India’s Cotton Yarn Exports Estimated at US $4.7 Billion in Past Fiscal Year
By Prashant Agarwal Sentinel Public Relations A study conducted by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, (Texprocil) has revealed that India’s cotton yarn exports are meeting their targets barring the seasonal fluctuations generally witnessed every April and in spite of high raw cotton prices. Figures of this trade group show that India exported 1,082 million...
MakerBot Starts Shipping the MakerBot Replicator
By Jennifer Howard Brooklyn, NY, May 19, 2014 – Coming soon to a home, school, office and dorm room near you! The MakerBot® Replicator® Mini Compact 3D Printer, one of MakerBot’s new Fifth Generation 3D printers, is being shipped to customers starting today. MakerBot, a global leader in the desktop 3D printing industry, originally announced the MakerBot Replicator Mini...
Italian architect revives Dubai rotating “Dynamic Tower” project
By: Shane McGinley Arabian Industry.com (With Special Thanks to Ishwar Mahibubani of Hong Kong) August 12, 2013 – Dubai could soon be home to a tower which rotates 360 degrees every 90 minutes, if stalled plans for the project are finally given the green light. Dr David Fisher, from Florence who owns the Rotating Tower Technology Company and is founder and chairman of Dynamic...
Heart Surgery in India for $1,583 Costs $106,385 in U.S.
By Ketaki Gokhale – Bloomberg News Jul 28, 2013 2:30 PM ET Devi Shetty is obsessed with making heart surgery affordable for millions of Indians. On his office desk are photographs of two of his heroes: Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi. Shetty is not a public health official motivated by charity. He’s a heart surgeon turned businessman who has started a chain of 21 medical...
Singapore to Overtake London As Multimillionaire Capital of the World
By WealthInsight London remains at the top of the list of global wealth management centers, but the rise of Hong Kong and Singapore and the changing demands of mobile global multimillionaires is challenging the old orders. Today London is home to more multimillionaires than any other city in the world. However competition from new wealth centers such as Hong Kong and Singapore...
Indian Companies Still On Acquisition Spree: Their Favorite Target: U.S. Firms
By Knowledge@Wharton Editor’s Note: Indian companies have been buying U.S. firms for at least half a dozen years. This article was published on www.upenn.edu on December 13, 2006. Reliance Gateway Net, VSNL, Scandent and GHCL aren’t exactly household names in the U.S., but they may be signs of bigger things to come. These are only a few of the growing number of Indian...
India’s Apollo Tyres to Acquire U.S. Cooper Tire & Rubber for $2.5 Billion: Biggest Indian Purchase of a U.S. Company
By Jeff Bennett and R. Jai Krishna – WSJ Asia Business India’s Apollo Tyres Ltd. has agreed to pay about $2.5 billion for Cooper Tire and Rubber Co., one of the largest U.S. acquisitions by an Indian company as the two tire makers seek to bulk up to compete with bigger global rivals. Apollo, which is about half the size of Cooper in terms of revenue, will issue debt...
Dharma Eyewear Company Launches new Online Store
Dharma Eyewear Company “Socially conscious designer eyewear crafted by 100 years of experienced hands.” June 12, 2013 New York, NY Dharma Eyewear Co. launches its flagship online store featuring an eclectic collection of eyewear designed in New York. Both vintage-inspired and modern, Dharma’s electric eyeglasses and sunglasses are offered with both prescription and non-prescription...
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India’s Elections Inspire Hope From Afar
By Sundar Viswam I left India almost twenty years ago. Like most people of my generation, I have never voted there, and now barely keep up with India’s politicians and…
The Pace of Obama’s Foreign Policy Disasters Bergdahl one week. Then Ukraine. Now Iraq. What could be next?
June 16, 2014 - Was it only 10 months ago that President Obama capitulated on Syria? And eight months ago that we learned he had no idea the U.S. eavesdropped…
India’s Cotton Yarn Exports Estimated at US $4.7 Billion in Past Fiscal Year
By Prashant Agarwal Sentinel Public Relations A study conducted by the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, (Texprocil) has revealed that India’s cotton yarn exports are meeting their targets barring the seasonal fluctuations generally…
MakerBot Starts Shipping the MakerBot Replicator
By Jennifer Howard Brooklyn, NY, May 19, 2014 – Coming soon to a home, school, office and dorm room near you! The MakerBot® Replicator® Mini Compact 3D Printer, one of MakerBot’s new…
Narendra Modi Elected Prime Minister of India
New Delhi, May 16, 2014 (CNN) – Narendra Modi, the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed victory as India’s next Prime Minister on Friday, bringing to power a…
U.S. May Lose 1 Million Jobs if Minimum Wage is Raised
By Bloomberg News February 18, 2014 – Increasing the U.S. minimum wage may lift about 900,000 Americans out of poverty while leading to as many as 1 million job losses,…
Abhishek Bachchan Named Ambassador For END7 Campaign
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Spotlight on Vivek Murthy, Surgeon-General Nominee
By Jennifer Haberkorn Politico February 02, 2014 – President Barack Obama’s selection (last November) of a 36-year-old founder of an Obamacare advocacy group to serve as the nation’s top doctor…
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