Los Angeles-based Legend 3D is the latest U.S. film services company to mark its presence in the Asia Pacific region by launching a 40,000-square-foot facility in the western Indian city of Pune, about 73 miles from film capital Mumbai. Legend India is located in the 10-acre Suzlon One Earth campus...
India's Agri-Tech Startups Help Improve Agriculture
A Boston Consulting Group study titled 'The Rising Connected Consumer in Rural India' says "the number of connected rural consumers is expected to increase from about 120 million in 2015 to almost 315 million in 2020." Because of government initiatives such as Digi Gaon (Digital Village) and the Bharat Net...
Avery Dennison Inaugurates Innovation and Knowledge Center in India
Glendale, CA-based Avery Dennison, which offers pressure-sensitive label materials that can be designed and manufactured for any application, celebrated 20 years of operations in India, and also launched the Avery Dennison Innovation and Knowledge Center in Pune, 90 miles east of Mumbai. Print Week reports that on the occasion, Darren...
India's Scientists Create Artificial Leaf that Produces Energy
Scientists at state-owned National Chemical Laboratory in Pune, a city 90 miles east of Mumbai, India, have developed an artificial leaf that generates hydrogen. The device consists of semiconductors stacked in a manner to simulate the natural leaf system. When light strikes the semiconductors, electrons move in one direction, and...
Jeep Compass Sales in India Exceed Expectations
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is close to making more revenue in India than it invested in a factory at Pune, 90 miles from Mumbai, due to strong customer response to the Jeep Compass SUV it launched in late July. "It is expanding into the world's largest markets such as India that...
Mars Food Acquires Tasty Bite in India
Mars Food, the European arm of Virginia-based Mars Inc, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Preferred Brands International, based in Connecticut. The deal is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to regulatory approvals. Preferred Brands International, a manufacturer and marketer of ready-to-heat Indian and Asian...