It has been India's year on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with genuine global interest in the India growth story, a clear outlier to the overall state of global growth.

Given the heavy snowfall and significant traffic on the way to Davos this year, it became apparent that opting for the hour's helicopter flight from Geneva was a practical choice.

Union Minister Smriti Irani said today that data about women have thrown up a stunning story of enterprise at the grassroots.