Biz@india magazine
India: El Dorado for Biscuit Manufacturers
October 15, 2018
India is already the world’s third largest biscuit producer, after the United States and China and its market is evolving rapidly as consumption patterns, consumer tastes and preferences begin to vary. Yet, the country is home to the world’s most promising market.
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A Battle of Bottles : From Sugary Sodas to Healthier Options
October 15, 2018
For juices, there is a huge requirement of water, the availability of which is scarce, especially in and around Delhi. Groundwater levels in the capital are rather low for the government to permit the setting up of a manufacturing plant. Even the existing units are being shut dow...
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Order your Groceries Online in India
October 15, 2018
The online food and grocery business in India reached the EUR 1 billion mark last year and according to various research reports, it is expected to grow at 72 pc a year, reaching EUR 4 billion by 2020 even as the overall online retail industry business expands to EUR 24 billion i...
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Helping Indian farmers to get the right prices
October 15, 2018
The Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) has submitted a proposal of EUR 13.5 million for construction of 108 godowns in the 108 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in the state.
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Future of Indo-French relationship in Macron’s hands
March 19, 2018
Macron arrived in New Delhi on Friday 9th, for a four-day visit to India, his first since his historic electoral triumph last May. This was also the second meeting between Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Finding Foreign Finance
October 3, 2017
India has been aggressively scouting for global finance to revolutionise its food-processing sector. A mid global slowdown, the Indian economy remains resilient, accentuated by volatile financial markets and the transient impact of demonetisation. What has driven this resilience ...
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing, Govt. of India
October 3, 2017
With India being the one of the largest food producer in the world, Indian food processing industry has a lot of potential in the perishable sector. However, at the same time, issues related to food wastage remain. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, union minister of food processing, India, ...
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Trials and Tribulations of Canning Sugarcane Juice
October 3, 2017
People in India savour freshly extracted sugarcane juice dispensed with lime and ginger extract, served in glasses by vendors across the country. However, due to its highly perishable nature, it cannot be preserved beyond a few hours, which has restricted the availability of cann...
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Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
June 20, 2017
Maharashtra is pushing agro-skill initiative of the current government as the state still remains on the forefront of agricultural advancements, says Nilangekar. The western Indian state of Maharashtra has always been a pathfinder in various development initiatives. While skillin...
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Santosh Mehrotra
June 20, 2017
India needs to fix its skilling challenges by devising employer driven and industry-funded mechanisms, rather than through government-sponsored programmes, says Mehrotra. Professor of economics at Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santosh...
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Count Christopher de Breza
June 20, 2017
We want to learn from the expertise of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the domain of skilling and education; and to evolve with the important industries, both in India and Europe, says de Breza. As Embassy of India in France, OECD and Europe India...
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Peter Immanuel
June 20, 2017
Aerospace and aviation have always been an aspirational sector in India and I am sure it will continue to attract quality students and workers, highlights a hopeful Immanuel. Skilling and training in the aviation industry were identified as one of the prime projects of India’s ...
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