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30 Indian
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IIT’s
Ranked Third Best in the world
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has been ranked the third
best technology universities in the world for 2005, according to the
Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). The publication, which is
highly respected and read in the world of academia, said: "Our
peer review of the world's top technology universities shows that
in 2004, the high praise for the Indian Institutes of Technology was
no fluke". "Up to third position in 2005 from fourth place
last year, the IITs are a source of Indian national pride as well
as innovation and wealth".
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Tourist inflow to India
up
Following the ‘Incredible
India’ campaign across the globe to showcase India’s
tourism potential pecial attention on rural and medical tourism
has reflected in an increased inflow of foreign tourists and
foreign exchange into the country.
Foreign tourist’s arrival in the country between January-September
2005 has grown by 15.2% to 2.64 million from 2.29 million during
the corresponding period last year. Foreign exchange earnings,
during the first nine months of 2005, were up 21.5% at $4.16
billion as against $3.42 billion during the same period last
year, according to tourism department sources. The earnings
from foreign tourist arrivals have increased 20.6% to Rs 1,83,790
crore, the sources added.
With festive seasons and year-end round the corner, the tourists
inflow this year is expected to touch four million as compared
to 3.37 million the previous year, said the department sources.
It was 2.38 million in calender 2002 and 2.73 million in calender
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Following which the forex
earnings during the calender 2005 will cross the $5 billion
mark with an expected growth between 35% and 40%, the sources
said.
A government statement said that India had 262,925 foreign visitors
in September, compared with 235,970 a year earlier, while foreign
exchange earnings rose 16.1 percent to $420.58 million. |
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