Kolkata, India-headquartered Vikram Solar, Bronxville, NY-based private equity firm Phalanx Impact Partners and New York City-headquartered Das & Co., an investment and development company with solar holdings in both the U.S. and India, formed a majority U.S.-owned and -operated joint venture – VSK Energy LLC. The venture is spear headed...
Organic India Launches Pre- and Probiotic Psyllium
India is the primary source of Psyllium, used in mainstream products such as Metamucil and known to many Indian as Sat Isabgol, a traditional fiber remedy for constipation. Now, Boulder, Colorado based ORGANIC INDIA’s new Psyllium Pre & Probiotic Fiber claims benefits such as Organic prebiotic fiber which nourishes beneficial gut...
Crocs Expands Retail Presence in India
Niwot, CO-based Crocs launched its 109th store in the state of West Bengal in India. The company is becoming India’s top non-athletic casual footwear brand, and India is currently the 6th biggest market for Crocs globally with a double-digit growth year-on-year. Deepak Chhabra, CEO and managing director, Crocs India,...
Indian Institute of Technology's Rover Heads to Mars Mission Competition in U.S.
The Mars Society of India at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , is among the thirty-six chosen globally for the international university rover challenge organized by Colorado-based Mars Society, a space advocacy organization dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. The contest will be conducted...
Coloradan Crafts 'India in a Cup'
Boulder, Colorado-based Brook Eddy is America's 21st-century master chai wallah (Hindi for 'tea vendor') who founded a $35 million business, Bhakti Chai, a cold tea drink that is available in stores across America. In 2002, Eddy, a master's in social policy, heard an NPR story on Swadhyay, (in Sanskrit, the...
Western Union Launches India R&D, Tech Center
Englewood, CO-headquartered financial services and communications company, Western Union, announced the launch of its Western Union Technology Engineering Center (WUTEC) in Pune, 75 miles east of Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The new research center will serve as Western Union’s innovation and engineering hub in the region. It...