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      Germany strategic partners at Global Skill Summit in New Delhi
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) hosts the Global Skill Summit in New Delhi on 21st and 22nd August 2008. The Summit, with Germany as one of the strategic partners, brings together stakeholders in skill development and provides international exposure to India’s skill-building initiatives.   read full story more 		 
         
 
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf inspects the honour of guard during the farewell ceremony / © AFP, Farooq Naeem
Politics
• Germany, EU to support Pakistan on path to democracy
Putting a halt to terrorism and promoting democracy must be at the top of the agenda for Pakistan's next president, Germany's foreign ministry has said in the wake of Pervez Musharraf's resignation. more
• Germany provides aid for Pakistan flood victims more
• Germany fostering cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan more
• Germany on agreement between India and IAEA more
• Germany, EU condemn blasts in India more
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Chancellor Merkel being received by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh / © BPA, Steffen Kugler
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to India
• Chancellor Merkel on a state visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came on a state visit to India in October 2007. She was accompanied by the German Minister for Education and Research and a 160-member delegation, writes Philipp Ackermann. more
• "We are facing common Global Challenges," says German Chancellor at the Asia Conference more
VW India President and MD Joerg Mueller with German Ambassador to India Bernd Muetzelberg / © Volkswagen AG
Trade & Economics
• Volkswagen to bring more cars to India in 2009
In 2009, the Indian roads will see many new cars from Germany’s Volkswagen AG stable. Beginning with the Beetle, the original ‘people’s car’, the company has also firmed up plans to officially launch its sports utility vehicle (SUV), the Touareg, here. more
• Germany’s B Braun unveils expansion plans in India more
• Germany's Messe Muenchen International organises electronicIndia more
• Fraport looks to Asia for expansion plans more
• New German luxury cars roll into India more
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Urban Planning & Architecture
• German Architects design Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Complex
German architect GMP has won the provincial government of Tamil Nadu’s international invitation to tender for the design of the new state parliament building in Chennai. The project is due to be completed by 2010. more
• Developing Megacities in Asia more
Testing solar photovoltaics at a factory in Freiburg, Germany / © dpa - Bildfunk
Development Cooperation
• German energy technologies at Indian Renewable Energy expo
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is participating at the second Renewable Energy India 2008 Expo taking place in New Delhi from 21 – 23 August, 2008. The German Renewable Energy Day and German Energy Efficiency Day, with specialist presentations on the renewable energy scenario, will be the highlights of the German programme. more
• India, Germany sign cooperation agreement on urban development more
• Indo-German partnership in development cooperation more
• Indo-German Symposium on Energy Efficiency in New Delhi more
• Germany intensifies support for local governance in Bangladesh more
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India's gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra trained in Germany / © AFP / Valery Hache
Sports
• Germany, India strengthen ties at the Beijing Olympics 2008
The Beijing Olympics ended with a colourful ceremony at the National Stadium on Sunday, August 24. For Indian sports, it was a new beginning, with the highest Olympics medals tally ever and signing of a new cooperation agreement with Germany. more
• Indian racer wins GP2 motor racing event in Germany more
• Germany at the German F1 Grand Prix more
• Pakistani Olympics shooter trains in Germany more
• Football ‘Titan’ Oliver Kahn takes final bow in India more
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An Indian Fakir - from the Wiele & Klein collection / © Goethe-Institut Chennai
Culture
• Colonial India through a German lense
A set of priceless photographs of India in the late 19th and early 20th century are on show at an exhibition from 9th September, 2008 organised by the Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe-Institut) Chennai. The photographs are part of the collection of E.U.F. Wiele and Theodor Klein, two Germany photographers who set up their studio in Madras and produced valuable photographs documenting life in colonial India. more
• Annual German festival of Indian films opens in Stuttgart more
• EU seeks to boost film cooperation with India more
• Germany provides 48,000 euro support to Pune museum project more
• DAAD programme presents Indian writer Kiran Nagarkar to Germany more
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European lunar mission SMART-1 carrying Max-Planck Society's spectrometer to the moon / © dpa
Education & Research
• Indian lunar probe to carry German spectrometer to the moon
A spectrometer designed by Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Lindau is set to hitch a ride on the unmanned Indian lunar probe Chandrayaan-1. The SIR-2 spectrometer has been developed to examine and map the moon’s surface and help in understanding the evolution of the solar system. more
• Strengthening scientific ties: Kapil Sibal visits Germany more
• EU to launch calls for science and technology projects in India more
• Germany’s Schools: Partners for the Future initiative takes off in India more
• Science Express gets over 2 million visitors in seven months more
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