The US-India Business Council (USIBC) launched an India-Task Force on civil aviation to focus on identifying opportunities for implementation based on the National Civil Aviation Policy. Palash Roy Chowdhury, managing director-India, Pratt & Whitney will chair the entity, and Amber Dubey, partner and head of aerospace and defense, KPMG in...
9 U.S. Companies among Top 25 Best Workplaces in India
Based on LinkedIn's study of actions, nine American companies are listed among the 25 most desirable companies for employees in India. At #2 is Amazon: With more than 10,000 employees in India Amazon is rapidly expanding its Prime Video offerings in the country, investing $5 billion in 2016 with plans to...
Google to Help a Billion Indians Go Online
How, did you ask? Google has enabled nine Indian languages to work on the new AI-enabled Google Translate, and it has doubled the number of Indian languages on Gboard, its custom mobile keyboard, to 22. These new additions will allow millions of Indian users to type and search for emojis and...
India's Media & Entertainment Sector to Grow at 13.9%
According to the FICCI-KPMG media and entertainment industry report 2017, released on the inaugural day of the three-day annual media conclave FICCI FRAMES, this sector in India is projected to grow at a pace of 13.9% CAGR during 2016–21, with advertising revenue expected to increase at a CAGR of 15.3%....
Dubbed Hollywood Films Boost Revenue in India
At the FICCI FRAMES conference in Mumbai, an annual entertainment industry report by consulting firm KPMG stated that there was a 10 percent increase in Hollywood film revenue in India in 2016, and that The Jungle Book was the highest-grossing Hollywood film in India ever, collecting $38.2 million last year....
Google India Encourages Small Businesses to Go Online
A joint study by Google and KPMG titled Impact of internet and digitization on Small and Medium Businesses in India pointed out that 32% of digital businesses cater to customers outside their city, and employ five times as many people as do businesses that are offline; and profits of digitally...