Walmart-owned online e-commerce company Flipkart announced plans to add more than 800,000 square feet of space and 5 new fulfillment centers to strengthen its grocery supply chain infrastructure. These centers will be located at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad over the next three months. The additional capacity will help...
Coal India Floats Global Tenders for Heavy Mining Machinery
Coal India Limited (CIL), state-controlled coal mining company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is fast tracking the process of procuring 360 items of high capacity mining equipment valued at over $1 billion. The urgency is because the company aims to bolster production after reviving a one billion ton production target in...
PepsiCo to Digitize Supply Chain in India
PepsiCo India is looking at using technology in both backward and forward integration and making it the cornerstone of its business. Ahmed El Sheikh, president and chief executive officer, said that the company has finalized a project which will digitize the total supply chain within PepsiCo India by digitally connecting...
India's Largest Medical Cyclotron Becomes Operational
India's state-owned Department of Atomic Energy announced that Cyclone-30, the country's largest cyclotron in India's eastern city of Kolkata, will produce medical radioisotopes and will also have dedicated beamlines for material science and nuclear physics research. The machine's accelerator's beam has been used to produce fluorine-18 for the preparation of...
Thermbond Expands to India
Boca Raton, Florida-headquartered Stellar Materials launched Thermbond India Private Limited in Kolkata, India. This office will serve both India and South East Asia. "Thermbond India will be serving customers as a refractory solutions company with specialized products and technology and full support from Stellar, U.S.A.", said Debasish Mukhopadhyay, sales director-...
Gap Launches India-Specific Product Line
San Francisco, CA-based Gap Inc., along with its India joint venture partner Arvind Lifestyle Brands, rolled out a range of products customized according to the fit, color, and design preferences that appeal to Indian consumers. Parag Dani, business head for Gap at Arvind Lifestyle Brands India, explained that the range was...