SS Innovations International, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida- based medtech firm with offices in Gurgaon, India marked a milestone with its SSi Mantra 3 robotic surgery system being used for the first time in the Western Hemisphere to perform cardiac surgery. On June 8, Dr. Juan Zuniga at Interhospital in Guayaquil,...
Switzerland’s Clariant Forms JV with India Glycols
Clariant, a specialty chemical company, and India Glycols Limited (IGL), a leading company in the manufacturing of green technology-based chemicals, announced a strategic partnership to establish a 51-49% joint venture in renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives. By combining production and distribution capacity, the joint venture is expected to become a...
India's OYO Enters America's Budget Hotel Market
Having raised $1 billion from the Japanese investor SoftBank, India's hospitality unicorn Oyo entered the U.S. market by opening an office in Dallas, and is testing the market with OYO Townhouses in Austin, Texas. The company generates most of its demand directly, and its customers book rooms via its mobile app. Oyo focuses on the...
Atlantic Council Proposes Recommendations for India
In its report The Sino-Indian Clash and the New Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific authored by the South Asia Center of Washington-based Atlantic Council made a series of recommendations to help India meet security challenges. Highlights of the Report authored by Robert A. Manning and Bharath Gopalaswamy, as reported by Live...
What's the Favorite Destination for India's Tourists?
Google India said that the top travel searches conducted by Indians between the months of February to April this year were on U.S.A. - the most-preferred summer destination for Indian travelers - followed by the United Arab Emirates, and Thailand. Other pieces of the Google search data reported by the...
Clean Motion Expects India Largest Market for its Electric Rickshaws
Clean Motion India, a subsidiary of Clean Motion AB, Sweden, rolled out its three-wheeled electric rickshaw or “pod” called the Zbee in 2016. Certified in the L5 category by the International Center for Automotive Technology, these electric vehicles are gaining acceptance in India. Business World interviewed Anil Arora, Country Head,...