Within days of having entered the Missile Technology Control Regime backed by President Obama, New Delhi has expressed interest in buying Predator drones from San Diego, California-based General Atomics through the Foreign Military Sales program. Defense News reports that according to an official of the Indian Ministry of Defense, a Letter of...
U.S.-India Partner to Advance Renewable Energy
According to a White House Fact Sheet released this month, the United States and India are cooperating on key issues to support the Government of India’s goal to deploy 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022. These are: Rooftop Solar: The two governments announced plans to extend their successful cooperation...
Autodesk to Provide Advanced Design Technology to India
Moneycontrol reports that California-based Autodesk has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the western state of Maharashtra by which beginning May 5, 2016 Fusion 360, Autodesk’s cloud-based software tool for Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) will be made available for free to Micro,...
Polycom Sets Up Third R&D Center in India
San Jose, California-based Polycom, (recently acquired by Canada-based telecom service provider Mitel Networks) has opened its third R&D facility in India. The move will make India the largest R&D center for the company since it already has two research facilities in Bangalore and Hyderabad, reports Economic Times. Inaugurated by Michael...
FireEye Inaugurates an R&D Center in Bangalore, India
Milpitas, California-based cybersecurity firm FireEye, opened a new research and development center in Bangalore that will serve as a hub for the development and testing of new FireEye products. During its initial phase, the Bangalore-based center will employ approximately 50 R&D specialists, reports IFSEC Global. “The Bangalore office is an...
U.S. Importers Aid Shrimp Farms in India Get International Certification
With guidance, training and support from Missouri-based Global Aquaculture Alliance and California’s Rubicon, 100 Indian shrimp farms will enroll in Global Aquaculture Alliance’s iBAP improvement program to make the enhancements necessary to apply for the Best Agricultural Practices (BAP) certification. A four-star BAP shrimp denotes that the product originates from...