Having established a production facility at Ahmedabad in India's state of Gujarat in 2010, Spain-based Iberchem S.A., announced the opening of a fragrance and flavor creative center in Mumbai, India. "The new creative center in Mumbai reflects Iberchem Group’s global business strategy to strengthen its presence in fast-growing markets such...
Small Grocery Stores in India Digitize
With the grocery business in India being dominated by big names such as Flipkart, Walmart, Amazon and Grofers, as well as supermarket chains, smaller family-owned kirana stores are finding ways to stay relevant in this sector. The biggest advantage the kirana's have is proximity to the customer as well as...
Indian Scientists Discover a New Planet
Professor Abhijit Chakraborty and a team at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, in India's western state of Gujarat, has discovered a super-Neptune size planet around a Sun-like star. The research was published online in the Astronomical Journal of the American Astronomical Society. The planet which will be known as EPIC 211945201b...
Temasek and Ascendas-Singbridge Group to Invest in India Logistics
Singapore-based Ascendas-Singbridge Pte Ltd., that offers urban development solutions, will invest $320 million in logistics and industrial real estate in India. The company launched the Ascendas India Logistics Program which targets developing a portfolio of thirteen to fifteen million square feet of space in key warehousing and manufacturing hubs in...
Harvard and IIT's Collaborate on Big Data
Researchers from Harvard University and the Indian Institutes of Technology-Madras, -Bombay (IIT -M and IIT-B) are using big data to build the Integrated Database on Infrastructure Projects, India’s first comprehensive database on infrastructure projects. This mapping will include all types of federal projects, state projects, and public private partnership ventures, and...
Constantia Flexibles Expands Production Capacity in India
Vienna, Austria-headquartered Constantia Flexibles will invest $16 million to expand production capacity at its Indian subsidiary Parikh Packaging, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The company broke ground in mid-2017 on a new greenfield site close to existing production at Parikh. The site is currently under construction and will meet international environmental, hygiene, and...