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...
India’s largest Dairy Product Maker Aims to Increase Revenue by 21% in 2015
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets milk and dairy products under the Amul brand, said its revenue was likely to increase by 21 percent this fiscal year at about $3.5 billion due to higher growth in unit sales at current prices The company is expanding its operations to...
HP Takes Medical Services to Rural India
Hewlett Packard along with Narayana Health has been running cloud-enabled portable eHealth centers in rural India. These are built in shipping containers and placed in states such as Uttar Pradesh, where thousands of people are being given medical aid. These containers are easy to transport and are equipped to deliver...
Indian States' Population in Context
India, a fast growing country, is the world’s second most populated country with over 1.2 billion people. This article shows a map of India’s states with the names of countries with a similar population count to the state. Surprisingly, many of the world’s largest countries’ populations are similar to one...
Coca-Cola uses solar power to aid Indian communities
According to the Hindu Businessline, Atul Singh, president and CEO of Coca-Cola India grappled with a challenge many small town and rural retailers faced when visiting Uttar Pradesh during the summertime: It was difficult to supply ice-cold drinks due to the frequent power outages. Upon his return from the trip,...