Benjamin Netanyahu, the first Israeli prime minister to visit India in 15 years, accompanied by his wife Sara on a six-day visit to India, were given a warm welcome by Prime Minister Modi. Driving the growing ties is both leaders' shared worldview for national-security and free-markets. Both see Israel's technology-oriented...
India's Food Safety Regulator Eases Business Policies
To facilitate ease of doing business, state-owned Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) put in place procedures to simplify licensing and registration processes: It developed an online Food Licensing and Registration System in all states, (except in Nagaland) as also at airports, seaports and in India's railway systems....
India Sets Up the 5G India 2020 Forum
The Government of India set up a high-level 5G India 2020 Forum to roll out 5G in India by 2020. The committee will have on board three secretaries, one each from the Department of Telecommunications, IT and Electronics, and Science and Technology Ministries. Other members of the forum will include...
Indian Companies are Source for Game of Thrones Costumes
The popular Game of Thrones show has an international cast and locations from different countries around the world. India, too, plays an important role in the series. Since 2011, the fabrics, clothes, and tents used in this production are from a store called Rangrasons in the Lajpat Nagar area of...
U.S. Fashion Designer Connects East with West
Ruby Bhandari's passion for designing began even as she was a teenager. Born in New York of Indian descent, the University of Texas, Austin graduate set up Silk Threads in northwest Dallas where she offers ready-to-wear or custom-designed dresses, custom bridal wear, Indian American styles, and fusion menswear. Her creations are...
WeddingWire Starts Operations in India
WeddingWire Inc., the Chevy Chase, Maryland-based online marketplace for the wedding industry opened its headquarters in a leased space in Gurgaon, approximately 20 miles southwest of Delhi. Proximity to Delhi played a role in WeddingWire's decision to base its headquarters in Gurgaon, reports Bizjournals. "Delhi is the biggest market in...