Even as the sales of newspapers and magazines decline globally, in India their circulation increased by more than 23 million copies a day between 2006 and 2016, according to a new report from India's Mumbai-based Audit Bureau of Circulation -- an average growth of nearly 5% per year. The bureau...
Publicis Worldwide Launches Advertising Firm in India
Headquartered in Paris, Publicis, the advertising and public relations company, announced that it will launch Marcel, an innovative and creative shop in Mumbai, India. Marcel was created to help brands thrive in the digital age. It leverages big data, technology, and storytelling to create solutions. Its clients include iconic brands...
Germany's BeYu Cosmetics Returns to India
The German color-cosmetic company BeYu will partner with Mumbai, India-based Kaunis Marketing Services for a re-entry to India this April. Short for 'Be Yourself,' BeYu sells 500 cosmetic aids in 40 countries which will now be available in India across 150 outlets. The company plans to launch a special set...
Global Finance Firms to Add Office Space in India
Even as they downsize their retail operations worldwide, Barclays Plc, Credit Suisse Group AG, Standard Chartered Plc and Citigroup Inc., are among global financial firms looking to add office space in India. Barclay Technologies Center India Ltd, an offshore unit of the London-based financial services firm, is planning to add...
Scientists in India Develop Credit Card-Sized ECG Device
Scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center have developed a credit card-sized Tele-ECG machine that can transmit an ECG over any smartphone to any part of the world. This 12-channel ECG machine works on an Android-platform, can be recharged via a mobile charger, and is priced at $61. It is likely...
India Creates Medical Caesium-137 from Nuclear Waste
India's scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center in Trombay, near Mumbai in the western state of Maharashtra, recover caesium-137 from radioactive waste to protect babies and vulnerable patients from adverse reactions to blood transfusions. A rare and usually fatal complication from blood transfusion is Transfusion-Associated Graft Versus Host Disease, which...