There has been a 45 per cent growth in 'active internet users' in rural India since 2019, according a study by Nielsen, a global company for audience measurement, data and analytics. The Bharat 2.0 Internet report said that female active internet users grew by 61 per cent since 2019. The report said that India has 646 million active Internet users aged 2 years and above as of December 2021. Rural India has 352 million internet users--almost 20 per cent higher than urban.
The Congress rubbished the findings and termed the survey as "wasteful" and "fake".
Consumer confidence in India was indexed at 118 in Q2 2013, a two-point decline from Q1 2013 (120), and a one-point decrease from Q2 2012 (119).
The survey by Nielsen took responses of over 2,500 students in July-August 2012 across 73 technology colleges in India to measure and monitor their attitudes and perceptions towards career preferences and potential recruiters.
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About 64 per cent of the total outbound Indian tourists had sightseeing on the agenda; others travelled to explore new places, seek a change from daily routine, destress and visit family and friends, the report stated. Nature, safety and hygiene are among the important factors considered when selecting a travel destination. Singapore emerged as the most common travel destination for Indians (24 per cent) in the next 12 months, followed by Dubai, Australia, and Malaysia.
Nearly all FMCG companies like Marico, HUL, ITC and the rest have been indicating that the operating environment has been challenging, with drop in consumption, especially in rural areas, severe crunch in market liquidity conditions, and disruptions and floods in several parts of the country. To overcome this, they are boosting their direct reach in the countryside.
Growth numbers for the large players in the sector, though, improved during the quarter.
'Fantasy players create their own team, get phantom money and start playing the virtual game.'
While demand for hair care products is increasing in both rural and urban markets, urban consumers have proven to be more extravagant, reports T E Narasimhan.
India overtook Indonesia as the most optimistic consumer market, while Portugal and Slovenia were the most pessimistic.
The consumer confidence in urban India has increased by 9 points.
Apart from streamlining loan processing, most public sector banks charge lower interest rate, an aspect which seems to be game changer.
Almost half of that market is in India's villages.
According to Nielsen India online viewership has doubled since 2011.
The return of Indian Readership Survey numbers has met with a silent response.
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