Speaking at the 62nd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hosted by Austria on September 19, the outgoing Atomic Energy Department Secretary Dr. Sekhar Basu recounted India's progress in the nuclear energy sector. Key highlights of Basu's speech: Basu said, "During the last general conference we talked about...
Japan and Singapore Stand 1st on Henley Passport Index
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...
France's Assystem and India's Axiscades Form JV for Energy
France-based Assystem and India’s Axiscades Engineering Technologies Limited., announced the inauguration of a joint venture, Assystem Axiscades Engineering Private Limited based in India. The new company will undertake engineering services for the energy sector business for Indian and global utilities and contractors to meet the needs of the industry’s leading...
GE and EDF to Set Up Six EPRs in India
GE and French Electricite De France (EDF) signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the planned construction of six EPR reactors at the Jaitapur site in Maharashtra, India. The EPR -- European Pressurized Reactor or Evolutionary Power Reactor -- is a third generation nuclear reactor developed by the French companies Areva...
India Overtakes France as Sixth Largest Economy
Per the World Bank's updated data for 2017, India edged past France to become the world's sixth-largest economy. India's gross domestic product stood at $2.597 trillion at the end of last year while the French economy was valued at $2.582 trillion. The U.S. remains the world's largest economy with a...
Boiron Re-Launches in India
Boiron India, subsidiary of Boiron, a manufacturer of homeopathic products, headquartered in France, launched standardized homeopathic medicines for the first time in India. This is the company's second sojourn into the country; it first entered in a joint venture with an Indian company in the 1980s Boiron says that the...