The Iron and Steel industry in India has been moving from strength to strength and according to the Annual Report 2009-10 by the Ministry of Steel, India has emerged as the fifth largest producer of steel in the world and is likely to become the second largest producer of crude steel by 2015-16. Led by strong demand for automobile and engineering services, the domestic steel demand in India remains robust, as per Moody's sectoral analysis on Asia's steel sector. According to the analysis, the outlook for the domestic operating environment is positive, driven by rapid growth in infrastructure, automobile and construction and constrains on additional supply by 2011.

India is the world's second largest producer of cement with total capacity of 224 million tonnes (MT) as on April 30, 2010, according to the Cement Manufacturer's Association. During May 2010, the cement production touched 14.50 MT as compared to 13.28 MT in May 2009. The cement dispatch quantity was 14.21 MT in May 2010 over 13.06 MT in the corresponding month in May 2009. Moreover, the government's continued thrust on infrastructure will help the key building material to maintain an annual growth of 9-10 per cent in 2010, according to India's largest cement company. In January 2010, rating agency Fitch predicted that the country will add about 50 million tonnes cement capacity in 2010, taking the total to around 300 million tonnes.

The Indian telecommunications industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the number of telephone subscriber base in the country reached 653.92 million as on May 31, 2010, an increase of 2.49 per cent from 638.05 million in April 2010. With this the overall tele-density (telephones per 100 people) has touched 55.38. The wireless subscriber base has increased to 617.53 million at the end of May 2010 from 601.22 million in April 2010, registering a growth of 2.71 per cent. The booming domestic telecom market has been attracting huge amounts of investment which is likely to accelerate with the entry of new players and launch of new services.

The Global Logistics Industry is valued at US$ 3.5 trillion. 75% of the U.S. market, contributes to over 25% of the global industry value, spends close to 9% of its GDP on logistic services. 75% of the Indian Logistics Industry is presently estimated at US$ 90 billion. Three fourth of the logistics industry in US and India has generated employment of 45 million and 4.3 million people respectively in each country. It is being forecasted by the experts that the Logistic Industry to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of approximately 8% over the next three to five years. 75% Third Party Logistics (3PL) Solutions, is slated to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 16% from 2007-10. Consequently, 3PL service providers are expected to corner an increased share of the Indian Logistics pie, from 6% in FY06 to 13% in FY11, at a CAGR of 25%.