India- UK strike new nano tech and solar pacts
The Dollar Business Bureau As part of the wider science and technology cooperation, United Kingdom and India have agreed on two areas nano technology and solar energy. For establishing the India-UK Networked center on Solar Energy, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences met his UK counterpart Jo Johnson for the Fifth Indo-UK Science and Innovation Council. Vardhan told the reporters that, “The UK is among the most important countries with whom we have a very dynamic engagement. In India, we are taking up renewable energy in a big way, and in the solar area we will have an even more active engagement with the UK now.” He also spoke about the new solar pact which will be focused on research ...
India, UK sign trade deals worth 9 billion, seek more economic ties
The Dollar Business Bureau India, in the last one year, has taken a slew of initiatives to remove its domestic bottlenecks and ease its regulatory policies. Earlier this week, the government eased FDI rule in 15 key sectors, including insurance, to attract greater foreign investments in India. The move has already started to show results as UK’s insurance industry, with joint ventures in India, announced investments worth about £238 million, subjected to regulatory approvals. UK has also pledged to partner India in its ambitious urban developmental goals under ‘Smart India’ mission and will jointly develop Indore, Pune and Amaravati through technical assistance, expertise sharing and business engagem India and UK on Friday announced the signing of bilateral trade agreements worth £9 ...
