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The express service industry in India is highly fragmented with a significantly larger number of players from the unorganised segment. Several leading global players too have a presence in India. Apart from the few players that are listed companies, not much information is available relating the other players. The Postal department too offers express delivery services. It has the widest network in terms of locations covered and is estimated to be holding a share of about 13 percent. There are no restrictions on FDI in express industry. However, the industry operates under several laws such as Postal regulations, Customs Act, labour laws, etc. The industry operates on the hub and spoke model. Since a  larger scale of integrated operations does matter, lately several players of the organised segment have been ramping up their operating assets by adding fleet of cargo aircraft, commercial vehicles, branch/franchisee networks, etc. to equip themselves with ability to handle larger volumes of business which is expected to emerge inevitably on support of the sustained growth in Indian economy.

Apart form rising costs, rapidly changing technology is impacting the global express service industry the most. While the advent and extended reach of tools such as the internet and the telephone has reduced the need for formal communication, concepts like B2B and B2C holds immense potential for the express delivery industry. With shrinking geographical and political barriers with Asian nations, share of India in Asian trade is expected to rise significantly in the coming years. According to a report of IMF, Emerging Asia contributed to around one-half of the global growth in GDP during 2004-05. Further, during 2004-05 India’s external trade (including goods and services) surged by 44.2 percent and its export-import trade has grown at an impressive CAGR of 13.4 percent during the last decade driven by the opening up of the country’s economy. The Foreign Trade Policy 2004-07 envisages an average annual growth rate of about 16 percent in India’s global merchandise trade which speaks of potential volumes that India’s express industry would be required to handle in near future. With India increasingly being recognised as an outsourcing destination, activity in the manufacturing sector is expected to rise phenomenally in industries such as textiles, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, etc. The opening of banking, insurance and retail sector too would add further boost to the need for value added express services in India. Development of infrastructure and opening of the Indian aviation sector would aid the industry.

Satiating increasing customer expectations, upgrading technology to deliver the best services, combating on the fronts of increasing cost and competition as well as expanding core activity to other services like Third Party Logistics (TPL) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are some of the major challenges Indias express service industry is expected to face in the coming years. Further, the proposed amendments to the Indian Postal Act, if enacted, pose a threat to the industry. Some of the significant changes proposed include restricting FDI in the industry, allowing Postal Department a monopoly on handling parcels weighing upto 300 gms, registration and annual renewal of players of the industry and contribution of 10 percent revenues towards Universal Service Obligation.

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Free to enter new businesses after scrapping a non-compete pact with brother Anil, Mukesh talked up the investors.

“As and when the power plants of ADAG are ready to receive gas, we would commence supplies to them subject to government granting allocation…,” Ambani told shareholders at the 36th Annual General Meeting here.

RIL, India’s most valuable company with a market capitalisation of Rs 3.45 lakh crore, plans to use its strong balance sheet to fund coal, thermal and nuclear power plants, add capacity to produce polyester and chemicals to create “unprecedented value” for investors.

Ambani, the richest man in Asia, said that RIL was ready for a “big surge forward” and will use its strong finances for “inorganic” growth in sectors like telecom.

“It took three decades for RIL to create an enterprise value of over USD 80 billion (Rs 370,000 crore). I feel hopeful and confident that RIL can accomplish value creation of a similar magnitude in less than a decade,” he said, while proposing 70 per cent dividend or Rs 7 a share for 2009-10.

Addressing RIL shareholders exactly five years to the day when he and his brother Anil split the Reliance empire created by their father Dhirubhai Ambani, Mukesh, 53, signalled desire to end the feud with his younger sibling Anil.

“With legal dispute (over supply and pricing of natural gas from RIL’s Krishna Godavari basin fields to Anil Ambani Group’s power plants) behind us, we look forward to a harmonious and constructive relationship with Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG),” he said at the meeting, which contrary to speculation was not attended by Anil Ambani.

There was perceptible excitement among shareholders as Mukesh walked in to the Birla Matoshree auditorium, flanked by wife Nita and mother Kokilaben, and the packed-to-capacity hall burst out in applause when he announced that he looked forward to a “harmonious and constructive relationship” with ADAG.

Mukesh did not mention Anil, 51, during his over one hour speech and instead only referred to ADAG.

RIL, he said, was ready to supply gas to ADAG’s power plants, including the proposed 7,800 MW at Dadri near Delhi, as and when they are ready to receive the fuel. The supplies would, however, be subject to the government allocating gas.

Scope

The report covers the following areas :
Historical data (3 years or more) on area, production and productivity of potato, onion, tomato, mushroom, banana, mango, citrus fruits, papaya, apple, grapes, pomegranate, coconut, areca nut, walnut, cashew nut
Information about main cultivars / varieties grown in India along with peak season and states where grown
Five-year data on production of all major fruits and vegetables grown in India
Value of imports for 185 items for 2006-07 and April-December 2007Value of exports for 230 items for 2006-07 and April-December 2007
Country-wise import statistics giving quantity and value for 29 items for the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and April-December 2007
Country-wise export statistics giving quantity and value for 47 items for the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and April-December 2007
Key factors influencing the exports / imports
Analysis of trend of imports and exports in each of the following categories – fresh vegetables, frozen vegetables, prepared / preserved vegetables, dried vegetables, fresh fruits, nuts, dried fruits, pulses, and products made from fruits / vegetables

Highlights

From 2004-05 to 2007-08 India’s exports of selected items grew by only 14.42 per cent, while imports grew by 68.19 per cent
Exports had a negative annual growth of 22.27 per cent during 2007-08, even though imports continued to grow at 9.91 per cent over the previous year
Import of fresh fruits has grown by 217 per cent from 2004-05 to 2007-08
Apples top India’s list of fresh fruits import. India’s import of apples has more than doubled from 2004-05 to 2006-07
India’s import of pulses has grown by about 92 per cent from 2004-05 to 2007-08
India is a net importer of fruits and vegetables with imports exceeding exports by over 1.7 million tons
Indian processing industry is acquiring strengths so trend is towards a scenario where India imports raw materials and exports value added products

Reasons to purchase
200 pages packed with information
165 tables & 4 charts
Statistics from reliable official sources
Statistics and trends based on them – no opinions
Country-wise export data for each product for more than 3 past years
Products categorized according to common understanding
Imports and exports data for each category presented together to help understand the trend

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