Momentive Performance Materials Holdings of Columbus, Ohio, a provider of specialty chemicals and materials to Original Equipment Manufacturers in the automotive, paints and agriculture sectors, has opened of its research and development center in Bangalore. The location will work on developing new technologies and products for both global and regional...
Canada's IMAX expands theaters in India
Missisauga, Ontario based Imax opened a new theater in Bangalore, India yesterday with some high-profile help from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and its own high hopes for success in the Indian market. Harper gave a ringing endorsement of the company's large-screen experience, which immerses filmgoers in the action. "If...
Returning Indian Expats Prefer Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai
According to the Times of India, Bangalore hires the highest proportion of returning overseas Indians (NRIs or non-resident Indian as they are still oxymoronically called) in its workforce. It is especially relevant in the IT, pharmacy and healthcare sectors, where they prefer to hire candidates with international exposure, as told...
Bangalore and Mumbai are most the Expensive cities for Average Indian Consumers
Analysis of the most recent Consumer Price Index data released by Reserve Bank of India shows that Bangalore has the highest average cost of living in India, followed by Mumbai, then Chennai, Kolkata, and Delhi. This is a chart from The Times of India, which indicates the CPI scores of...
Huawei Technologies invests in India R&D center
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest $150 million in a one million square foot research and development coming up in Bangalore. Eventually capable of hosting up to 4,000 engineers, the company plans to begin supporting its next-gen mobile phone handsets from this location, according to BusinessLine. For example,...
Philips Consumer Lifestyle India sells high end coffeemakers in three top cities
"Consumer lifestyle is reshaping in the country and to be more relevant to the new generation, we need to have local relevance. We believe that coffee culture is fast catching up in urban India and there is an opportunity for us," Philips India, President Consumer Lifestyle (Indian Subcontinent) A.D.A. Ratnam...