European luxury firm Maison Montblanc, which has a joint venture with India's Bangalore-based Titan, is looking at a turnover of $100 million over the next four years. The joint venture currently has seven boutique stores, and Titan's managing director Bhaskar Bhat said, "We have a plan for about 25 stores...
What Technology Innovations is India Working at?
In his article in Fortune on whether India can become an innovation hub for the world, journalist Ashish Gupta explores India's capability in cutting-edge technology and disruptive innovation. In his search for answers, Gupta talks to many stalwarts in the field of innovation: Vijay Govindarajan, Coxe Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth,...
Rolls-Royce Inaugurates Service Delivery Center in India
With the aim of improving capability and providing faster front-line support for over 750 engines in a range of aircraft in India, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc launched a new defense service delivery center in Bangalore, its first outside the U.S. and U.K. This center will deliver real-time solutions through maintenance repair...
iPhone SE Will Be Manufactured in India
ICT Service Management Solutions, owned by Taiwan's Wistron Corporation (Apple's original equipment manufacturer) will manufacture the iPhone SE at its factory located in Yeshwanthpur, a suburb of Bangalore. Forbes reports that Wistron obtained an official certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards for Model A1723, which is the 4-inch iPhone SE...
Cisco Makes India Their Global Export Hub
Hoping to make India a global export hub, San Jose, CA-based Cisco is working with its global component-making partners to help facilitate this plan. "We are working with the global ecosystem providers to set up shop in India and as they start moving in, costs will be less as we...
Flexible Office Concepts Gain Traction in India
To set up its presence in India, China's e-commerce firm Alibaba rented 30 seats in a flexible office in Bangalore. The deal for the dedicated seats or private studios is with co-working community venture CoWrks one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the country. Sidharth Menda, CEO at...