Israel seeks to raise number of centre of excellence
PTI As a step towards promoting the cooperation between India and Israel in the agricultural sector, Israel seeks to increase the number of Centres of Excellence across India.There are currently 15 such centres that enable rapid transfer of Israeli agricultural technology to farmers, including those in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and going ahead, these would be increased to 29.This was stated by Barak Granot, Head of Economic and Trade Mission, Embassy of Israel at the CII Agro Tech 2016, said a CII release.Referring to the partnership between India and Israel, Granot said, "Israel is a very small country, 60 per cent of it is a desert and yet it has achieved surpluses in food and water. The reason for ...
India ranks 2nd in global cab service market: Uber
Sharath Chowdary India stands second in the global taxi service market. This was revealed by Uber Asia Head of Business, Eric Alexander, when speaking to the media at an event organised in Hyderabad on Thursday. “The country ranks second, next only to China, in the international cab service market. Compared to other countries, we see faster growth in India. That is why we are investing heavily in this country,” he said speaking to The Dollar Business Bureau. Last year, Uber had committed to invest $1 billion for expansion in India. This year in February, it opened a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad as a part of its commitment to invest $50 million in Telangana. In March, the company has inaugurated an Engineering Centre ...
Microsoft to set up Centre of Excellence in Vizag
Source: PTI Microsoft India will engage and train Andhra government’s key IT executives on Microsoft technologies The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday said Microsoft India will be setting up a Centre of Excellence in Visakhapatnam as part of its digital inclusion drive in the state, besides sharpening focus on raising productivity. The technology giant signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh government in deployment and use of information and communications technologies to offer better citizen services in the state, an official release said. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu hosted a breakfast meeting for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella – who is currently on a visit to Hyderabad – at his residence on Monday. The meeting lasted for 80 minutes, ...
