Microsoft India, and the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, a not-for-profit comprehensive eye care institution in Hyderabad, India, have launched the Microsoft Intelligent Network for Eyecare (MINE), a machine learning network that will help doctors in India fight eye disease and reduce the risk of avoidable blindness. Silicon ANGLE reports that...
Tinder Rolls Out Group Chat Features in India
InterActiveCorp, New York-based Tinder is launching a new feature, Tinder Social, that allows groups of friends to discover each other and meet up. The company chief told the BBC that this move marked the "first step that we're taking to make Tinder more social and a little broader when it comes to...
Yoga Day Marked in Times Square and Across the Globe
Last year, the United Nations proclaimed June 21 as International Day of Yoga, and many countries marked this day performing yoga exercises, report both NBC News and the BBC. On June 20, at Times Square, New York City, traffic came to a standstill as people practiced for a yoga session...
Australian Uranium to Fuel India’s Nuclear Reactors
In their first bilateral meeting during the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey in November, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia and Prime Minister Modi of India announced the completion of procedures, including administrative agreements, for the Australia India Civil Nuclear Agreement. The agreement has opened the door for Australian uranium...
Amcor Acquires Packaging India Pvt. Ltd.
In order to capitalize on the growing market in India, Amcor, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, has acquired Packaging India Private Limited a unit of Essel Propack a specialty packaging company which serves multinational and local customers and generates annual sales of approximately $40 million. The deal was closed for $26.4 million....
India's Emami Enters Rich Country CPG Market
Kolkata-based Emami Limited, a personal care and healthcare company, has acquired a 67% stake in Fravin Limited, an Australian organic cosmetics firm for an estimated $3.1 million. (Aus $4million plus) Fravin’s founder, Peter Francis, said “Emami's plans are to build a $77 million (AUS $100 million) manufacturing business out of...