Indian scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, in the state of Gujarat, have claimed to have created the world’s thinnest material, 100,000 times narrower than a sheet of paper -- a two-dimensional material of just one-nanometer thickness. The three member research team includes two students working toward a...
India to Get its First Cartoon Network Themed Park
Turner International India, a division of New York City-based Times Warner, and the Rajgreen Group of Companies based in Gujarat, India, announced a 10-year partnership in Amaazia — India’s first Cartoon Network-branded amusement park. The Rajgreen Group invested $66 million in the venture which is located at Surat in the state of...
U.S. Entrepreneur Offers Small Module Reactors to India
Dr. Kris Singh, the Indian-American founder and CEO of New Jersey-based SMR LLC and Holtec International offered mini nuclear reactors to India. "The new generation small nuclear reactor uses light water technology to produce 160 MW and is the future of nuclear energy because of its unconditional safety and economy," Singh told...
Voice of America Facilitates Pronunciations of Indian Words
With the advance of technology and its ongoing refinement, far-flung areas of the world are getting closer and closer. Business, education, travel, and media reference a plethora of cultures more than ever before. In 2000, Voice of America's pronunciation guide was developed to help media with tricky pronunciations. Now it...
Johnson Controls and Hitachi to Set Up Export Hub in India
Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls and Hitachi Airconditioning India Ltd., will develop and manufacture air-conditioners in its plant near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for sale in the Middle-East and Southeast Asia. Global CEO Franz Cerwinka said, "We also want to expand our manufacturing to export out of India. The Indian operations contribute 12 percent...
India's Shrimp Industry Shows Steady Growth
India’s export of shrimp was 382,959 tons in Calendar Year 2015, up 9.8 percent from the previous year India’s cultured shrimp production in the year ending March 2015 was about 426,500 tons, up 30 percent from the previous year (Figure 1). From 2005 to 2015, shrimp production has grown at...