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...
Is China Losing Ground to India in Manufacturing?
In an article written in Chinese by Wang Xinxi and published by Sina Tech, the author shares reasons why India is starting to threaten China's dominance in some parts of the manufacturing sector. In the mobile phone manufacturing business, global players such as Samsung, Apple, Foxconn, have invested in India-based...
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...
Sugar Production in India Surges
India’s sugar production for the year 12 months ending September 2018 is expected to rise 4.2 percent to a record 33.8 million metric tons. This includes 560,000 metric tons of khandsari (a local type of low-recovery sugar prepared by open-pan evaporation) and 31.1 million tons of milled sugar. The northern...
Huawei, Xiaomi Encourage Their Suppliers to Invest in India
China’s Huawei is encouraging its global suppliers to invest in India in order to build a mobile phone components ecosystem as the company aims to manufacture 90% of its phones in the country by the end of this year, Peter Zhai, president, Huawei India Consumer Business Group, said. "Since we...