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|  Science and Technology Education in India
India is fast emerging as a Knowledge Economy. Its spectacular performance in the IT sector has helped the country's offshoring sector emerge as the world's largest and fastest growing. McKinsey Quarterly predicts that by 2007-08 the BPO industry workforce will consist of 1.45 million to 1.55 million people and the industry will account for 7 per cent of India's GDP. But there is cause for concern as well. According to research by the McKinsey Global Institute, 'India's vast supply of graduates is smaller than it seems once their suitability for employment by multinational companies is considered.'[15 December 2005] [Read Factsheet] |
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|  The Indian Dairy Sector: A Fact Sheet
From a milk deficient country in the early 1960s, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of milk. By 2003, milk production touched the 88 million tonnes (MT) mark. By 2002-03, under the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), and Operation Flood, 11.4 million cattle farmers had been organised into 103,281 dairy cooperatives. Their collection of milk was estimated at 84.6 million litres and their earnings were in the region of Rs 50 billion. The unorganised sector accounts for more than 50 per cent of all milk and dairy products. Out of a total production of milk and dairy products worth Rs 1600 billion in 2003-04, traditional dairy products accounted for Rs 990 billion and the organised sector’s share is about Rs 230 billion. About 60 per cent of the installed processing capacity is in the cooperative sector..[9 August 2005] [Read Factsheet] |
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|  Indian Textile Industry: A Fact Sheet
In the post-quota regime, the Indian textile industry is poised to become a major player in the US $395 billion global textile and clothing market. With the global retailing industry exploring opportunities for outsourcing, Indian exports are expected to surge from the current levels of $14 billion to $50 billion by 2010. ICFDC.com presents an analysis of the sector, the key drivers and the opportunities for Indian players.[9 July 2005] [Read Factsheet] |
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| Life Insurance Sector: Fact Sheet
India is emerging as one of the two of the largest markets in the world for life insurance products, the other being China. In the case of India, the three key drivers of growth are a large insurable population, a high savings rate, roughly at about 25 per cent and a low penetration, at a mere 2.3 per cent. India's GDP growth rate of 6 per cent per annum holds great potential for the sector. According to one estimate real life premia are expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 15 per cent over the next ten years.[15 May 2005] [Read Factsheet] |
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| Civil Aviation - Fact Sheet
 India has a civil aviation network comprising 449 airports/airstrips. There has been a dramatic rise in the levels of passenger and cargo traffic. From just 5.1 million passengers in 1970, domestic and international passenger traffic has grown to nearly 44 million passengers in 2003-04. During the last ten years the growth in passenger traffic has been a spectacular 125 per cent. By 2010, the forecast is that air traffic will increase to around 90 million. Domestic and international passenger traffic in India is projected to grow annually at 12.5 per cent and 7 per cent over the next decade. Similarly, air cargo exports from India are expected to rise from the present 0.8 million tonnes to 2.4 million tonnes while domestic cargo will rise from 300,000 tonnes to over 1 million tonnes by 2010. This growth potential, coupled with the government's decision to allow private sector participation in the running of five key airports as also in airport modernisation, ground services, aircraft manufacture, makes India a very attractive market for airport and avionics equipment manufacturers and service providers. The Government of India policy to liberalise the civil aviation market also presents foreign firms with significant export and investment opportunities. [5 March 2005] [Read the factsheet] |
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| |  Tomorrow's Europe: Increased Opportunities for India
On 1 May, 2004, 10 new member states joined the EU - the biggest enlargement ever and a historic occasion and opportunity. With the induction of the 10 countries - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia - the EU has emerged as the world's biggest eoncomic bloc with a population of over 450 million and a GDP of over EUR 9.25 trillion (Rs 460 trillion). Negotiations with Bulgaria and Romania will continue for their inclusion as member states. The EU has decided to begin negotiations with Turkey if sufficient progress is made towards meeting the criteria by December 2004. [29 November 2004]
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| | |  The Indian Media Scene: Newspapers
The independent New Delhi-based research organisation, Centre for Media Studies, conducts an annual review of the Indian Media Scene. The review for 2002-03, analyses the growth of newspapers over a 30 year period and the impact of the television boom on the print media. It also presents a critical analysis of the changing dynamics of media management in India, the role of ad agencies and the public relations business. This analysis is presented exclusively for ICFDC.com. [1 November 2004]
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| | |  Clinical Development and Trials in India
New drug research and development hinges on successful, cost-effective and competent clinical development. It is estimated that clinical trials for a drug can cost up to US $350 million. The dual challenge of accelerating clinical development and reducing costs is driving global pharmaceutical companies to outsource clinical trials. India is emerging as a key country in this respect because of the presence of a large patient population, English-speaking medical practitioners, many of whom have been trained in the West, a significant pharmaceutical industry which has dominated world markets with its cheap generics and lower cost of clinical development. ICFDC presents an analysis of this emerging new sector. [22 October 2004]
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