Naresh Khanna
Editor of Indian Printer and Publisher since 1979 and Packaging South Asia since 2007. Trained as an offset printer and IBM 360 computer programmer. Active in the movement to implement Indian scripts for computer-aided typesetting. Worked as a consultant and trainer to the Indian print and newspaper industry. Visiting faculty of IDC at IIT Powai in the 1990s. Also founder of IPP Services, Training and Research and has worked as its principal industry researcher since 1999. Author of book: Miracle of Indian Democracy.
The politics of Mega Food Parks – big announcements every week
On 5 April 2021, the government announced the setting up of a Mega Food Park in Motipur in Bihar at a cost of Rs. 400 crore. In the coming week of 12 April, it...
Toppan develops film-type Virusweeper packaging
At the TokyoPack exhibition in February 2021, Toppan showed its newly developed film-type Virusweeper packaging with antiviral and antibacterial functions. The new film packaging is an addition to Toppan’s ‘Smart Live-Value Packaging’ lineup, which...
Toppan develops TOPMER adhesive for digital printing
At the Toppan stand at Tokyo Pack, which took place from 24 to 26 February 2021, the company showed its new TOPMER high-strength adhesive for digital printing. TOPMER is suitable for retort sterilization, boiling...
Syntegon presents innovative packaging solutions
Two virtual events at Syntegon’s Swiss site in Beringen from 25 February to 3 March will facilitate customer exchange during the ongoing pandemic. Working in close cooperation with customers is a top priority for...
Virtual Congress on 19 March – Connected, digital, brand protection & authentication
The AIPIA-IPPStar Virtual Congress on 19 March shapes up with both sponsors, participants, and experts lining up from the country, the region, and Europe. Early sponsors include Avery Dennison, Fasiculus and Systech with others...
Bombay Exhibition Centre to become a vaccination site
In India, extensive facilities such as NESCO, the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon are being transformed into vaccination centers just as they have been worldwide. The BEC was also used to temporarily house 10,000...
Smart Packaging Solutions for India Virtual Congress – 19 March 2021
AIPIA and Packaging South Asia are pleased to announce a new virtual Smart Packaging event for India and South Asia. The stand-alone event will focus on some of the critical issues facing India’s burgeoning...
Mrs Bectors Food shares skyrocket 109%
The recent IPO of Mrs Bectors Food Specialties and the first day listing jump in its share price have revived the Indian biscuit and cookie industry’s ongoing discussion. The biscuit and cookie industry in...
Avery Dennison announces US$ 34 million investment in YEIDA
Avery Dennison is setting up a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at a reported investment of US$ 34 million (approximately Rs 250 crore) in a part of Greater Noida called the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Developing...
Printotech Global builds two new plants in Greater Noida
On a recent visit to Printotech, a leading manufacturer of both lami and seamless tubes for the cosmetic, FMCG, and pharma sectors, we learned about its construction of two new factories in Greater Noida....