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British Council initiatives to promote India-UK cultural exchange

Sharath Chowdary The British Council of India is transforming its library into a cultural convening space by introducing online programmes in its centres across the cities of India including New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai. Its new Director for India, Alan Gemmell has launched the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture in Hyderabad on Tuesday. UK-India Year of Culture was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to London in November 2015. The aim of this campaign was to highlight the vibrant cultural history of the two countries and celebrate the best ‘cultural exports’ together. Alan Gemmell emphasised the need to promote cultural exchange for stronger economic and trade ties between India and the UK. To connect with more young people in ...

Reducing procedural barriers essential to improve Indias MSME sector, say Industry leaders

Neha Dewan | TheDollarBiz (L - R): Speaking at the event Mr. Kalraj Mishra, Minister for MSME, Government of India; Mr. Deep Kapuria, Chairman, CII Regional Committee on Central Europe; Mr. Madhav Lal, Secretary, Ministry MSME, Government of India; Mr. T.T. Ashok, Co-Chairman, CII National SME Council; Mr. Sujith Haridas, Deputy Director General, CII   Industry leaders from India and several other countries said in the Global SME Business Summit 2014 in New Delhi this week that the government should focus on simplifying procedures and on skill-upgradation to help improve the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in India. The MSME sector plays a key role in India’s economy and in making the recently launched “Make in India” campaign a ...