India is the seventh largest country by area and second most populous democratic country in the world with more than 1.2 billion people inhabiting it. India gained independence from the British rule in 1947, has a tricolored flag and is a federation comprising of a parliamentary governance structure aligned to the Constitution of India.
Its Constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950 stating that India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. India’s President is the head of state and is elected indirectly by national Electoral College, while the Indian Prime Minister is the head of the government. It comprises of 28 states and 7 union territories.
The cultural legacy of India is spread across more than 4500 years and it is a culturally diverse panorama of religions, culture and languages with Hindi being the country's National Language.
1. India’s great wireless leap
India has 88 million unique browsers and average visit duration for individuals is 6 minutes. Per visit the page views are 3.3 and data from 55,000 demographic reveals that 58% people are married and 40% are single.
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2. India TV market continues to Boom
India is one of the largest TV market in the world with more than 167 million TV sets in households. Out of the Indian population which is 1.2 billion 94 million household has TV sets in the year 2011 and government has a plan to increase this number to 175 million by the year 2017 and by 2020 the numbers should be increased to 600 million. In last 20 years the number of TV users has increased to manifold in India. In the country like India people have been glued to TV sets for many of the TV series programs.
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3.Rise of Smartphone’s in India
By the year 2015 65% of phones in the world would be Smartphone. The cost of entry level Smartphones have gone down to 135% from last 2 years.
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4. Analytics India Jobs study 2012
The average monthly growth rate in job posting in India stands at 11% in last 1 year. The average number of years of experience demanded by the employers is 6 years. 38% designations in India are Manger and senior manager, 26% are analyst and senior analyst and 11% are consultants.
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5. How India compares with China in e-commerce
Total retail cost of China market is $2380 Billion whereas Indian retail market size is $500 Billion and thus China is almost 4.8 times larger in retail sector. In e-Retail business China is 32 times larger than India.
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6. The great Indian online shopping guide
In India there are numerous shopping platforms for online shoppers. Flipkart is one of the largest platforms for much kind of shopping needs like electronics and many other products. Many other platforms like eBay, Homeshop18 and Baby oye are one of the most famous shopping platforms in India. For women the popular shopping platforms are like Koovs, Zivame, herstyle, DonebyNone.
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7. India committing to child survival
Fewer than five mortality rates in India are observed in children, where 61 deaths are recorded in 1000 live births. But there are remarkable improvements in the medical facilities being offered to children. The death rate in children below 5 years has declined by 46% from year 1996.
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8. Mango Map of India
Mango is the national fruit of Pakistan, Philippines and India. Mango is also the national tree of Bangladesh. More number of fresh mangoes is eaten everyday as compare to any other fruits in India.
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9. Fashion E-tail industry in India
130 e-commerce stores in India sell clothing and apparels, 107 are in fashion and lifestyle, 97 are in mobile and electronics, 88 are in computer and apparels, 28 are in sports and outdoors.
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10. The ancestor of all India Radio
In July 23, 1927 the largest broadcasting companies in the world started their programs in Mumbai. The Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) started their operations from two stations which are Kolkata and Mumbai. By the year 1930 they were creating shows in 23 languages.
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11. How big is e-commerce in India?
The internet population in India is 121 million in the year of 2011which increased to 150 million by the December 2012. By the year 2020 the retail market in India is expected to become $850 billion. The e-commerce market in India is set to grow with the fastest pace in the entire Asia Pacific region.
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12. The MBA tour
Indian MBA colleges are creating some of the finest management professionals in the world. Some of the top Management colleges in India are world renowned and get students from every part of the world.
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13. Shoe string budget travel guide
In $ 100 one person can spend 1.06 days in New York City, 1.36 days in Moscow, and 1.3 days in Tokyo, 1.02 days in London and 1.21 days in Dubai.
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14. Dominos Pizza mobile ordering app
Local online ordering service was first time introduced in India by Dominos Pizza. In May 2012 they ordered mobile ordering app in India.
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15. Indian healthcare ripe for Technology disruption by entrepreneurs
46% patients in India travel almost 100Kms to get the medical facilities. In Urban India there are 6 times more doctors as compared to doctors in rural areas. 12 people out of 1000 are hospitalised in Bihar and Jharkhand.
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16. Social Media in India
Over last one year there has been 23% increase is seen in number of online users in India. India has 100 million online users and 8.5 % of total population has online presence in India. India has 20 million online users.
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17. Traffic violation fine guide in India
In India the fine for illegal parking is 1500Rs and the fine for jumping red light is 300Rs. Fine for making illegal turn is 500Rs and sign for failing to stop at stop sign is 300Rs. Fine for drunk driving is 2000Rs and fine for wrong overtaking is 300Rs.
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18. Top 10 Indian bloggers of 2013
In India blogging has become quite popular and people in India are making a good sum of money by writing blogs on various topics like technology, science and lifestyle.
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19. Engineering admission scenario in India
Engineering admission and education in India is a highly overrated field. In India almost 11 lakhs engineering admissions are made each year. The entire country has 1500+ Engineering colleges and 67% of the colleges are situated in just 5 states in India.
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20. A social comparison of Indian and American wedding
India is a country which is popular for its big fat weddings. In Delhi itself almost 1.2 million weddings happen each year. In peak seasons the wedding figures of each day wedding reach up to 35K. Almost 400 million will be marrying in next 15 years. 80% of Indians take loan for wedding each year.
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