India

Indian OTAs (Online travel agents) are in news again. With more than 70% of e-commerce spend happening purely on online travel booking, this space is getting quite lucrative. With the number of Online Travel agents reaching double figures,…

I am amazed at the way Indian real estate market is rising. It has many similarities to the Indian stock market but minus the volatility. I had earlier mentioned how it has proved me wrong. Since then, I have stopped making any predictions…

Most of you are aware that India in the midst of mobile revolution. Mobile subscribers in India are growing at nearly 100% year on year and rural subscriber growth is taking lion’s share of it. Recently TRAI announced that India has…

I am not sure if it is entirely possible, given the unorganized and inconsistent naming standards of the Indian roads. Infact, forget the naming standards, most of the roads don't even have names. There are always multiple combinations…

However, both these South Asian countries are facing tremendous growth hurdle in form of corruption. According to the Bribe Payers Index released by Transparency International, India and China have highest amount of corruption amongst the…

Here at Trak.in too, I get atleast couple of emails daily asking for reviews about their newly launched startups. But how many of them do I actually review, probably 10 to 20 percent - only the ones that appeal to me, either the terrible…

One of the major problems that I face during my travel to India is the speed and reliability of broadband connections. In US, majority of users have 4 to 6 mbps lines at their home and reliability problems are next to none. Downloading a…

Research and Development (R&D) is gaining momentum in India. India is increasingly becoming a top global innovator for high-tech products and services. In a recent study by World Bank, it found that more than 300 multinational…

Mobile commerce in India is gaining quite a bit of momentum, and why not. India currently boasts more than 200 million mobile subscribers growing at nearly 100% yoy. Online E-commerce is yet to catch up, but it also has started picking up…

If you are a regular reader of this blog you know my love Indian advertisements. Yes, they can get on your nerves sometimes, especially during cricket matches, but at the same time, some ads just amaze you with their creativity and…

Aint you surprised at the number of new social networking sites that have crop up in recent times? I can count atleast 10 at the top of my head. Each one claims to have something unique and different that will make them the top networking…

I was talking to an American friend of mine yesterday about India. He mentioned something that really intrigued me. He said: ’India is growing too fast and furious, it is not good. It can boomerang India back where it all…

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Indian middle class is growing fast, real fast. It is not the same what it was just a decade back. They were then branded as a conservative and thrifty people. Not anymore, India’s middle class is now dynamic, educated, liberal and…

The growth in Indian aviation sector has been extraordinary and it is expected to gain faster pace in coming months and years. In last 3-4 years itself, India has seen launch of multiple budget airlines, all of them growing aggressively.…

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I will give you my own example. I visited India last year. During my stay I was going to drive long hours along with my friends visiting different places. What better thing to make that travel comfortable than to play some songs with Nasal…

Yes, it is not a one day match, it is going to be a long and hard fought Test match. One that Indian consumers are going to watch closely with excitement. The Indian retail sector is on the cusp of a change, a very big change. This change…

This weekend Trak.in is giving readers overdose of Top Lists and why not I guess it has become kind of tradition to publish Top lists here. If you want to see any, leave a comment and I will aggregate it for you. Previously, on this blog…

When I read about National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) on WebYantra, I headed straight for the site. I spend nearly an hour on NEN site after registering and still could not feed my appetite with the wealth of information they had. I am…