Driven by strong sales and lower price points, fashion retailer Zara's net profit went up more than 70 percent in India in 2017. Spain-based Inditex has two joint ventures with India's Tata Group’s retail arm Trent: one for Zara and the other for luxury label Massimo Dutti. The joint venture...
Mobile Incentives Improve Vaccination Rates in India
A combination of both mobile phone reminders and an incentive of mobile phone talk time increased vaccination coverage of children in rural India from 33% to 50%, according to findings published in the journal Pediatrics. "Mobile and web connectivity have expanded exponentially in several countries in both rural and urban settings,...
Vision Impact Institute Spreads Awareness on Driver Safety in India
Dallas, TX-based Vision Impact Institute is finalizing a study on commercial driver safety in India, global executive director, Kristan Gross said. "There will be 25 million commercial drivers by 2020 in India," Gross added, "and half have vision issues." According to preliminary results from a study conducted in 2017, in...
Trek Bicycles Expands Operations in India
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...
Israel's Netanyahu Hails "New Era" in Ties with India
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....