India is now the most populous country in the world, with an estimated population of 1. 4 billion people (in 2024). The country is subdivided into 29 states and seven union territories. With an area of Ò€¦

India portal is developed under the digital india programme to provide citizens with open and easy access to information. It is designed, developed, and maintained by the national informatics centre Ò€¦ After india's independence on august 15, 1947, jawaharlal nehru became prime minister of the dominion of india, an office he held until january 26, 1950, when india became a republic;