Facebook announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi, its second attempt to bring millions of Indians online at an "affordable" fee. The service is currently available in the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Meghalaya, where the company has 700 hotspots through other internet providers. It has also partnered...
MIT Grads Provide Biodegradable Sanitary Pads to Rural India
A startup, Saathi (meaning 'companion' in Hindi), founded by three graduates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a graduate from Nirma University in India, is hoping to improve access and waste disposal of sanitary pads for women in rural India. 275,000,000 women in India cannot access pads because they are...
Emma Watson Wears Indian Bodice
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...