Watching the mounds of grain chaff burning at her family’s farm in India’s northern city of Amritsar, the then 15-year-old Bisman Deu decided to research the pollution caused by this activity. “I started researching pollution,” she says, “then I researched the properties of rice husk; it has a high silica...
Food Delivery Startup Raises from New York's Harmony
Swiggy, a food ordering and delivery startup based out of Bangalore, India, raised $35 million in a Series C round of funding. The company attracted two new investors, New York-based venture capital firm Harmony Partners Ltd., and Singapore-headquartered venture capital firm RB Investments Pte. Ltd. Existing investors Norwest, SAIF and...
Disney India Supplies Bollywood Talent to Beauty and the Beast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney India has launched its live entertainment unit with a local musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The English-language production comes as Disney is re-booting its Beauty and the Beast franchise with a new, live-action version of the story, starring Emma Watson and Dan...
Aeropostale Signs Licensing Agreements in India with Arvind Lifestyle
Aeropostale, Inc., retailer of casual apparel based in New York, plans to open stores in India through a licensing agreement with Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited, a textile manufacturer and the flagship company of the Arvind Group, headquartered is in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. CNN Money reports that Aeropostale's expansion plans in India...
Hollywood Goes to India on Viacom18’s English Language Channel
A new Indian television channel will offer content from Warner Bros, International Television Distribution, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Television, Twentieth Century Fox, Lionsgate, MGM, the BBC and Endemol Shine, among others says The Hollywood Reporter. Colors Infinity from Viacom18 launches this month. Viacom18 is a joint venture between Viacom an American...
Jewelry Retailer Receives Warburg Pincus Investment
New York-based Warburg Pincus LLC will invest $196 million in Kalyan Jewelers Ltd. of Kerala, India as the retailer seeks to open more stores globally to tap demand for gold ornaments. According to Business Week, the company plans to triple its sales in three years by adding 28 new outlets...