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India, Agriculture Sector Overview - March 2006
Agriculture accounts for 22 per cent of the GDP and provides livelihoods to 58 per cent of the country's population. India is the largest producer of milk, fruits, cashew nuts, coconuts and tea in the world, the second largest producer of wheat, vegetables, sugar and fish and the third largest producer of tobacco and rice. However, every year about 20 per cent of the crop is lost due to mishandling, spillage, floods, droughts and pests and diseases. In fruits and vegetables the loss is around 30 per cent.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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METALS: Sector Report - January 2006
The metal industry is a key sector in the Indian economy as it meets the requirements of a wide range of important industries such as engineering, electrical and electronics, infrastructure, automobile and automobile components, packaging etc. The metal industry consists of two major groups: ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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POWER: Sector Report - January 2006
The large and rapidly growing power market in India has undergone a radical change in sector structure and form of regulation, opening immense investment opportunities.
India’s power market is growing faster than most of the other countries. With an installed generation capacity of 123 GW, generation of more than 600 billion kWh, and a transmission & distribution network of more than 6.3 million circuit kms, India has today emerged as the fifth largest power market in the world compared to its previous position of eighth in the last decade.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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Oil Diplomacy: A New Momentum - February 2005
The consumer is king. By 2010, India will consume more barrels of oil per day than Germany and Japan, Goldman Sachs has predicted. Yet, having a king’s appetite has its uses. As one of the world’s largest importers of petroleum products, India is finally beginning to leverage its clout.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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Agriculture: Tapping India's Eco-farming Potential - April 2004
With global consumers increasingly turning to organic food, India, with the world’s largest arable land mass, is emerging as a hub for organic farming. A study conducted by agriculture research firm Rabo India shows that the global market for organic food had crossed US$ 23 to US$ 25 billion by 2003 and was expected to touch US$ 29 to US$ 31 billion by 2005. India is chalking out strategies to append itself to the global supply chain to service this huge market.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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AGRICULTURE: The Quiet Transformation - April 2004
Ranjan Kedia used to export soya bean till five years ago. But when the going got tough, his Delhi-based Radha Krishna Impex Pvt Ltd gradually moved into litchis by setting up a processing plant in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, in the heart of India's litchi belt. Kedia's idea was to get into a business venture that was less crowded, and novel: litchis after all, are hardly exported from India.
Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)
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India Rural Infrastructure Report - February 2004
The issue of the provision of rural infrastructure is particularly relevant for India which is predominantly rural. Further, as we see later, the findings of various empirical studies clearly indicate the positive impact that infrastructure development has on economic growth, poverty alleviation and human development. Some of these issues are discussed later in this report. A related issue is the existing regulatory framework which is in need of reforms.
Source: National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
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Chemicals Market in India - January 2004
India has a large chemical industry with a sizeable presence in a number of sub-sectors such as dyes & pigments, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, agrochemicals and speciality & performance chemicals. At the current growth rates the Indian chemical market is expected to grow to US$ 60 billion and with increased focus on the speciality and knowledge chemical segments, it has potential to grow to US$ 100 billion by 2010.
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Power Market in India - January 2001
The total market size of the power sector is estimated to be around $30 billion. The captive power market has also been growing to the tune of 2000 MW each year although recently there have been some down turns. Nevertheless, due to factors like rising tariffs for industrial consumers, stabilisation of fuel prices and increased competition in the captive generation market leading to lower capital costs will certainly provide an impetus to the captive generation market.
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