Currently, India has 22 power reactors in operation at seven plant sites with a combined capacity of 6,780 MWe. It now expects to bring 21 new nuclear power reactors with a combined generating capacity of 15,700 MWe into operation by 2031, Jitendra Singh, the country's minister of state for the...
AstraZeneca, Indian Cancer Society to Launch Cancer Screening
AstraZeneca Pharma India in partnership with the Indian Cancer Society, announced the launch of a nationwide cancer awareness initiative – Cancer Screening for Women. Under this program, free, specialized cancer-screening will be conducted across the country for women from underprivileged families. These screening camps will focus on prevalent cancers of...
India Crosses 500 Million Internet Connections
By the end of September 2018, India recorded 56o million internet users marking 65% growth from 340 million connections in March 2016. According to a report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 64% of the internet connections are from urban areas while 36% are from its rural regions. India's...
Foxconn to Assemble High-End iPhones in India
Apple Inc will assemble its top-end iPhones such as the iPhone X family -- in India at the Chennai unit of Taiwan-based Foxconn from early 2019. Currently, Wistron, another Taiwanese company, makes the lower end Apple models such as iPhone 6S and SE in Bangalore. Foxconn, which also makes phones...
Samsung Inaugurates World's Largest Mobile Phone Factory in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Samsung India’s new mobile handset manufacturing facility at Noida, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, July 9, 2018. Accompanied by senior members of his cabinet, officials, as well as industry captains, South Korean President Moon Jae-in marked his first ever state visit to India. He...
China's Xiaomi Expands Manufacturing Base in India
China's Xiaomi will inaugurate three new factories in India as its smartphones sell more than those of any other company in India. These plants are in partnership with Taiwan's electronics firm Foxconn. Additionally, Xiaomi and Foxconn will work together on a new plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu...