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Inauguration of new German Development Cooperation Office in New Delhi, India

The German Ambassador to India, Dr Martin Ney, together with Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Indian Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs inaugurated the German Development Cooperation Office (GDCO) in India – housing the German development agencies GIZ, KfW and DEG today in New Delhi.
DWIH Regular Activity of RWTH Aachen, University of Cologne and Indian Institutes of Higher Education
Kochi Initiative on Non-Conventional Wastewater Treatment bags Platinum at Skoch Award 2016

The innovative project on Non-Conventional Wastewater Treatment of Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) was awarded the prestigious ‘Skoch – Platinum’ Award during the 45th Skoch Summit organised at Hyderabad. This innovative project is supported by GIZ’s sanitation project ‘Support to National Urban Sanitation Policy-II’ (SNUSP-II). The project of KMC had been qualified amongst the “Top 100 Projects in India”.
Max Planck Alumnus, Dr. Vinayak Sinha receives NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award 2016

In 2009, National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) and Elsevier jointly initiated the NASI-Scopus young scientist award to recognise exceptional work by young Indian scientists residing in India.
Forschungszentrum Jülich celebrated its 60th anniversary
DBT-DFG co-funded Research Unit (FOR 2432) launches at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru

Launch programme of the German Research Foundation DBT – DFG co-funded Research Unit (FOR 2432) at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru (UASB) in association with the University of Kassel and University of Göttingen, Germany, was organised on 15th August 2016.
Indian Renewable Energy Experts on a Study Tour to Germany

A delegation of senior officials from fourteen different states, responsible for promotion of renewable energies across the value chain including electricity distribution licensees, State Governments, Government of India, and electricity regulatory commissions visited Germany from 25-29 July 2016. Study tour was organised by GIZ India, keeping its commitment for the renewable energy sector.