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Ah, India! Oh, India!

by Gyanvitaranam

Population

   India’s population is expected to grow to 1.52 billion by 2036 (by 25 per cent with reference to 2011). The country is facing many challenges with 20 per cent of population below the poverty line and an equal proportion of illiterates.

Jobs

   India needs to create 100 million more jobs by 2030. Although India has shown an upward trend in the entry of new firms, this has not been strong enough to create jobs to absorb 10 million workers who join the labour force every year. India still has too few entrepreneurs for its stage of development, compared to other countries.

Digital payments

   India’s digital payments market is expected to more than double in size to $135 billion in 2023.

WhatsApp users

   WhatsApp counts India as its biggest market with more than 400 million users

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   On November 6, 2020,....

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