NTT Communications, a unit of the Japan's $112 billion NTT, opened its ninth data center in India. The 30,000 square foot facility cost $124 million. Here are excerpts from an interview of Tetsuya Shoji, president & CEO, NTT Communications with The Times of India: On factors driving the need...
Satya Nadella Pitches Microsoft to Developers and Startups in India
During his visit to India earlier this month, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft projected his company’s technology and programs as ways to help India modernize both its technical and physical infrastructure, reports Fortune. He restated the Microsoft program launched earlier this year which would provide a boost to the startup...
Supply Chains Pose Challenges for India E-commerce
India is the world’s biggest untapped shopping market says the Wall Street Journal, as it traces one online order and its delivery on a 1200 mile journey from Surat in the western state of Gujarat where the garment was manufactured to Madurai in the eastern state of Chennai where the...
Big Brother China Being Filmed in India!
Although production is taking place in a former industrial factory outside Mumbai, viewers will not be able to tell that the all-Chinese version of the global hit reality show Big Brother wasn't made in Shanghai or Beijing, says The Hollywood Reporter. The decision to shoot in India was “driven by...
Kellogg to Up the Ante and Set up its First R&D Center in India
As a result of double-digit growth reported by its Indian subsidiary, U.S. cereal maker Kellogg is planning to increase its investments in India, as well as setting up its first R&D facility in the country, according to a report in the Times of India. It plans to establish its third...
Danaher Opens Third India R&D Center
Adding to its engineering centers in Mumbai and Gurgaon, India, Danaher Corporation inaugurated a 500-person research and development center in Bangalore. Spread over 100,000 square-feet, the center will focus on higher-end development. "We are looking to expand with a $100-million outlay in the next two to three years. We aim...