family members. But since few gover. […]
  • An emerging Egypt

    18 May 2012 - Next week, on the 23-24 of May, Egyptians will be heading to the polls to vote for the country’s new president. It's only the second presidential election in Egypt's history with more. […]
  • Sahel Food Crisis - Update

    18 May 2012 - Every year in the Sahel 300,000 children die of malnutrition. This year with the whole region affected by the serious drought and food shortages, UNICEF estimates that up to 4.5 million. […]

INTRODUCTION

In India there is a strong Micah Challenge Campaign based at EFICOR, and the Micah Network has now run a series of regional events to gather church and NGO leaders to encourage them to work together in promoting IM.

You can find lots more information on India at the World Fact Book or on the BBC Country Profile.

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  • 22.10.2011

    Nepal Network

    NEPAL: In 1995 a group of Christians in Nepal were inspired by the work of the Micah Network, and the teaching they had heard about integral mission to get together to encourage the churches in their own country to understand and practice integral mission. Micah Network Nepal (they are the only national level Micah Network) [...]

  • 22.10.2011

    World Concern

    THAILAND: AIDS has affected a vast amount of people who have responded in various ways. This is the story of one Christian family’s struggle to overcome the stigma of an AIDS- infected son and the rewards that emerged in their community as a result. Malee and Yanyoong Charoenboon live in a predominately Christian village about fifteen [...]

  • 22.10.2011

    From Seed Project to a Real Seed

    CAMBODIA: Svay Att is a 199-family strong village in Pursat province of Cambodia. Most of its residents are poor farmers, some of whom migrated to Thailand in search of work, leaving their young ones and the elderly. Through the evangelistic efforts of Im Seila, the pastor of the local Methodist church, the number of new [...]

  • 22.10.2011

    Engaging Gangs

    PHILIPPINES: Peace and order was a big problem in one neighbourhood of Quezon City. Each day there were up to five killings among rival gangs of teenagers. A pastor decided to move into the dangerous area of the neighbourhood and live among the gangs. This was an initiative by the LIFE Project, which is a [...]

  • 22.10.2011

    Empowering Churches

    KYRGYSTAN: Christianity is quite young in Kyrgyzstan. Many churches place the main emphasis on preaching the gospel and are less concerned with the needs of poor people. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the approach of the political system was to prevent people from taking initiatives to improve their lives. This affected [...]

Full name
Republic of India
Population
1.2 billion (UN, 2010)
Capital
New Delhi
Full area
3.1 million sq km
Major Languages
Major Religions
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Life expectancy
66.8 years
Monetary unit
1 Indian Rupee = 100 paise
Main exports
petroleum products, precious stones, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, vehicles, apparel
GDP
$3,500 (2010 est.) per capita