A report by multi stakeholder Fair Wear Foundation, a European initiative working to improve workplace conditions in the garment and textile industry, highlights positive factors in India's garment industry. Apparel Resources reports that Fair Wear Foundation India Country Study 2016 found no child labor in the garment industry of the...
Uflex Engineers "Seal of Authenticity" for Nestle India
Flexible packaging company Uflex Ltd., located in Noida, India, has created a 3-D seal for Nescafe instant coffee manufactured by Nestle India. The ‘Seal of Authenticity’ is an engineered tamper-proof brand protection / anti-counterfeiting solution that does not disturb the retail price coordinates. The seal, among several other features, comprises an...
Kronos Scales Technology Operations in India
Kronos Incorporated, a multi-national workforce management software and services company headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, will increase its India headcount by around 25 per cent over the next four years. The company’s India R&D center is the second largest outside the U.S. where it employs 700 people, reports The Hindu. “India...
India’s Attero Seeks to Recycle E-Waste in U.S.
Latin for “waste”, Attero is India’s largest electronic asset management company which promotes eco-friendly reuse and recycling of electronics. The e-waste recycler and metal extraction company, aims to turn waste into sustainable resources. Founded by Nitin Gupta in 2008 just after he had finished his MBA from New York University,...
Canada’s Silcotech to Invest $600,000 to Expand India Operations
Based in Ontario, Canada, Silcotech North America which specializes in liquid injection molding announced plans to spend $600,000 on the expansion of its joint venture with India-based Bonny Products Private Limited. “We would like to triple production for products catering to the expanding segments of automobile and medical and extend...
hCentive Inc. to Increase Workforce in India R&D Center
hCentive Inc., a health insurance exchange solutions company headquartered in Reston, Virginia plans to invest $125 million (Rs. 750 crores) at its R&D center in Noida, India over the next five years and expects to ramp up its India team by about 25% over the next twelve months. V.J. Bala, Senior Vice President...