Primark, a retailer in the U.K. that markets readymade apparel, home goods and beauty products, has extended a sustainable cotton initiative in India to 10,000 women farmers. The initiative involves a partnership between Primark, CottonConnect and the Self Employed Women’s Association. Under the Primark Sustainable Cotton Program, women in Gujarat,...
Indian Stents Gaining Global Market Share
Surat, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, is typically known for the diamond cutting business. The inventor of a laser cutter machine in the 1980s that was widely adopted by local gem cutters, decided to modify the technology to cut metal tubes to make coronary stents. This expertise in manufacturing...
U.K. and India Sign Civil Nuclear Agreement
On the first day of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to Great Britain in November, Prime Minister David Cameron signed a civil nuclear agreement with its former colony, reaffirming the importance of addressing climate change and promoting “secure, affordable and sustainable supplies of energy”. The U.K. Department of...
Uflex Invests $300 million in Food Packaging Plant in Sanand, India
Asserting that the aseptic packaging market in India will double within the next three to four years from the current 8 billion packs, Uflex has invested $300 million in a plant in India which will begin operations in 2017. This type of packaging sterilizes the food product and the packaging...
Philips Healthcare Localizes Business for Key India Market
The $4.8 billion Indian health care equipment market is dominated by three large multinational companies—Philips, GE Healthcare India, and Siemens—which together account for a major share of high-end equipment. Dutch company Philips, is the market leader. To keep ahead of the competition, Philips India’s operations will re-organize shortly Three factors,...
Gujarat May Soon Host Medical Device Test Lab
A proposed lab dedicated to biocompatibility and medical device testing to be based in India's western Gujarat state, has received backing from the country's central (federal) government. According to PharmaBiz, companies that manufacture in the state see the lab as a crucial component for quality checks that would aid business...