The Mississauga, Ontario-based Magellan Aerospace announced plans to construct a manufacturing and assembly plant in India. The 140,000 sq ft building will be constructed on seven acres in the Aerospace Special Economic Zone near the Bangalore International Airport. The company provides complex assemblies for aircraft and engine manufacturers, and defense...
Blackstone Puts Big Money in Indian Real Estate
New York City-based Blackstone Group is in advanced talks to acquire over 360,000 sq ft spread over six floors in the First International Financial Center (FIFC) Tower at Bandra-Kurla Complex, a business district in Mumbai, for over $125 million. With rising income levels of India's consumers, Blackstone has started focusing...
Qualcomm Expands its Design Initiatives in India
After successfully completing the first edition of the Qualcomm Design in India Challenge, the company announced an investment of $8.5 million for its second edition, where the challenge will focus on rural technology, biometric devices, payment terminals, agriculture technology, medical technology, and smart infrastructure. "Qualcomm Design in India Challenge is...
Some iPhones May Soon Be "Made in India"
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on an earnings call in the first week of February that India is “the place to be.” And Priyank Kharge, the minister for Information Technology for the state of Karnataka, India, said that Cupertino-based Apple Inc., will at first, begin assembling iPhones in India by...
Ola Claims 75% Market Share of India's Urban Taxi Services
India's Bangalore-based transport aggregator Ola said that because of its India-specific innovations such as offline booking and local language apps, the company "effectively holds over three-fourth market share", reports the Economic Times. COO Pranay Jivrajka told the Press Trust of India that the focus of a business needs to be...
India's Property Market May Flourish in 2017
Word on the street was that India's November 2016 demonetization of high value currency notes would have a significant impact on the real estate price; here is what the experts say: Forbes reports that 2017 will be a bumper year for India's real estate market as well as for its...