In Beauty and the Beast, Disney's film set in France, Britain's Emma Watson, starring as Belle, wears a beautiful, delicately hand embroidered bodice created by India's artisans. "They used a technique called 'Aari work' which is a very fine chain stitch traditional to the Kutch area of Gujarat," said assistant...
14-Year-Old from India Builds Drone to Zap Landmines
The Mirror reports that 14-year-old Harshwardhan Zala from the western state of Gujarat in India has struck a $730,000 deal with the Indian Government for his invention of an anti-landmine drone which can help to detect and defuse hidden bombs in fields. The drone is equipped with an infrared sensor,...
Gujarat, India Offers Incentives for Defense Equipment Manufacture
The western state of Gujarat in India, has released an investor-friendly Aerospace and Defense Policy 2016 that offers 10-year incentives in relation to land allotment, stamp duty, registration charges and electricity duty, to attract defense and aerospace manufacturers reports Defense World. Terms of this policy are: The state will now...
India's Britannia Industries to Go Global
Bakery and dairy product maker Britannia Industries headquartered in Bangalore, India, is planning to expand its presence in overseas markets, reports moneycontrol. "It's our vision to make Britannia not just an Indian food company but a global food company. We want our footprint across the globe and have made some...
India Commissions Largest Solar Plant in the World
Kamuthi, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, now has the world’s largest solar power plant in a single location. With a capacity to produce 648 MW of electricity, the plant covers an area of 4 square miles. The project consists of 380,000 foundations, 2.5 million individual solar...
iBASEt Expands Operations in Ahmedabad
Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, iBASEt, provider of software solutions to complex, highly regulated industries such as Aerospace and Defense, Medical Devices, Nuclear, Industrial Equipment, Electronics, and Shipbuilding, expanded its India operations last month. The new office in Ahmedabad, in the western state of Gujarat, will expand iBASEt’s footprint in...