Currently, India has 22 power reactors in operation at seven plant sites with a combined capacity of 6,780 MWe. It now expects to bring 21 new nuclear power reactors with a combined generating capacity of 15,700 MWe into operation by 2031, Jitendra Singh, the country's minister of state for the...
AstraZeneca, Indian Cancer Society to Launch Cancer Screening
AstraZeneca Pharma India in partnership with the Indian Cancer Society, announced the launch of a nationwide cancer awareness initiative – Cancer Screening for Women. Under this program, free, specialized cancer-screening will be conducted across the country for women from underprivileged families. These screening camps will focus on prevalent cancers of...
India Crosses 500 Million Internet Connections
By the end of September 2018, India recorded 56o million internet users marking 65% growth from 340 million connections in March 2016. According to a report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 64% of the internet connections are from urban areas while 36% are from its rural regions. India's...
Walmart to Work with Small Farmers in India
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of State of Maharashtra’s Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (SMART) event, Krish Iyer, president and CEO, India operations, said that Walmart will focus on tier-2 cities since they offer the company a good opportunity to service the kirana or small family-run stores, as also...
Holtec to Manufacture Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants in India
Camden, NJ-based energy technology company Holtec International, Inc. will invest $680 million to build a facility in the western state of Maharashtra, India, dedicated to manufacture high-end nuclear power plant equipment. The Holtec Heavy Manufacturing Division plant will also be equipped to meet the "heavy weldment" needs of petroleum, chemical,...
IBM AI to Predict India Crop Yields
India's government policy think tank NITI Aayog signed a deal with IBM India Private Limited to develop a prediction model for crop yields using artificial intelligence (AI). IBM will be develop the technological model for improving agricultural output and productivity for various crops and soil types, and NITI Aayog will...