Economic Growth
Grass Root Innovation
India’s databank of grass roots inventors is swelling as the nation officially marks the 2010s as a decade of innovation according to CNN article titled “India’s inventors seek markets in innovation decade”.
Rural BPO
India’s BPO industry is already worth $12bn but rural BPOs are part of a fresh push by Indian entrepreneurs to keep the industry competitive according to BBC article titled “Business ventures thrive in rural India “.
What Google’s Orkut tells about Gen-YRI
Google did the survey that looks at how people are using Orkut communities to forge bonds, to express themselves, to come together around causes and topics that excite them or simply to share their creative pursuits with a wider audience.
Mass English Education in India
English is the lingua-franca for globalization. If India has to clock 9% annual growth in its GDP, English needs to be central in education of Gen YRI. There will be an increasing demand for multi-lingual speakers by corporate India according to Times of India article “English for Progress”.
India 14th largest Advt. market
According to Hindu Business Line article titled “Ad spends to grow at 7.7%; India 14th largest ad market, says ZenithOptimedia ” Indian advertising spends are to grow at 7.7 per cent in a year. India now overtakes Norway, Mexico and the Netherlands to become the 14th largest advertising market, according to ZenithOptimedia.
