India's government policy think tank NITI Aayog signed a deal with IBM India Private Limited to develop a prediction model for crop yields using artificial intelligence (AI). IBM will be develop the technological model for improving agricultural output and productivity for various crops and soil types, and NITI Aayog will...
PepsiCo to Invest $5 Million in Agricultural Supply Chain in India
In India, PepsiCo works with over 24,000 farmers in states such as Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. To ensure responsible agriculture sourcing solutions—or using crops farmed through less resource-intensive methods, the company will spend $5 million by 2020 for its agriculture supply chain in India. Christine Daugherty, global vice-president for sustainable agriculture at...
New Jersey based ATCS Sets Up Innovation Lab in India
New Jersey-based IT solutions company Advanced Technology Consulting Service (ATCS) expanded its operations in India by recruiting new staff and setting up its first Innovation Lab (I-Lab) in Jaipur, in the western state of Rajasthan. The company also opened a new office in Bangalore. "The I-Lab not only serves as...
Mexico's Grupo Bimbo Enters India
Mexican company Grupo Bimbo, the world's biggest baked goods manufacturer acquired a 65 percent stake in Jaipur, Rajasthan-based Ready Roti for an undisclosed amount. The move is a sign of Bimbo's interest in emerging markets. Ready Roti manufactures many kinds of breads, buns, pizza bases, as also rotis or Indian...
Facebook Rolls Out Express Wi-Fi in India
Facebook announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi, its second attempt to bring millions of Indians online at an "affordable" fee. The service is currently available in the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Meghalaya, where the company has 700 hotspots through other internet providers. It has also partnered...
Ionic MSM Inc Expands to India
Illinois-based Ionic MSM Inc., a health and wellness firm, has setup a fully integrated production unit at Jaipur in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, to manufacture products based on an organic form of sulfur called methyl sulfonylmethane (MSM) for India and other Asian markets. The new entity, Ionic MSM Ltd.,...