Multinational from the Americas, Europe, and APAC have set up research hubs to work in the areas of R&D, Business Process Management and IT. More than 1,000 multinational companies have established engineering and research and development centers — known as global in-house centers or GICs — in India. Among these...
India Ranks 3rd among Top 10 Countries for LEED Green Buildings
With more than 752 LEED-certified projects totaling over 20 million square meters of space, India ranks third on the US Green Building Councils (USGBC) annual ranking of the top 10 countries for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings. Rank Nation Number of Projects Gross Square Meters 1....
Regional Languages Drive India's Smartphone Sales Further
With nearly as many smartphone users as the U.S. has people, India is already one of the world's hottest mobile markets, with America's Apple, Korea's Samsung, China's Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi jostling for market share with Indian brands such as Micromax. India's 300 million smartphone users could grow by more than...
WIPO Head: India Will Be Major Hub of Innovation
In an interview with the Economic Times, World Intellectual Property Organization director general Francis Gurry discussed issues of Intellectual Property and Innovation with respect to India. Snippets of Gurry's opinions during the conversation: There has been a shift in innovation in the last 20 years, from a total domination by...
Dramatic Changes Predicted at Future of Asia Conference
According to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council's (LAWAC) Future of Asia Conference that took place on September 15 and 16, "Asia is a continent where the stakes are rising rapidly - both in economic promise and expansion of individuals' horizons, but also in environmental and security challenges." 57 speakers,...
India is Top Six Manufacturer says UNIDO
Headquartered in Vienna, Austria, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has just released its 2015 Yearbook. A report on global manufacturing output mentions China at the top of the list of the top 10 industrial producers followed by the U.S., Japan, Germany, and Korea. India at the sixth place...