iPhone contract manufacturer, Taiwanese Foxconn, has made significant investments in India and plans to expand further, according to chairman Young Liu during his recent visit to the country. Liu revealed that the company has invested $10 billion in India so far and intends to increase this amount in the coming...
India Expands into Non-Leather Footwear Manufacturing
India's southern state of Tamil Nadu is emerging as a major hub for non-leather footwear manufacturing, with major Taiwanese shoe companies such as Shoetown, Feng Tay, and Pou Chen setting up factories in the state. The manufacturing of shoes for global brands such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, and Crocs signals...
Tata Power Explores $8.5 Billion Clean Energy Investment in India’s South
India's Tata Power announced a $8.5 billion investment to develop 10 gigawatts of solar and wind energy capacity in the country's southern state of Tamil Nadu over the next 5-7 years. Unveiled by Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha at the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet, this aligns with the company's...
India’s Tamil Nadu Leads in Shipping of Electronic Goods
India has seen significant growth in recent years in the export of electronic goods manufactured in the country. The data on the export of goods is maintained by India's National Import Export Record for the Yearly Analysis of Trade, under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Trade and Industry. According...
Hospital In Tamil Nadu Launches Equipment for Brachytherapy
The Multi Super-Specialty Government Hospital located at Omandurar Estate became the third state-owned hospital in Chennai to install and inaugurate brachytherapy equipment. These devices were purchased from Germany at a cost of $250,000 each. The machines are mainly used to treat cervical cancer where only the cancerous tissues are completely...
India Produces First Genetic Test to Diagnose Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Haystack Analytics, a health-tech start-up incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, in collaboration with healthcare solution provider LifeCell India, based in Tamil Nadu, have created India’s first genetic test diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis. ΩTB or Omega TB, the whole genome sequencing test has a starting price of $80, and offers...