India seeks to partner with companies in the food processing ecosystem in the U.S. to incorporate best practices into its food value chain. Ahead of the mega 'World Food India' trade show in New Delhi from November 3-5, 2017, India's minister for the food processing industry, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, is...
Ford Focuses on Smart Mobility in India
Ford India hosted the City of Tomorrow Symposium in New Delhi where opinion leaders, academics, innovators, policymakers, and special TED speakers got together for an interactive symposium. The thought leaders explored the innovative use of technology and discussed collaboration between the state and private sectors on the issues of mobility...
Mattis: U.S. to share advanced defense technologies with India
The first high-ranking official of the Trump administration to visit India since January, U.S. defense secretary James Mattis said on a two-day visit to New Delhi, "We look forward to sharing some of our most advanced defense technologies through the bilateral Defense Technology and Trade Initiative." Live Mint reports that...
Nirmala Sitharaman Is India's First Woman Full-Time Defense Minister
On September 3, Nirmala Sitharaman, who served as Minister for Commerce and Industry, was chosen for the biggest promotion in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle on the weekend, and was given independent charge of the Defense Ministry. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first woman to hold this...
Washington State University Helps Advance India's Power Grid
Washington State University will lead a nationwide consortium of U.S. universities and industry partners in a five-year, $30 million joint research project with India to advance the development of the power grid in both countries. The US. Department of Energy announced a $7.5 million grant to the U.S. team, which...
India Aspires to Sell Only Electric Cars by 2030
A Government of India-led initiative – the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan – targets annual sales of 6-7 million EV/Hybrid vehicles by 2020. The government hopes that by 2030, all vehicles sold in India will be electric-powered says a blog post from India Energy. Speaking on "Changing Energy Economics and...