Distinguished scientist S. K. Sharma has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for a five year term. On assuming charge, Sharma said that safety in all aspects of the nuclear power plants in India will continue to be his highest priority....
India’s Nuclear Fuel Complex Sets World Record in Production, Again
The Nuclear Fuel Complex in Hyderabad, India, set a world record for nuclear fuel production in 2015-16 with 1,503 tons of fuel produced. This is the second year in a row that NFC, a component of India's Department of Atomic Energy, has produced the most fuel of any plant, and...
Which is the Best Hotel in the World for 2016?
Located on 26 acres of land, the Umaid Bhawan Palace at Jodhpur a city in the western state of Rajasthan, India, was named the Best Hotel in the World for 2016 (with a five out of five rating among its 840 guests), by travel site TripAdvisor, in their annual Travellers’...
Philips Healthcare Localizes Business for Key India Market
The $4.8 billion Indian health care equipment market is dominated by three large multinational companies—Philips, GE Healthcare India, and Siemens—which together account for a major share of high-end equipment. Dutch company Philips, is the market leader. To keep ahead of the competition, Philips India’s operations will re-organize shortly Three factors,...
Polaris JV Produces Low-Cost Mini-Pickup for India
A joint venture between Polaris Industries based in Medina, Minnesota and India’s Eicher Motors has designed a purpose-built vehicle that has a three-fold function: a family car, a pickup van, and a power generator. Priced at $3,670 the Multix has a “tubular frame structure and roll-over protection system that provides...
U.S. and India to Develop 3 Smart Cities
At a meeting between India’s urban development minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu and visiting secretary of commerce Penny Pritzker, the leaders decided to establish a task force to jointly develop three smart cities with a mandate of preparing the roadmap within three months. The cities selected are Allahabad in the northern...