With such a rich agro foundation, India needs to be an exporter of pet food.

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India's dog and cat food imports surged to $69.8 million in H1 2024, up from $25.5 million in 2019 and $11.2 million in 2015.  Volume of dog food imports rose from 6 million kgs in 2015 to 29 mill...

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- India's dog and cat food imports surged to $69.8 million in H1 2024, up from $25.5 million in 2019 and $11.2 million in 2015.
- Volume of dog food imports rose from 6 million kgs in 2015 to 29 million kgs in 2024.
- Growing affluence and work-from-home trends have led to more pet adoptions.
- Thailand now accounts for 60 percent of India's pet food imports, up from a third in 2015.
- India also exported $36.4 million worth of pet food in H1 2024, with Germany, the US, and UK as top destinations. 

 Source: [Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-hallelujah-as-indias-pet-food-import-double-in-five-years-12824451.html)

India's Pet Food Imports Skyrocket Amid Growing Affluence

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Is it a right time to start a pet clothing brand ? OR A kids clothing brand ?

People's opinion!

Growth Marketer

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shubhkaran-singh-farmers-protest-farmer-killed-in-protest-owned-2-acre-land-took-loan-for-sisters-wedding-5105592

But bro all these protesting farmers are rich

Product Owner

- 42% of this will be Grocery, followed by Fashion at 24%
- 65% of D2C brand sales expected to be driven by Marketplaces (as they are today) 
- Today, 92% of retail is offline. By 2027, 89% of retail will be still offline (fair)

India D2C market expected to go from $16.9Bn in '23 to $61Bn in '27

Software Developer

Liabilities and high interest loans rising, household savings falling. It's a very worrying statistic if people are borrowing money just to stay afloat.

Acche din

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Hyperlocal gets hyper competitive. What are the factors that make quick commerce companies  a hit in India but a big flop across the globe? Seriously curious !

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What’s a startup idea you had but you never built it

I’ll go first. Mine was a high quality alcohol delivery service. But I later realised how difficult it is to pull it off due to regulation.  
  
 BevMo is a huge company in the US doing the same

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Following wester consumerism blindly is the reason when most DINK couple decides not to have kids. The age old colonial term of "civilising the brown is white man's responsiblity".
Let me burst this bubble of ever happy life and not having dependency of kids,they are not investment,etc etc.
 I wont highlight if its right or wrong here for it lots of post are there. I better highlight what will happen after next 20 30 years as I can learn from west(USA) lifestyle pattern.
All these people have kept most of their money in *paper* assets like PF,Bank FD,stocks. Reason for highlighting the word paper will see.
 As the number of oldies will increase over youngsters. Govt will need more youngsters as economy is worked upon by them. No loan takers,no new consumers. What will happen stock prices will fall,same goes for bank interest ,in worst case you wont be ablw to withdraw your principal even(happening in australia, people have to inform why they are withdarwing cash to bankers).
Next for pf: when ww contribute to PF we pay foe the payback of current retired generation or basically we are paying their debt. But due to lack of youngster no one will pay your debt so forget your PF as well.
This is how your money bubble of Crores will vanish. 
There is a term debt to gdp ratio, ever heard? Its the debt taken by govt from future generations to develop current lifestyle. Hence still govt need people to sustain and payback that debt so they will allow illegal immigrants ( what you are seeing in USA and Europe in name of "multicultralism").
And you know what? These rowdy immigrants will fill your city and you will become second class citizen why cause its democracy and majority rules. Noone will protect you leave alone police actually there is no one "left" to protect you( read statements of Canadian police regarding car thefts you will find similarities).
Still oldies are there so new experimentation on assisted suicides(Canada is leading the way in current timeframe).

A letter to DINK couple

🤣🤣🤣 
 Love this! Trying to force opinions on people in "their" way. 
  
 You like kids? Have them. 
 People who don't want. Leave them alone. 
  
 Parents or non parents, no one is taking those money with them. Might as well enjoy this life than paying lakhs in school fees. 
  
 Yea yea "bet your parents didn't think that way". Honestly, tshould have.

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- India is emerging as the next big growth market for consumer goods giants like PepsiCo and Unilever, filling the gap left by China's uneven recovery.
- Companies are targeting India's diverse population and untapped rural market with new flavors and size variants, driven by the country's fast-paced economic growth.
- Major consumer goods firms expect higher government spending, a better monsoon season, and a resurgence in private consumption to boost consumer spending in the coming quarters.
- The combined market share of top multinational companies in India is projected to rise, while their market share in China is expected to decline.
- Consumer goods companies are heavily investing in India with new product launches and packaging upgrades, contrasting with muted growth in China. 

 Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/pepsico-pg-india-becomes-next-big-growth-bet-china-lags-2024-08-09/)

India Becomes Key Growth Market for Consumer Goods Giants as China Slows

Nestlé’s baby food brands including Cerelac and Nido added sugar in the form of sucrose, in lower and lower-middle income countries including India — but not in the products sold in Europe or UK, according to a report by Swiss investigative organisation Public Eye and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN).

The research was conducted at a lab in Belgium, and examined Nestlé’s baby food products from Asia, and Africa branded as Cerelac, Nido, Mucilon and Dancow. These contained an average of 3 grams per serving, and in some cases up to 6 grams. Similar products tested in the European markets showed no added sugar. A Nestlé India spokesperson has attested that the company has reduced the sugar content in the baby product portfolio by 30% over the past five years, NDTV reported. In 2022, the sales on these products exceeded Rs.20,000 crore in India alone.

Nestlé has been under the scanner in the past for similar violations in several African countries. Reports from the 1970s raised the alarms on their unethical marketing practices in an effort to push artificial feeding over breastfeeding.

New 20000 crore market just opened up

Don't know why I'm so pissed with these news. Kinda knew it, but they have ruined generations. Most of Indians turning out diabetic, obese and heart attack prone may not just be "lacking exercise". The food has been laced with unhealthy sugars when we didn't even know they were bad for us. 
  
 And so passed with government.  Europe has such tough food laws, even US. But India, we are just numbers. If I die, there will be 50 to replace me, or even more 
  
 Fckin pissed!!

Product Designer

- Shampoo sales see surge in smaller pack sizes
- Noodle consumption declines amid economic pressures
- Clothing purchases decrease as consumers tighten budgets
- FMCG companies adapt to changing consumer preferences
- Experts cite inflation and economic uncertainty as key factors 

 Source: [The Print](https://theprint.in/economy/indians-are-spending-less-at-their-local-kirana-store-whats-halted-fmcg-sectors-post-covid-revival/2235715/)

Indian Consumers Opt for Smaller Sizes as Spending Habits Shift

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Here is the break-up - 
Residential Plot we Just bought from our Indian Stock Selling - 90L
Equity - 40L
Crypto - 6L
US Stocks - 26L
Mutual Funds - 10L
NPS and EPF - 22L 
Cash - 6L 

I have not factored in inheritance of about 1CR which will be passed on to us in a long time but I don't want to count that as mine I want to pass that to my son... As that will be his not mine! 

3.5 year back I had a educational loan of 17L and my Wife had Equity of 17L so basically we were at 0 at that time... 

Nothing has changed at all for me... And I do not think even 10-20CR would change me too 😉 I am still a confused stupid... And will be forever ♾️

I have resigned from my current job as I was not satisfied.. I am looking out for more opportunities outside so that I can build the house with that money! 

Even with 2 CR I don't think I have achieved anything ... I have a long way to go from here ☺️

Reached about 2CR! Still Feel Poor! WTH is Wrong!

Not 2Cr even 20Cr you won't be satisfied. 
  
 First, think about what you want out of life, money is not (the only) goal.

Both indexes began diverging sometime close to when Fed started to aggressively hike rates. It appears that the post-COVID rally was more favourable to the S&P but NIFTY is currently outperforming on absolute returns.

My idea is fundamentally simple. Financial prudence during the raging recovery paid off for us, the economy appears resilient and poised to do well in the near to mid-term. It also reflects that markets are pricing recessionary risk very differently to both markets.

Any ideas by others?

[Thread] Why is the Indian Public Market outperforming the US Public Market?

What opinion will you defend like this?

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- **India** has become the second-largest supplier of restricted technologies to **Russia**, following **China**.
- Exports of items like **microchips** and **machine tools** hit **$95 million** in July, doubling from earlier months.
- Almost a **fifth** of sensitive tech in Russia's military-industrial complex comes from India.
- US and EU officials are frustrated by India's lack of response to concerns.
- **Sanctions** and diplomatic efforts are ongoing to curb these exports.

Source: [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/india-is-now-russias-second-largest-supplier-of-restricted-technology-details-101728701062068.html), [The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-is-now-russias-no-2-supplier-of-restricted-technology/articleshow/114161679.cms)

India's Critical Tech Exports to Russia Surge

•⁠  ⁠One thing is clear - AI is going to take away jobs, and not just engineers.
•⁠  ⁠So many "AI & SaaS" startups are just plain OpenAI wrappers. Their teams know what can be done "faster, better,smoother" but don't know how. One company even credited them in their poster. Well, honest at least 💁‍♀️
•⁠  ⁠They let in too many nibbi/nibbas and there were queues everywhere
•⁠  ⁠People selling skin brightening creams in 2024 is still very weird to me
•⁠  There's an electric cycle startup called Booty (i'm not making this up 💁‍♀️)
•  In all, the management was very good. Food was expensive though 😢 
•⁠  ⁠Best is the picture below, how Biryani tends to find me. This time the dogs are having fun too!

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- India's imports from China increased by 13.05% to $10.28 billion in July, while exports to China fell by 9.44% to $1.05 billion, according to commerce ministry data.
- During April-July 2024-25, India's exports to China dipped by 4.54% to $4.8 billion, and imports grew by 9.66% to $35.85 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of $31.31 billion.
- Exports to countries like the UK, Germany, and South Africa contracted in July, but saw growth in the US, UAE, and the Netherlands.
- India's exports to the US rose by 3.15% to $6.55 billion in July, while imports increased by 1.43% to $3.71 billion, leading to a trade surplus of $12.2 billion during April-July 2024-25.
- Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal stated that the increase in imports from China is not a concern as it aligns with India's growing consumption and economic growth. 

 Source: [Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/indias-imports-from-china-up-13-exports-dip-9-44-in-july/articleshow/112528612.cms)

India's Trade Dynamics with China: Imports Surge, Exports Decline

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