By the end of September 2018, India recorded 56o million internet users marking 65% growth from 340 million connections in March 2016. According to a report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 64% of the internet connections are from urban areas while 36% are from its rural regions. India's...
Israel's Innovation Platform SOSA to Set Up Hubs in India
Israel-based South of Salame (SOSA), an open innovation platform aims to set up innovation hubs in at least three of India's states: Maharashtra, Goa, and Assam. The state of Andhra Pradesh has already signed an agreement with SOSA, to set up an innovation center in the city of Vishakapatnam. These...
Google Gains Momentum in India
Having reached its target of 400 free WiFi-enabled railway stations in India, Google India has plans to expand its free WiFi services to public places such as malls, cafés, and universities. Additionally, Google Station will collaborate with India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh to provide internet access to 12,000 villages...
Huawei, Xiaomi Encourage Their Suppliers to Invest in India
China’s Huawei is encouraging its global suppliers to invest in India in order to build a mobile phone components ecosystem as the company aims to manufacture 90% of its phones in the country by the end of this year, Peter Zhai, president, Huawei India Consumer Business Group, said. "Since we...
Cargill Launches Aquaculture Technology Center in India
Soon after after inaugurating the first fish feed plant in Vijayawada, Minnesota-based Cargill launched a Technology Application Center in Kaikaluru; both facilities are in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The Technology Application Center is designed to help farmers access innovations and apply the best possible solutions to grow healthy...
Coca-Cola Factories in India Go Green
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages said that all three of its factories that it operates in India's southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will be using solar power as the primary source of energy for manufacturing operations. The company has signed agreements with Vibrant Energy, a Hyderabad-based green energy solutions company,...