UDAN scheme across BIMSTEC region mooted by Sinha
The Dollar Business Bureau Jayant Sinha, the Union minister for Civil Aviation proposed the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme that would connect the smaller towns across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) region. Adding that such a move will be similar on the lines of the Open Sky Agreement that India enjoys with the SAARC countries, he said, "We can sign an MoU with different countries to be able to provide support for an UDAN-type scheme across the BIMSTEC community. Of course, we will have to couple that with something like an Open Sky Agreement so that airlines can fly freely," Sinha told reporters. Under the Open Sky Agreement (OSA), signed in 2016, New ...
Thought-provoking pharma initiatives at Bio Asia 2017
Vijay Bhanu On the third day of Bio Asia 2017, major pharmaceutical company CEOs and various healthcare representatives reached out to the visitors, detailing the products and initiatives taken up by their respective companies. At the grand exhibit, Medi Tox CEO Jan Zábský, spelt out the initiatives that his company was into. Medi Tox is actively into pre-clinicalR&D of drugs associated with cardiovascular disorders, anti-influenza vaccines, neurodegenerative diseases, oncology, ophthalmology and diabetes. Their speciality products include therapeutics for animals like monkeys, dogs, pigs, etc. Zábský claimed that 10% of the company’s customers are in the Czech Republic and another 10% in India. He welcomed visitors and dispersed product information enthusiastically. Habib, a member of IIT fellowship, said that the Center of Healthcare Entrepreneurship (CFHE), situated within the IIT Hyderabad campus, conducts fellowship programmes for research in bio-design process and various major health issues plaguing the society. Talking about the programme, he said that it offers a platform for those concentrating ...
India and Czech companies for high Technology Cooperation, Trade and Investment
The Dollar Business Bureau With a view to enhancing greater economic engagement with the central and eastern Europe, a high level delegation of Indian officials and industry leaders has shared with their Czech Republic counterparts a slew of measures being taken by India to encourage foreign investors, particularly in the areas of high technology, including Capital goods & Engineering, under the government’s flagship,’ Make in India ‘programme. Keen on engaging actively with Czech Republic and other eastern and central European nations, India has been working under a framework of an Indo-Czech Working Group in the area of Heavy Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing, since 2013. The fourth meeting of the JWG held at Brno to coincide with MSV Brno Fair between October 3-6, ...
India invites Czech businesses to partner in infra, R&D, tech
The Dollar Business Bureau India on Wednesday invited companies from the Czech Republic to partner in mega infrastructure projects and in other sectors like research and development, technology, power and transportation. Pointing out that bilateral relations between India and the Czech Republic span almost across all sectors and the traditional partnership has now moved to synergy based level, Secretary (EPA & ER) in the External Affairs Ministry, Sujata Mehta, invited Czech businesses to partner with India in mega infrastructure projects coming up across the country. Addressing the Indo-Czech Republic Business Forum organised by Ficci, Mr. Mehta said that collaborations in R&D, technology, power and transportation areas would be beneficial for both the countries. Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic ...
