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Welcome to the Richest and Unforgettable Histories and Heritage country in this World.

1. Geography – Page No 3 2. Brief History –Page 4 to 9 3. Interesting Facts – Page 10 to 12 4. Religion, Culture, Custom & Tradition – Page 13 to 22 5. Government & Economic – Page 23 to 26 6. Transportation & Freight Companies – Page 27 to 34 7. Import & Export Partners & Products – Page 35 to 38 8. International Trading Partners – Page 39 to 40 9. End of Presentation – Page 41

Religious and secular culture come together in the increasing use of namaste pronounced NAH-muh-stay in English the term is associated with both Hinduism and yoga. The word comes from Sanskrit and literally means “bowing to you” or “I bow to you,” and is used as a Greeting.

“Namaste” Used as a Greeting

India is a country in South Asia (Asia Continental) Geography

India Standard Time India Standard Time (IST) is 5:30 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This time zone is in use during standard time in:

• Asia. India Standard Time is a half-hour time zone.

India is located in South Asia and It shares its border with Eight countries- Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north- west, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the east. South East Sri-Lanka. Historically, there are Five named oceans: The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries - including the United States - now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean. The Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian are known as the three major oceans.

Portuguese Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India

Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama becomes the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean when he arrives at Calicut on the Malabar Coast. Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and anchored at Malindi on the east coast of Africa. for Gold, spices, and other treasures were valuable in Europe India Was Known As 'Sone Ki Chidiya'! ... From Kohinoor to Kamasutra, From Agricultural land to Mountains, India had it all. India was a country which had everything, from money to gold to animals to beauty. India was the wealthiest land in the ancient times and hence it was called ’ Sone Ki Chidiya’ means “Gold Sparrow”.

Brief History

The name India is derived from Indus, which originates from the Old Persian word

• Hindu. The latter term stems from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, which was the

historical local appellation for the Indus River. The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi (Ἰνδοί), which translates as "The people of the Indus". The name Bharat is derived from the legendary king Bharat who was ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas; Bharat, the son of King Dushyant and Shakuntala was the first Hindu King of India. "Hindustan", as the term Hindu itself, entered the English language in the 17th

• century. In the 19th century, the term as used in English referred to the
• Subcontinent. "Hindustan" was in use simultaneously with "India" during the

British Raj. Today, "Hindustan" is no longer in use as the official name for India.

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.

The past of the British Raj refers to the period of British rule on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule

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the East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria.

British Raj: 1858–1947 Company rule in India: 1757–1858 British comes to India as a trading company around 1600, in starting years their main purpose is related or revolving around trading/business, because in that time trading is most profitable business — they buy product from India and sell it in Europe at a profit margins of 4 to 5 times, their main competitors in business are Dutch and French. With a period of time, due to competition with Dutch & French, British started making deals with local king for tax rebate for better profit margins in trading,

The East India Company was an English company formed for the exploitation of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India. Incorporated by royal charter on December 31, 1600, it was started as a monopolistic trading body so that England could participate in the East Indian spice trade.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian currency have photo of Mahatma Gandhi.

The freedom fighters of India played an extensive role in getting independence for the country

Popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi

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The Father

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the Nation in India, undertook 17 fasts during India's freedom movement. His longest fasts lasted 21 days. Fasting was a weapon used by Gandhi as part of his philosophy of Ahimsa (non- violence) as well as satyagraha.

Partition displaced fifteen million people and killed more than a million. In August, 1947, when, after three hundred years in India, the British finally left, the subcontinent was partitioned into two independent nation states: Hindu- majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.

Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947. Also Independence ceremonies are called flag hoisting. 15th August is the day of Independence & 26th January is Republic Day. The flag in the Republic day is hoisted by the President of India & on the Independence Day it is the Prime Minister of India . National flag is hoisted by political head of India, the Prime Minister at historical site Red Fort in Delhi.

Capital of India – New Delhi

Tricolor's of the Flag Meaning. In the national flag of India the top band is of Saffron color, indicating the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band indicates peace and truth with Dharma Chakra. The last band is Green in color shows the fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land.

National flag of India

Every free nation of the world has its own flag. It is a symbol of a free country. The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during the meeting

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Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before India’s independence from the British on 15 August,

• 1947. It served as the national flag of the Dominion of India

between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic

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India thereafter. In India, the term “tricolor” refers to the Indian national flag.

Buttons Chess Ruler

Shampoo Sanskrit name is (Champu means Massage). Guru Nanak, the founding prophet and the first Guru of Sikhism. Made references to soapberry tree and soap in the 16th century.

Snakes and Ladders Cotton cultivation Zero & Decimal System Radio wireless Diamond Binary Code Martial arts Fiber Optics Cataract Surgery Water on Moon Cards Flush T

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Ink Plastic Surgery Ayurevdic medicine Steel & Metal Yoga Interesting Facts

36% Indian working in NASA 34% Indian working in Microsoft. 48% Doctor’s & 12% Scientist’s in USA from India.

Study by scientist & research found that Indian brain more Activate & Genius. World 11% of gold Indian women's wear everyday.

HARMANDIR SAHIB –GOLDEN TEMPLE (PUNJAB) Popularly known as Darbar Sahib / Golden Temple) - It is a Sikh Gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab It is a white marble mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal built by Shah Jahan in 1632. It is located at Agra, in Uttar Pradesh. It was built in 22 years by 20,000 workers and along with 1,000 elephants.

Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, and philanthropist, who is the chairman

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Wipro Limited. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry. Ambani has been the richest man in Asia for a while now, and this year, he made it onto the list

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the 11th richest worldwide! Mukesh Ambani’s net worth is $52.6 billion. Ratan Tata, GBE is an Indian industrialist, investor, philanthropist, and a former chairman

• f Tata Sons who serves

as its chairman

• emeritus. Ratan Tata's

Net worth can become more than $ 70 billion but he donates 66% to

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Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is an Indian steel magnate, based in the United Kingdom. He is the chairman and CEO

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ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaking

• company. Net worth is

$11.7 billion. Pichai Sundararajan, also known as Sundar Pichai, is an Indian- American business

• executive. He is an

engineer and the chief executive

• fficer of Google

LLC. Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries

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Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation

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women dedicated to helping the poor. Considered

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greatest humanitarians, she was canonized as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.

Taj Mahal

Population of India 2019: Looking into the latest UN

data, the approximate population of India is 1,350,438,098.

The population of India is rising at alarming rate and this is

why the country is known as the second most populous country in the world after China.

Second most populous country in the world after China around 1.350 billion

Religion, Culture, Custom & Tradition 79.08% 14.20% 2.30% 1.70% 2.00% Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Buddhist, Jain and Others

Religion wise Population of India

29 States in India There are 29 states and 7 union territories in India. Each state and union territory of India has an administrative, legislative and judicial capita.

22 languages – Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri.

The 122 languages have more than 10,000 native speakers. Out

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which, 22 languages have more than 1 million native speakers..

Top Richest States in India 2019 The Indian constitution, in 1950, declared Hindi is official language of the India.

• 1. Maharashtra(Mumbai) – GDP Rs.27.96 lakh crore
• 2. Tamil Nadu – GDP Rs.17.25 lakh Crores
• 3. Karnataka – GDP Rs.15.88 Lakhs Crores
• 4. Uttar Pradesh – GDP Rs.15.79 lakh Crores
• 5. Gujarat – GDP Rs.14.96 lakh Crore

Different Religious Different tradition wear Throughout the history of India, Indian culture has been heavily influenced by Dharmic religions. ... India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and

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religions. They are collectively known as Indian religions.

Indian Sarees, Dresses and Kurtas world Famous

Amazing Fact that every 500 km of the distance Religious, Language, Culture, Tradition, Food, Body Color Change in India

Ethnic wear covers all the Indian traditional category

• f clothing which are wear by Indian women and men

as the sign of their culture. It includes Saree, Salwar Kameez, Lehenga, Kurta for women and Kurta Pajama, Sherwani, Dhoti Kurta for men.

Indian traditional wedding dress

National River – Ganges

National Fruit – Mango Highest Export form India

National Animal & Bird Peacock & Bengal Tiger

National Heritage Animal – Indian Elephant

Elephants are important in Indian mythology too. Lord Ganesha

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the most popular Indian deities and the Lord of Wisdom - bears an elephant head. National Emblem

National Flower : Lotus

The Indian cricket team are two timesWorld Champions.

India's SachinT endulkar god of Cricket has broken almost every record there is in cricket.

Indian national game is Hockey

India has won eight Olympic gold medals in Hockey

Five-time winner of the World Chess Championship, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand

India has won all six Kabaddi world cups Sania Mirza is an Indian tennis star and one of the top doubles tennis players in the world.

Indian athletes have won a total of 28 medals in Olympic so far

Milkha Singh, also known as the 'Flying Sikh', is the most famous Indian sprinter and one of the first sporting icons of the

• country. Singh was the first Indian athlete to

win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.

Indian famous Sports are Cricket, Hockey, Kabaddi, Tennis, Badminton, Chess, Motor Sports, Wrestling, Football, Table Tennis,

In modern India, the history of Indian food mainly carried the traditional trends

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Indian cuisines including the Hindu vegetarian food, Mughal delicacies, Chinese and

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foreign delicacies. Sweets became the major attraction not just during Indian festivals but also during special occasions. WORLD FAMOUS INDIAN DISH CHICKEN CURRY & ROTI(BREAD)

Indian Spices were traded around Europe and Asia. Indian cuisine has influenced

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cuisines across the world, especially those from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the British Isles, Fiji, and the Caribbean.

Indian Thali

Indian Thali :- Indian people found of Food they like to eat full meal in the Dinner time or Lunch time depend of location. Thali is a round platter used to serve food in the Indian subcontinent. Thali is also used to refer to an Indian-style meal made up of a selection of various dishes which are served on a platter. In Thali cover all types of food like Curry, Bread, Rice, Sweet, Salad, Yogurt, Poppadum, Etc.

Indian spices demand all over the world ..Indian Spices Highest Export around the world

500 million vegetarians in India, compare to population of any country. That’s why KFC & McDonald’s introduce Veg. Meals. Samosa The most famous Indian food around the world. Vada Pav Dosha Biryani Tikka & Kabab Butter Chicken Stuffed paratha Tandoori Chicken chole bhature Masala Tea - Chai India: It is the second biggest producer

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tea in the world with an annual production hovering around 1,279 million kg India Export around $763.2 million (11%) dollars value worth of tea during 2018

In India all Corporate office close on Sunday & Indian Festivals. Few office close on Saturday & Sunday India in country of Festivals due to many difference religion live together. Major festivals are Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Raksha badan, Eid, Dussehra, Ganpati, Durga Pooja, Christmas, Onam, Janmashtami, Pongal, Makar Sankranti(Kite), Lohri etc. On Festivals People like to wear tradition cloths. Deepawali-New year is the

festival of lights, Is Celebrate all

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the world where Indian lives.

Navratri-

celebrated for 9 (nine) full days in India everywhere. Honors of Maa Durga.

Holi – Color Festival

celebrated in the spring season because it is welcoming spring. Sister tie Rakhi to Brother

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Bandan

Eid -Celebrated by

Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan-fasting

Ganesh Chaturthi is

a ten-day Hindu festival celebrated God Ganesha's birthday.

Dussehra in honour

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Durga Pooja the victory

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against Devil

Makar Sankranti Kite Festivals Janmashtami the

birthday of Lord Krishna

Bollywood, an Indian Hollywood, refers to the Hindi language movie industry in India. Hollywood produces 500 films per year

• n average and has a worldwide audience of 2.6 billion whereas Bollywood produces more than 1000 (not consistently) films

every year and has a worldwide audience of 3 Billion. The film industry has far-reaching economic impact in Asia's third-biggest

economy.

Indian Movies & Songs famous across the world.

Raj Kapoor Dilip Kumar Rajesh Khanna

Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Aishwarya Rai

Priyanka Chopra

Madhuri Dixit

Miss World 1994 Miss World 2000

World Famous Indian Actor’s

Indian films are screened in over 90 countries. Bollywood is loved by people all across the globe and here is a list of countries that are crazy for Bollywood China, Pakistan, Poland, Egypt, Afghanistan, Taiwan, Peru, Germany. T-Series, Indian entertainment company Which hosts Bollywood music videos and movie trailers, has made history for becoming the first YouTube channel to surpass 100 million subscribers on the platform. That’s why around world people like to learn “Hindi” Language. Indian movies making total our revenue world wide around $2 billion dollars every year. Around 30 film company Indian stock exchange, 1000 cinema house in India and world largest ticket sell around 3.5 billion per year.

Indian Prime Minister’s Mr. Narendra Modi 5th most Famous & powerful person in the world. Government & Economic The politics of India works within the framework of the country's

• constitution. India is a federal parliamentary democratic republic

in which the President of India is the head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government.

Jawaharlal Nehru - First Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. She served as Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977

➢ He has more than 12-million followers on

Twitter. ➢ Throughout his service, he didn’t take any leave. ➢ On 8 November 2016 announced the demonetization of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes to stop black money.

He his 14th Prime Minister of India since 2014

Make in India Clean India Campaign Economic Reforms and Policy Implementation Foreign Policy Put on Fast-track Mode Tourism Gets a Push Campaign for Building Toilets

• Mr. Modi never lost an election.

Implementation of GST Expansion of electricity and roads Push for Yoga Digital India Best Initiatives Launched by Modi

The Indian Rupee is the official currency of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 paisa, though as of 2019, coins of denomination of 1 rupee is the lowest value in use. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank

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Official website: rbi.org.in Central bank: Reserve Bank of India Subunit: Paisa Banknotes: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 2000 - Rupee note Coins: One rupee, Indian 10-rupee coin, Indian 5-rupee coin, Indian 2-rupee coin

Indian Rupee symbol

Country Currency Currency Symbol Value in ₹ United Kingdom British Pound One GBP 85.66 INR The European Union* Euro One EUR 77.41 INR Switzerland Swiss Franc One CHF 69.87 INR The Czech Republic Czech Koruna One CZK 3.02 INR Poland Polish Zloty One PLN 18.15 INR Russia Russian Ruble One RUB 1.10 INR Hungary Hungarian Forint One HUF 0.24 INR United states Dollar One Dollar 68.86 INR China Chinese Yuan Yuan 10.01 INR

Indian Currency Exchange Rate

• 1. Citibank
• 2. Standard Chartered Bank
• 3. HSBC Bank
• 4. Deutsche Bank
• 5. Bank of Scotland
• 6. Development Band of Singapore Bank
• 7. Barclays Bank
• 8. The Bank of America
• 9. The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait

Indian banks all over the Global 1.State Bank of India 2.ICICI Bank 3.HDFC Bank 4.Punjab National Bank 5.Bank of India 6.Canara Bank 7.Bank of Baroda 8.Axis Bank 9.Kotak Bank 10.Union Bank of India 11.Indian Overseas Bank 12.IDBI Bank Limited 13.State Bank of Patiala 14.Indian Bank 15.Power Finance Corp 16.Oriental Bank of Commerce 17.Syndicate Bank Few Top Foreign Banks lndia There are 22 public sector banks in India, as of 2019. India has 45 foreign banks with total 286 branches operating in India. Foreign Banks in India. There are two ways of presence of foreign banks in India. First is the branch form of presence which means that the foreign bank has its physical branch in India. Second is the presence through Representative Office in India, which is not actually a branch.

The economy of India is a developing mixed economy. It is the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity. The country ranks 139th in per capita GDP and 119th in per capita GDP. India has

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the fastest growing service sectors in the world with an annual growth rate above 9% since 2001, which contributed to 57% of

• GDP. India has become a major exporter
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IT services, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, and software services with $177 billion revenue in FY 2019.

GDP per capita rank: 139nd (nominal; 2018); 119th (PPP; 2018) GDP rank: 7th (nominal; 2018); 3rd (PPP; 2018) GDP by sector: Agriculture: 15.87%; Industry: 29.73%; Services: 54.40%; (2018-19) GDP growth: : 8.2% (16/17) - 7.2% (17/18); 7.2% (18/19e) 7.5% (19/20f) Economic Aid: $3.09 billion Fiscal year: 1 April – 31 March Base borrowing rate: 6.25%

Major Industries in India

• 1. Textile Industry
• 2. Food Processing Industry
• 3. Chemical Industry
• 4. Cement Industry
• 5. Steel Industry
• 6. Software Industry
• 7. Mining Industry
• 8. Petroleum Industry:

• 1. Railways transport
• 2. Road transport
• 3. Ports Transport
• 4. Inland water transport
• 5. Coastal shipping Transport
• 6. Airlines Transport.

22.6% on Foot, 13.1% Bicycle, 12.7% Moped/Scooter,/Motor Cycle, 3% Auto Rickshaw, 11.4% Bus, 3.5% Train, 0.2% water transport, 3.5% by air, 30% not travel. The main transport system in India for Import & Export

Number of Indian International Freight Station

Types Nos. Shipping and ports 46 Air Logistics 17 Inland Container Depots 47 Container Freight Station 4 Transportation & Freight Companies Indian Local Transportation 8,500 Railway stations 20 International Airports 13 sea ports

Around 8,500 Railway stations in India Mumbai's local rail network is the busiest commuter train system in the world; with 7.5 million people using the trains to commute daily, it is no surprise that overcrowding, here. Mumbai Local Rail Network

India has 4th largest largest railway network(Only behind United States, China & Russia) with 115,000 km

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track and 7,112 stations. Indian railways has also been included in the list of Top 10 employers of the World.

Introduce ICF(Integral Coach Factory) High Speed Train in 2018

The indigenous design of the Train 18 has the potential to shake up the high-speed train-building industry of the world, claims the ICF . It said that the train, though designed for a maximum speed of 160kmph has the potential to go up to 200kmph if matching track, Over Head Equipment and signaling infrastructure is in place.

7 Best Luxury trains In India ➢ Maharajas’ Express ➢ Royal Rajasthan On Wheels ➢ Palace On Wheels ➢ The Deccan Odyssey ➢ Golden Chariot ➢ Royal Orient Train ➢ Fairy Queen Express

Indian Railways has been introducing new trains to benefit the tourists across India. There are some luxurious trains in important tourist cities

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Kalka-Shimla Toy Train. Indian Railways will soon start its services for Gatimaan Express which is said to be the fastest train in India.

Proposed Train Routes for International Line

Indian Railways is also planning to build the highest railway track in the world even taller than the Beijing-Lhasa Railway Line. Indian Railways has also been planning the rail system between southern Bhutan and India. It is also said that the Central Government is considering a rail route from Manipur to Vietnam Via Burma. Indian Railways in collaboration with rail authorities in China is interested in starting a High Speed Rail link between New Delhi in India and Kunming in China Via Myanmar. A rail route to Thailand is also possible if Burma Railway is rebuilt. This would also give proper connectivity to Malaysia and Singapore as well.

S.No Name of the Port Coast State

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Kandla Western Coast Gujarat

2.

Paradip Eastern Coast Odisha

3.

JNPT Western Coast Maharashtra

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Mumbai Western Coast Maharashtra

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Visakhapatnam Eastern Coast Andhra Pradesh

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Chennai Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu

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Kolkata Eastern Coast West Bengal

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Mangalore Western Coast Karnataka

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Tuticorin Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu

10.

Mormugao Western Coast Goa

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Kochi Western Coast Kerala

12.

Krishnapatnam Port Eastern Coast Andhra Pradesh

13.

Ennore Eastern Coast Tamil Nadu

India has a coastline spanning 7516.6 kilometers, forming one of the biggest peninsulas in the world. According to the Ministry of Shipping, around 95 per cent of India's trading by volume and 70 per cent by value is done through maritime transport.

Jawaharlal Nehru port (Mumbai)

Jawaharlal Nehru port is the largest container port in India and is also known by Nhava Sheva. It is situated in Maharashtra (Mumbai). It accounts for more than half of total container volumes handled at India's 12 public ports and around 40 percent of the nation's overall containerized ocean trade.

Kandla port(Gujarat)

The Kandla port is situated 90 kms from the Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat in a place called the Kandla creek. It is the largest port in India by volume of cargo handled. Today, the Kandla port is one of the highest profit earning port of India and the center for exporting grains and importing oil.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) manages a around 134 Airports, which includes 20 International Airports, 81 Domestic Airports, 08 Customs Airports and 25 Civil Enclaves at Defense Airfields.

Both airport is the largest in the country and is also the busiest both regarding passenger traffic and cargo handling. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport – Mumbai

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INDIRA GANDHI(DELHI) CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI(MUMBAI) CHENNAI (CHENNAI) KEMPEGOWDA (BENGALURU)

Indian International Airport

India's leading airports by freight handled per year (in 1,000 metric tons)

Top freight forwarding companies

• 1. Kuehne+Nagel Inc
• 2. C.H. Robinson Worldwide
• 3. DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding
• 4. Geodis
• 5. Sinotrans Limited
• 6. CJ Korea Express
• 7. DB Schenker Logistics
• 8. Chinatrans International Limited
• 9. Pantos Logistics
• 10. Worldwide Logistics Group.
• 11. Panalpina Inc.
• 12. Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics Co.
• 13. Expeditors International of Washington
• 14. Hitachi Transport System
• 15. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
• 1. CTC Freight Carriers Private India

Limited

• 2. Trans Ocean Bulk Logistics
• 3. Safe-express
• 4. Global Express Logistics
• 5. DTDC
• 6. Agarwal Packers and Movers
• 7. First Flight-
• 8. Atlas Logistics Pvt Ltd
• 9. Sal Logistics Pvt Ltd
• 10. Falcon Fright

Top Logistics companies There are thousands of freight forwarding & Logistics companies in India. (Office time 10am to 7pm -Sunday closed) Freight forwarding & Logistics companies

Import & Export Partners & Products

Top Product Exports Top Exports Parterns

Rank Country Value (US$ billion) Share of overall exports 1 United States 40.4 15.30% 2 United Arab Emirates 30.3 11.50% 3 Hong Kong 12.2 4.60% 4 China 9.5 3.60% 5 United Kingdom 8.9 3.40% 6 Singapore 7.8 3% 7 Germany 7 2.70% 8 Saudi Arabia 7 2.70% 9 Sri Lanka 5.5 2.10% 10 Bangladesh 5.5 2.10% 11 Vietnam 5.3 2% 1 Regional Handicrafts 2 Organic Supplements and Medicines 3 Meat Exportation 4 Dairy Products 5 Homeopathy Medicines 6 Jewelry and Precious Stones 7 Leather and Leather Products 8 Ceramics 9 Petroleum Products 10 Textiles

Top Product Imports Top Imports Partners

Rank Country Value (US$ billion) Share of overall imports 1 China 61.5 15.80% 2 Saudi Arabia 21.4 5.50% 3 Switzerland 21.1 5.40% 4 United States 20.5 5.20% 5 United Arab Emirates 20.3 5.20% 6 Indonesia 13.9 3.50% 7 South Korea 13.1 3.40% 8 Germany 11.8 3.00% 9 Iraq 11.3 2.90% 10 Nigeria 10.2 2.60% 11 Qatar 9.7 2.50%

1 Chemical fertilizers 2 Edible oils 3 Iron and Steel 4 Machinery 5 Medicines 6 Non-ferrous Metals 7 Petrol and Petroleum products 8 Paper 9 Precious stones 10 Plastic 11 Transport equipment 12 Wool

India is currently the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India represents a sizable and dynamic market, with an annual GDP growth rate of around 7% and is an important player in global economic governance.

India is an important trade and Investment partner for the EU

European Union (EU) decided on a free trade agreement (FTA) with India for strengthening two-way trade and investment The EU is the leading destination for Indian exports (almost 18% of the total). India is the EU's 9th largest trading partner, accounting for 2.3% of EU's total trade in goods in 2018, well behind the USA (16.9%) and China (15.3%). Trade in goods between the EU and India increased by 72% in the last decade.

Luxury Goods & Gold Indian Spices Fine Textiles Indian Silk Ebony - artificial jewellery Car Parts Indian companies invested over €50 billion in Europe since 2000. The EU is the leading destination for Indian exports (almost 18% of the total). The EU is India's largest trading partner, accounting for €92 billion worth of trade in goods in 2018 India is now the 4th largest service exporter to the EU and the 6th largest destination for EU services exports.

International Trading Partners

• The Netherlands increased its import purchases from

India from 2017 to 2018 by the leading 59.3%.

• In second place was Nepal with a 32.2% gain in value.
• China boosted its imports from India by 31.3%, trailed

by a 21.4% improvement for Bangladesh, a 17.7% uptick for Malaysia and a 12% boost from United States-based importers.

• Reliance Industries (oil, gas)
• Tata Motors (cars, trucks)
• Indian Oil (oil, gas)
• Coal India (diversified metals, mining)
• ITC (tobacco)
• Bharat Heavy Electricals (electrical equipment)
• Hindalco Industries (aluminum)

Biggest Companies Servicing Indian Trading Globally

India has important and strong economic relations with many countries in the world. Traditionally India has maintained trade relations with various

• countries. After the

economic reforms of the early nineties, the Indian economy was opened up to further bilateral trade relations with various countries and to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Import restrictions on many items were lifted which led to expansion of India's economic relations with

• ther nations.

India is likely to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2030, next only to China and overtaking the US, according to Business experts. The UK-based multinational bank also predicts that based on nominal GDP using purchasing power parity exchange rates, China will overtake the US by 2020.