India’s export of shrimp was 382,959 tons in Calendar Year 2015, up 9.8 percent from the previous year India’s cultured shrimp production in the year ending March 2015 was about 426,500 tons, up 30 percent from the previous year (Figure 1). From 2005 to 2015, shrimp production has grown at...
Walmart to Set Up 50 New Outlets in India
Walmart will open 50 new wholesale stores across India over the next three to four years which will be located in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. President and CEO, Walmart Canada and Asia, Dirk Van den Berghe, said Walmart was committed to India,...
Kia to Manufacture Cars in India
Kia Motors Corp., affiliate of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co., will invest $1.1 billion to build its first factory in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The plant will have a production capacity of 300,000 vehicles a year, and it will produce a compact sedan and a sport utility...
India Commissions Largest Solar Plant in the World
Kamuthi, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, now has the world’s largest solar power plant in a single location. With a capacity to produce 648 MW of electricity, the plant covers an area of 4 square miles. The project consists of 380,000 foundations, 2.5 million individual solar...
India Launches Advanced Weather Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR using its GSLV-F05 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The cryogenic engine used in the satellite was made in India. This advanced meteorological satellite is configured with an imaging system, an atmospheric sounder, data relay...
Asia Competitive Institute Ranks India's States for Ease of Business
In a study done by the Asia Competitive Institute which is part of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi NCR, Goa and Andhra Pradesh are rated as the top five of 21 sub-regional economies in ease of doing business in India....