This document discusses the growth of the service sector in India and the key environmental factors that have contributed to its growth. It identifies 10 factors that have driven new service development: 1) economic affluence 2) changing role of women 3) cultural changes 4) IT revolution 5) development of markets 6) market orientation 7) health consciousness 8) economic liberalization 9) migration 10) export potential. It then examines how several of these factors like economic affluence, changing role of women, IT growth, and market development have specifically impacted the service sector in India.