Waterloo, WI-based Trek Bicycle Corporation launched 34 bicycle models in the premium and super premium category in India's cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Indore. Prices range from $305 for the road bikes to $2,600 for the hybrid models. The company also offers a wide range of cycling...
In India, Starbucks Localizes, Aims to Enter Tier-II Cities
Tata Starbucks Private Ltd., the equal joint venture between Seattle, Washington-based Starbucks Coffee Company and India's Tata Global Beverages Ltd., will focus on regional culinary innovations and expanding its market to tier-II cities of India. Since starting operations in the Indian market in October 2012, it has a total of...
Stanadyne to Set Up Center of Excellence in India
Based in Windsor, Connecticut, Stanadyne LLC is setting up a Center of Excellence for engineering at India's southern city of Chennai where its first plant is located. "We are in the process of shifting all diesel-related engineering activities to India from U.S.A., so the American center will only concentrate on...
Indian University to Collaborate with U.S. Biotech Hub
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (now known as Chennai), will collaborate with experts from leading biotechnology firms and Google-funded startups in South San Francisco city. Dr. Pradeep Gupta, IITM alumnus and mayor of South San Francisco for 2017, will facilitate the collaboration between the Healthcare Technology Innovation...
India's Institute of Technology Develops Device to Monitor Vital Signs
The Indian Institute of Technology at Madras (now known as Chennai), in collaboration with MedIoTek Health Systems based in the same city, have developed wearable medical device called VinCense. The algorithm for this device was developed by the Institute while MedIoTek worked on the mobile health technology. The device can be...
Minister Gadkari Highlights Aggressive Infrastructure Expansion
Speaking at a session on Opportunity in Infrastructure, Logistics Technology and Equipment in New Delhi this November, the Federal Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, Nitin Gadkari, said that the federal government is committed to providing transport and logistics infrastructure in the country. Gadkari noted that the...