Netizens, Bloggers, and the readers (from, of and in India): Do you have a moment to reflect on Economic Competitiveness & Comparative Liveability of
India Today:
There is much more to think about than the headlines of the India that glitters. Think, Think and Think of India that is not so as the media tells you.
Background:
This modernising democracy of 1.1 billion people has reached rates of economic expansion of 9% in recent years, with growing software outsourcing and hi-tech manufacturing sectors. However, India’s inefficient agricultural sector is still sustained by government subsidies, energy and transport infrastructure is severely underdeveloped, and natural resources face significant strain. Moreover, the recent dynamic growth seems to have lifted the nascent middle class with fewer benefits for the 80% of Indians who still live on less than $1 a day. India also faces challenges from widespread corruption, and from occasional violence between its many ethnic and religious groups. continue browsing the The 2008 Legatum Prosperity Index
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Success With LanguagesPunchline: 15th October is also first ever
Global Handwashing Day in India.
"Every day India loses around 1,000 children to diarrhoea due to poor hygiene and water borne infections. This means 41 children die every 60 minutes due to this highly preventable disease. Globally, every year, more than 3.5 million children do not live to celebrate their fifth birthday because of diarrhoea and pneumonia. "
Global Handwashing Day in India.
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