Technology

FDI in Food Retail Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects a processing plant. Source: Ministry of Food Processing Industries. By Dr Amitendu Palit (This paper was first published by the Insitute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore)....

Be proactive for agri-sector Source: Rabobank. Be proactive, says Marcel van Doremaele. India needs to be proactive on its agricultural schemes and policies, modernize the sector, raise the expertise level and increase knowledge among farmers, says Marcel van Doremaele, chief...

Startup fund approved The government has approved the establishment of "Fund of Funds for Startups" (FFS) at Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for contribution to various Alternative Investment Funds (AIF), registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India...

German technology confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing a cabinet meeting, has been apprised of signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Steinbeis GmbH Co. KG for Technologietransfer, Germany on technology resourcing in manufacturing, including sub-sectors of Capital Goods....

India needs underground technology Source: Coal India Ltd. Indian needs new technology to improve efficiency and safety in coal mining while relooking at the high cost of underground extraction, a senior government official has said. In order to achieve the government’s...

Indians focus on e-commerce Mobile and alternative payments continue to gain traction among Indian millennials, according to a new survey from ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions. With eCommerce transactions set to surpass...

RSK-BSL merged England-headquartered IT and software company RSK Business Solutions and its Indian partner BSL Information Technology of Gurgaon have merged to jointly offer consultancy services across the world. The newly created UK-registered RSK Business Solutions Holdings Limited aims to...

Source: Westinghouse. Nuclear for meeting India's energy needs. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India and US corporation, Westinghouse, will begin engineering and site design work immediately for six nuclear power plant reactors in India and conclude contractual arrangements by June...

Reliance gets GTC technology Source: Reliance refining complex. Houston-headquartered GTC Technology is supplying its proprietary GT-DWC technology for a second Dividing Wall Column for Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) at DTA Refinery in India. GTC also provided GT-DWC for a unit...

Singapore ITE sets up centres in India Source: ITEES. Singapore ITEES to set up centres in India Singapore’s ITE Education Services (ITEES), which offers consultancy and training services in skills development and vocational training to more than 25 countries, has...