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According to the figures released by World Bank for the year 2017 India has emerged as the sixth largest economy by surpassing France. India's GDP worked out to be $2.597 trillion in comparison to France's $2.582 trillion. India's growth was stunted as a result of some of PM Modi's reforms such as demonetization and faulty implementation of new tax regime, Goods and Services Tax. Only last year the economy picked up and the recovery can be gauged by the increased GDP. The comparison with France is lopsided as the population of India is around 1.34 billion, almost twice as that of France's 67 million people. So the per capita income of Indians is 20 times lower than that of France. There is tremendous growth impetus in Manufacturing and Consumer spending that acted as main drivers of the economy in the latter half of the year 2017. India's GDP had doubled within the last decade propelling it as an economic power to reckon with in Asia. International Monetary Fund has projected that India will have a healthy 7.4% growth rate and it may well reach 7.8% by 2019 due to household spending and tax reform. This is far higher than the world's expected average 3.9% growth rate. According to London-based Centre for Economics and Business Research, a consultancy, India may even overtake both Britain and France in terms of GDP by the end of 2018. They predict that India may become the third largest economy by 2032.

President Donald Trump has reportedly told Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to prepare a $750 billion budget proposal for 2020, according to Politico's Wesley Morgan. This request comes just months after Trump asked every major cabinet agency to submit proposals cutting their budget by 5% next year, according to The Washington Post. Trump said he wanted…

The details of the great escape of Thai junior football team and their coach 'wild boars' are emerging out slowly. The boys and their coach entered the caves to explore on June 23rd and were trapped deep inside the cave complex as rains flooded the caves. Till July 2nd their whereabouts were not known. The British divers found them alive on a ledge in darkness. What struck the divers is their calm demeanour. In spite of staying in the darkness and with very low levels of food the boys did not panic. There is a reason for that. When the wild boars were found they were all meditating. Their coach, the real hero of the whole high drama that followed, was a Buddhist monk before he took the responsibility to coach the football team. Earlier the coach Ekapol Chanthawong spent a decade practising as a monk and is a practitioner of meditation. The coach and his team remained calm by meditating. Meditation kept the team healthy and strong. Mother of one of the trapped boy Chanin, Aisha Wiboonrungrueng was all praise for the coach. She was astonished watching the first video of the boys and said "Look at how calm they were sitting there waiting, No one was crying or anything. It was astonishing. Meditation kept the Thai boys trapped in a cave astonishingly calm". READ:Thai cave rescue to be made into a film A meditation expert Leah Weiss who was taught by the Dalai Lama said that the practice of meditation played a key role in keeping the group composed and alive. She was of the opinion that the meditation imparts mental training that improves focus and compassion. Weiss said " "For Buddhists, meditation is a go-to when distressed or in danger. Cognitive resources that would otherwise be hijacked by the threat can be accessed once again, meaning that problem-solving capacities increase." She further added that " Given that insufficient air and food was a major issue for the trapped boys, meditation is actually a very practical response to both of these c

The Government is working to improve the 'ease of doing business' ranking of the country, and one of the areas of focus is the time it takes for manufacturers to get their imported raw materials and components, out of the port and into their factories. The numbers are not very encouraging, and it currently takes about 9-10 days to get a container out of the port and on its way to the manufacturer. With a view to improving this, the Direct Port Delivery arrangement was started in 2016. How is it faring? Please read on in this week's update.

Coca-Cola India, one of the leading beverages firm, is aiming to make its mango-based drink Maaza brand, a $1 billion by 2020. "We would love to see Maaza become a $1 billion brand coming out of India by 2020. The brand has potential to be there. All our consumer research show that Maaza is India's most trusted and loved brand," Venkatesh Kini, President, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia, told to PTI.

Prabhat Dairy, one of India's leading milk food processing brands, is planning to expand its supply operations in the Gulf region. It's participation in Gulfood 2017, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, from February 26 - March 2, is key to the beginning of its exports to countries like UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Ladder platforms are able to make any construction related work easier and more comfortable, not to mention safer. Designed with secure steps that are meant to prevent accidental falls, a ladder platform will make the world of a difference as far as being safe is concerned. Accidents are common in construction works, so using a ladder that has the features able to assure your safety is not something to be ignored.

Ladder platforms are able to make any construction related work easier and more comfortable, not to mention safer. Designed with secure steps that are men to prevent accidental falls, a ladder platform will make the world of a difference as far as being safe is concerned. Accidents are common in construction works, so using a ladder that has the features able to assure your safety is not something to be ignored.

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US President Donald Trump's choice for ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, has withdrawn from consideration for the job for family reasons, according to the State Department. Nauert was State Department spokeswoman when Trump chose her for the UN position; prior to that, she had been a host on the conservative-leaning Fox News Channel. She…

On the path to complete all responsibilities and release the requisite laws, regulations and rates ahead of the proposed transition date of July 1, 2017, the GST Council met on June 3, 2017. The key developments during the meeting were: A committee comprising revenue officers from Centre and States is to be set up to entertain complaints relating to anti-profiteering.

Our THN Group recently concluded a Survey pertaining to the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections, due in February in 2020. No Surprise, Arvind Kejriwal is all set to retain the Power Back as the CM with his credible face with a comfortable majority. It seems that Delhi is quite far for the BJP yet again, which has been out of power from the NCT of Delhi since 1998 now, amounting to more than two decades of longing for Power. Despite the Modi Magic, Delhi seems has chosen its ruler in befitting Arvind Kejriwal yet again, who has recently been wooing people with the Freebies that he has been gifting to the Janta.

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Ola Play was so far totally available for Ola Select customers and the policy to spread to more than 50,000 Ola Prime vehicles by March 2017. Cab aggregator Ola on Friday drawn-out Ola Play, its in-car entertainment podium for ride-sharing, to all of its clients through Ola Prime Play classification. Launched in the month of ...

Japan's second largest automaker Nissan Motor Co on Thursday said its long-serving leader Carlos Ghosn will hand over the role of CEO to Hiroto Saikawa, a company veteran. After leading the company for nearly two decades, Ghosn, the Chairman and CEO of Nissan at present, will focus on the functioning of "recent expansion of the Renault-Nissan Alliance to include Mitsubishi Motors".