'Romance not in a physical manner maybe, but, you know, where you are just sharing dialogues and looking at each other and conversations are happening.'
'I'm there in every frame of this film.' 'The film is named after the character that I play.' 'It's about a feeling like you are capable of shouldering a film entirely on your own, which is a belief that I may not have in myself always.'
Flipkart's hyper-value e-commerce platform Shopsy is intensifying efforts to tap over half of the 821 million internet users (about 442 million) in rural India. These efforts are being led by Prathyusha Agarwal, who recently joined as business head at Shopsy. The aim is to become the go-to destination for consumers seeking entry-level products across various categories.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.
Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis.
Even though the overall death rate of children under the age of one in India has decreased by 7 per cent, the number from rural India is disturbing.
Respect for India is increasing all over. One can experience the change, Modi said.
'There is no immediate threat to the government, and they would prefer the growth agenda.'
This financial scheme is based on a virtual currency and is propagated by Russian businessman and financier Sergey Mavrodi.
Despite failing to secure a simple majority in Parliament, we will continue to see him on TV, newspapers, magazines, bill boards, vaccination certificates, railway stations, bus shelters, airports, sea ports, on the highway and on rural roads, sighs A Ganesh Nadar.
Internet might have changed the world in a big way, but about 84 per cent of people in rural India remain unaware of the phenomenon, as poor infrastructure has kept it from reaching the masses, says a report.
R V Rajan, chief managing director, Anugraha Madison, speaks on how rural India has changed over the last two decades.
With the hugely popular Panchayat's third season ready to drop this week, we look at all the rural themed shows available on OTT.
The paper says the rate of price rise in food items leads to lower income inequality in rural India.
Lamborghini has sold 10,112 cars worldwide -- so India's 100 is certainly a big deal for them. But how big a deal is it for us to peg our consumption theories around, asks Rama Bijapurkar.
FMCG and retail giants are making good use of technology to reach out to rural India.
Seven out of eight women street vendors reported experiencing high blood pressure, while women in the middle age group raised concerns about delays in their menstrual cycles due to the extreme heat.
Most brokerages are betting that the new government will shift to a policy focussing on boosting rural incomes and consumption since that has clearly been a pain point.
HDFC Bank offers credit cards in areas with population of less than 10,000.
Retail inflation eased to an 11-month low of 4.83 per cent in April as prices of some kitchen items declined though overall food basket firmed up marginally, according to a government data released on Monday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation was 4.85 per cent in March. It was 4.7 per cent in April 2023.
Retail inflation declined to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices, inching towards the Reserve Bank's target of 4 per cent, according to official data released on Friday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was 5.09 per cent in February and 5.66 per cent in March 2023. Previously, CPI-based inflation was the lowest at 4.87 per cent in October 2023.
Empowering rural India is of utmost importance and the government needs to do so by provisioning for broadband penetration and financial inclusion.
'Rahul Gandhi never gets firsthand information. He does not know what is good or bad going on in the party.'
'The problems that the film explores still remain. It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.'
Nearly 665 million Indians or 45 per cent of the rural population did not have access to the internet as of 2023. Difficulty in understanding internet procedures, insufficient awareness of its benefits, and a lack of interest have emerged as the top reasons for a gap in internet penetration in rural India, according to a joint report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Kantar. "The proficiency of English in rural India is very low. While we have content in Hindi, the internet is English-heavy.
About 78 per cent respondents said they were also satisfied with the steps taken by their own state government, according to the findings of the survey.
More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023.
E-kiosks for services like bill payment and job queries are mushrooming all over rural India. Many youths in rural India have taken up CSC projects to start their own businesses and are earning a decent income out of it. The work at CSC basically involves collecting and paying phone and electricity bills of the villagers. Additionally, they can provide add-on services like English course. Srei Infrastructure and Reliance Infocom will set up such centres in PPP in West Bengal.
The farm sector's contribution to Indian economy is just around 20 per cent and rural India is in a shambles.
'Our target will come from rural areas as there are more outlets there.'
Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler maker, has seen a decline in its market share in rural areas since 2018, losing ground to major competitors such as TVS Motor Company, Bajaj Auto, and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), according to data from JATO Dynamics reviewed by Business Standard. Hero's share of rural two-wheeler sales in India has dropped from 40.4 per cent in 2018 to 33.3 per cent in 2023. In contrast, Bajaj's share increased from 12.7 per cent in 2018 to 13.9 per cent, HMSI's from 21.8 per cent to 22.2 per cent, and TVS' from 15.5 per cent to 17.8 per cent. Suzuki Motorcycle India has also seen its share rise from 1.7 per cent to 2.5 per cent.
During the UPA government's second term in office, rural India's consumption expenditure grew at a faster pace than urban India's - for the first time since 1991.
Since 2000, per capita GDP has grown faster in India's rural areas than in its urban centres. Rural incomes are growing, and consumers are buying discretionary goods and lifestyle products, including mobile phones, television sets and two-wheelers, says Sanjay Dawar, MD, Management Consulting, Accenture, India.
Since 2000, per capita GDP has grown faster in India's rural areas than in its urban centres. Rural incomes are growing, and consumers are buying discretionary goods and lifestyle products, including mobile phones, television sets and two-wheelers, says Sanjay Dawar, MD, Management Consulting, Accenture, India.
For the smart phone industry, it has been a lacklustre quarter of CY2024, with sales falling by 3-4 per cent over the same period last year, according to Counterpoint Research projections. However, with the launch of many new models in Q1 of CY24, overall shipments grew year-on-year by 10-12 per cent. In CY23 shipments remained flat, ending the year with 152 million units.
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