However, even as overall readership increased, that of the frequent and sticky reader—represented in the survey by a person who read a daily newspaper “yesterday”—barely expanded. The IMF retained India’s growth forecasts at 7.4% for 2018 and 7.8% for 2019, making it the fastest-growing among emerging economies. Domestic air traffic posts double-digit growth for third yearFor the third straight calendar year, India’s domestic air traffic registered double-digit growth. The year 2017 saw domestic airlines ferry 117 million passengers, or a growth of 17.3%. The 2017 growth rate is the slowest in the last three years.

Source: Mint January 27, 2018 18:11 UTC