Feb 15, 2017 - Defence firms using global to go local under Narendra Modi's Make in India plan

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Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk No matter how much their carnivorous friends might deny it, vegetarians have a point: cutting out meat delivers multiple benefits. And the more who make the switch, the more those perks would manifest on a global scale. But if everyone became a committed vegetarian, there would be serious drawbacks for millions, if not billions, of people. "It's a tale of two worlds, really," says Andrew Jarvis of Colombia's International Centre for Tropical Agriculture. "In developed countries, vegetarianism would bring all sorts of environmental and health benefits. But in developing countries there would be negative effects in terms of poverty." More here Advertisers of the day The Economist: Subscribe now and get a Hidesign passport wallet free Ingram Micro Cloud: Streamline your creative process and secure your digital assets with Dropbox Business   Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails (B2B Decision-Makers, B2C Decision-Makers, TradeBriefs Premium). Defence firms using global to go local under Narendra Modi’s Make in India plan Indian firms in the running to build planes, warships, submarines and tanks include L&T, Mahindra , Tata Advanced Systems, Reliance Defence and Kalyani Strategic Systems Brightest minds of India Inc. to convene at Retail Leadership Summit 2017 to deliberate on the future course for retail in India Come February 15, and Renaissance Hotel & Convention Centre, Mumbai will be abuzz with activity as the best and brightest minds of retail from across India will come together to chart the way forward for the industry at the Retail Leadership Summit (RLS). To be held on February 15 – 16, RLS is the biggest knowledge sharing platform for the industry organised by the industry, for the industry. Organised by Retailers Association of India (RAI), RLS 2017 will focus on the theme Collaborating to Win the Connected Consumer as Collaboration is the need of the hour, the way ahead for all. Speakers at the event include industry leaders such as BS Nagesh, Founder TRRAIN & Chairman RAI; Dr A Velumani, Creator & MD, Thyrocare; Govind Shrikhande, MD, Shoppers Stop, Hari Menon, Co-founder & CEO, Bigbasket.com; Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, Paytm among others. To know more,click here   Advt: Work for the best employer - Yourself Advantages - Best B2B audience in India, no hard-selling or up-front costs involved, access to our content repository and air-tight agreements with instant gratification. US under Donald Trump offers a new opportunity for India: S. Jaishankar If there is one relationship that we need to work on, it’s the China one, says foreign secretary S. 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