The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of...
India's Wipro to Design & Digitize Nokia's Sales Operations
Finland-headquartered Nokia, a leading network equipment, software, and services provider, selected Bangalore, India-based Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, to transform its supply chain and sales order management processes as part of a multi-year business process services deal. Wipro will: Design, digitize, and run Nokia’s...
Virginia Tech Develops Grape Harvesters in India
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partnership with India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.‘s farm equipment division will develop grape-picking robots. Known as the Mahindra AgTech Center, the facility will complement the ongoing work in product development centers at Mahindra Research Valley in India, Japan, and Finland to create a...
At India's DefExpo 2018, Multinationals Ink Partnerships
India’s largest Land, Naval, and Internal Security System’s Exposition, DefExpo India, has become one of the largest events of its kind in the world for the last 10 years. Defense Expo 2018 was a four-day event at the southern city of Chennai, India. The tagline this year was "India: The...
60 Global Food Brands to Set Up Outlets in India
More than 60 global food and beverage brands, including U.S.-based Planet Hollywood and pizza chain Little Caesar's, Singapore-based Sarpino's Pizzeria, Finland's Hesburger, and Dubai-based Ice Cream Lab are planning to enter India, investing an estimated $1 billion and opening as many as 5,000 outlets over the next five years. These...
India's Motherson Sumi Acquires Finland's Automotive company
Noida, India-based automotive component firm Motherson Sumi Systems, a joint venture between its parent Samvardhana Motherson Group and Sumitomo Wiring Systems of Japan, acquired Finland’s PKC Group Plc for about $609 million. “We are very happy to announce that we have successfully acquired 93.75 per cent shareholding in the PKC...