Google and India's telecom company Bharti Airtel have partnered to launch low-cost 4G smartphones powered by Android Go, a trimmed down version of Android 8.1 Oreo, in India. Noida-based Lava International Limited and New Delhi-based Micromax, will make the first set of 4G handsets powered by Android Go. Vani Venkatesh, chief...
India Installs Supercomputers for Weather Forecasting
The Ministry of Earth Sciences in India installed the country’s two fastest supercomputers to conduct earth science research and improve weather and climate forecasts. Both machines are Cray XC40 supercomputers with ClusterStor storage, and are deployed at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, and the National Center for...
India's Healthcare Industry to Reach $372 Bn by 2022
With the growing incidence of lifestyle diseases, and rising demand for affordable healthcare delivery systems, India's healthcare market will increase three times in value terms to $372 billion by 2022, says a report prepared by trade association Assocham. The medical devices market in India, which was valued at $4 billion...
Samsung to Expand in India with $760 Million Investment
Samsung announced an investment of $763 million in India to expand its plant at Noida in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where it manufactures smartphones, refrigerators, and TVs. Android Authority reports that the company added an additional 35 acres of land adjacent to the current facility to double the...
Jubilant Pharma Expected to Buy American Pharma Company
Noida, India-based Jubilant Life Sciences' subsidiary Jubilant Pharma will negotiate a potential acquisition of a specialty business in the U.S., subject to due diligence, satisfactory agreements, and final approval of Jubilant Life Sciences. BusinessLine reports on a company filing at the Bombay Stock Exchange that says, "the proposed acquisition is...
India's Motherson Sumi Expands Internationally
Noida, India-based auto component maker Motherson Sumi Systems consolidated net profit stood at $108.81 million in the quarter ending March 31, 2017, a better-than-expected 20 percent growth. Motherson Sumi's net sales outside India rose over 14 percent to 94.76 billion rupees (GB Please convert to USD) CFO of Motherson Sumi Systems,...