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  • Rolls-Royce opens global capability centre in Bengaluru

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    Rolls-Royce, a British multinational aerospace and defence company, has opened a 700-seat global capability and innovation centre (GCC) in Bengaluru, India, its largest and most advanced facility worldwide.

    The centre will accommodate a segment of the company’s worldwide digital expertise and enterprise services group, in conjunction with engineering teams that assist the civil aerospace and defence sectors. This will support the company’s intentions to increase its procurement from India over the upcoming five years.

    The new facility was officially opened at the Manyata Embassy Business Park. Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries M. B. Patil highlighted that Bengaluru is among the top three cities globally for attracting international investments.

    “Our state hosts companies with strengths across the entire aerospace and defence value chain. In power systems and propulsion, leaders like Aequs and Collins Aerospace stand out. In structural and mechanical components, Wipro and Mahindra Aerospace are driving progress. In specialised technologies, Boeing, Airbus, and Pixxel are pioneers. And in end-manufacturing, Sarla and Tata Advanced Systems are making significant contributions,” Patil said.

    He said that the Karnataka Aerospace & Defence Policy offers an attractive incentive package for investors.

    “Here, research institutions, global companies, and home-grown startups work together to advance technology and manufacturing,” Patil added.

    Rolls-Royce chief financial officer Helen McCabe said: “India is significant to Rolls-Royce’s global journey of innovation and progress. This newly expanded Global Capability and Innovation Centre reaffirms our commitment to India and will be our largest capability hub. As we expand our footprint, our focus remains steadfast on building a future-ready ecosystem, where we can co-create solutions with our teams and partners and deliver greater value for customers in India and worldwide.”

    Rolls-Royce has had ties to India for nearly a century—the company’s engines power platforms in the Indian Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Army. Over 3000 people work across its ecosystem, including 2000 skilled engineers contributing to global development programmes.

    “Rolls-Royce opens global capability centre in Bengaluru” was originally created and published by Investment Monitor, a GlobalData owned brand.

     


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  • Karnataka cop goes to Odisha to nab Marijuana peddling gang, arrested over ‘procedural lapse’ | Bangalore News – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

    Karnataka cop goes to Odisha to nab Marijuana peddling gang, arrested over ‘procedural lapse’ | Bangalore News – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

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    A police head constable from Bengaluru rural district and three others have been arrested in Odisha’s Kandhamal on the charges of possessing Marijuana and sent to 14-day judicial custody.

    The police in Karnataka claim Anand K, a police head constable attached to the Jigani police station in Bengaluru rural district, was investigating the case but there was a procedural lapse that led to his arrest.

    The others who were arrested by Sarangada police on November 1 are Jayant, an Odia interpreter, Shyam Sundar, a police informant, and Naresh Pradhan, a suspect in a drug supply case in Jigani.

    According to a police officer in Karnataka, Anand K was in Odisha to investigate a drug peddling case reported in October, which revealed the role of Sujit Rawat, a Marijuana supplier from Odisha who sent the contraband through trains. Jigani police received information from Naresh during the probe, and sent their team to Odisha for further crackdown on the gang.

    A senior police officer said, “A team of six police officers led by Assistant Police Sub-Inspector Appaji took Sundar and Jayant with them. Jayant, who knew Odia, helped with translation. On October 31, the Bengaluru SP permitted them to go to Odisha. The next day, when the police had laid a trap posing as drug peddlers, Sundar managed to contact peddlers who agreed to supply 17 kg of Marijuana”.

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  • India’s Bengaluru Airport Ties Up 15-Year Retail Joint Venture With Dufry

    India’s Bengaluru Airport Ties Up 15-Year Retail Joint Venture With Dufry

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    Global travel retailer Dufry will operate the duty-free shops at South India’s busiest airport under a newly agreed joint venture that is scheduled to start on April 1, next year. The deal was struck after the operator of Bengaluru Airport—the gateway to India’s technology hub—issued an open tender in November 2021 which Dufry won.

    The Switzerland-based retailer will partner with the operator, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), in a 50:50 joint venture with a 15-year contract to operate and manage duty-free outlets in the airport’s new Terminal 2.

    Dufry, which has seen strong growth in Q3, already runs duty-free shops at Bengaluru Airport—the full name is Kempegowda International Airport—and has done so since 2008 through its subsidiary Nuance. The new deal secured the retailer’s position at the new T2 where works are meant to finish by the end of the first quarter in 2023. A Dufry spokesperson told Forbes.com: “All international flights will be migrated to this new terminal.”

    BIAL describes the new T2 as a ‘terminal in a garden’ thanks to the greenery of the complex which includes planted walls, hanging gardens, artificial waterfalls, and outdoor gardens surrounding a lagoon. The building—which will be officially inaugurated by India’s prime minister Narendra Modi on November 11—will boost Bengaluru Airport’s passenger capacity by 25 million annually, in the first phase of the project. An additional 20 million will be added in the second phase.

    From a retail perspective, the capacity boost promises a steady increase in passengers in the coming years. In the 12 months to March 2022, Kempegowda International was the third busiest airport in India handling 16.3 million passengers, and between April and October this year, it processed almost 17 million of which two million were international.

    A JV to spur luxury, fashion, and beauty

    Dufry’s contract covers almost 40,000 square feet of retail space spread across international departures and arrivals in the new terminal. The joint venture is not restricted to core duty-free shops and allows the possibility for Dufry to look at introducing luxury boutiques and other formats. A spokesperson said: “Further developments and extension of the contract within the JV are possible.”

    Given that both BIAL, the airport operator, and Dufry are sharing the risks and rewards, it should be easier for the Swiss retailer to move forward with new retail concepts so long as they are commercially viable.

    In a statement, Dufry’s chief operating officer for the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, and Middle East regions, Alberto Iglesias, said: “We are committed to providing passengers with an enhanced shopping experience and featuring a considerably extended product assortment.”

    For its part, BIAL seems happy to deepen its longstanding relationship with Dufry in a new terminal that is expected to wow Indian travelers. The airport’s chief commercial officer, Kenneth Guldbjerg, said: “We will benefit from Dufry’s expertise to take the airport’s shopping experience to an entirely new level. He added that, through the JV, the airport was looking to up its game across several categories “especially in luxury fashion, beauty, and confectionery.”

    This is not Dufry’s first airport JV. The travel retailer works in similar partnerships in Milan Linate Airport, Sharjah in the UAE
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    , and across several U.S. airports where ACDBE cooperation is often a legal requirement. Airport owners have increasingly been moving towards joint ventures with retailers over the years to pocket more revenue. Other examples include Heinemann and Fraport at Frankfurt Airport; and Lagardère Travel Retail at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly airports.

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  • Watch: This can only happen in Bengaluru! Idli ATMs can now deliver meals with the push of a button

    Watch: This can only happen in Bengaluru! Idli ATMs can now deliver meals with the push of a button

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    A Bengaluru-based start-up, Freshot Robotics has set up an “idli ATM” in Bengaluru to prepare, package and dispense them in a quick process. According to media reports, the start-up is founded by entrepreneurs Sharan Hiremath and Suresh Chandrashekaran.

    A customer posted a video on Twitter, which has since gone viral, in which one can see how the steaming idlis are neatly packaged and delivered within minutes. The video shows the entire process from scanning the QR (quick response) code available near the machine and ordering the food, to making online payment through the code sent to customer’s phone, which has to be scanned at the machine.

    The video went viral and netizens started pouring in with comments and jokes.  A user named @FreeMindKeenEye said, “All the hygiene warriors who have 100 observations while eating out, will be queing up here I guess.”

    So Called Dentist marked, “Nice idea…Much needed stuff.. Specially in North where street vendors don’t kNow how to make good idlis.”x

    Madhusudan Thiagarajan questioned that If he runs out of Sambhar and chutney, should he go pay, scan and wait for all the self-imposed trauma?

    @yogendralalwani asked if there can be such machines in Mumbai too. “I’d like to invest…does anyone know who invented them?”

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  • WeWork India makes its first investment in Bengaluru-based Zoapi

    WeWork India makes its first investment in Bengaluru-based Zoapi

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    Coworking space provider WeWork India on Thursday said it has its first investment in Bengaluru-based conferencing and collaboration platform, Zoapi. Founded in 2019, Zoapi is a unified conferencing and collaboration solution provider for enterprise companies, coworking spaces, and education centers.

    WeWork said that corporates have organically transitioned to a hybrid work model and there has been a growing demand for a sense of community and the benefits of collaboration in a workspace. “WeWork India intends to be a one-stop solution for large and small enterprises, freelancers, start-ups etc, to enhance the hybrid work experience,” it said in a statement. 

    WeWork said it has made an investment in this enterprise SaaS solution provider that combines the four basic needs of a meeting room – wireless screen sharing, video conferencing, online calendar, and room scheduler. Built as an open platform, Zoapi supports numerous video conferencing facilities and collaboration applications such as Zoom, MS Teams, Skype, Google Meet, Webex, Polycom etc, making meetings immersive and engaging. “Its hardware agnostic build and cost-effective value offering truly make it a superior SaaS service. its interactive calendar features include easy integrations and seamless conferencing experience,” the statement said.  

    WeWork India CEO Karan Virwani said that businesses are increasingly looking for a blend of physical and virtual work experience, and innovative technologies such as Zoapi have become central to this. From an adoption perspective, he said, it is affordable and compatible with numerous video conferencing platforms and devices. “With its unique capabilities, this homegrown product has the potential to grow into a global player, implemented across all industries. By combining our technologies, we wish to take Zoapi to a larger audience, and facilitate seamless communication for businesses of all sizes,” Virwani said.

    Zoapi Innovations co-founder and CEO Prashanth NS said that the company was excited to partner with WeWork India, as it’s an excellent opportunity to implement its product at scale. “Over the years, our strategic partnership with WeWork India has generated insightful data about user consumption patterns and needs. We believe that we can globally power conferences and meeting rooms, with our SaaS solution, enabling stakeholders to have effective meetings,” he said. 

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