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Call for Proposals: Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education (IGP) 2020-2024

The“Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education” (IGP), a joint programme by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is now inviting proposals with the objective to support cooperation between higher education institutions in each country.
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India and Germany to give € 3.5 million each for partnerships in higher education

During the 5th Indo-German Intergovernmental Consultations, held in New Delhi on 1 November 2019, a new MoU was signed between the DAAD and the UGC.
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Launch of Jülich UNified Infrastructure for Quantum computing (JUNIQ) at Jülich Supercomputing Centre

JUNIQ, the new “Jülich unified infrastructure for quantum computing”, was put into operation on 25th october 2019 at Jülich Supercomputing Centre. The go – ahead was given with the official signing of a user contract for a quantum annealer from the Canadian quantum computer manufacturer D-Wave. The research center will thus also be the first European location for the D-Wave Leap quantum cloud service.
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Scavengers to Managers: A 3-bin revolution for Delhi’s twin city

Paid for by Coca Cola and Tetra Pak India and implemented by the NGO Saahas, now 20.000 households and 400 offices in Gurugram separate their garbage and every day about 14,5 tonnes are recycled and composted – for this the project has now received the renowned ‘Dalmia Bharat – CSRBOX 6th Corporate Social Responsibility Impact Award’. Vaibhav Rathi, GIZ India Climate Change
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TUM Hyperloop Wins Hyperloop Pod Competition in Los Angeles for the Fourth Time in a Row

For the fourth time in a row, the Hyperloop team of the Technical University of Munich has won the globally publicized Hyperloop competition. Their pod reached 288 miles per hour (463 km/h) – just under the world record of 290 miles per hour (467 km/h) set by the TUM team in last year’s competition.
Touring Exhibition highlighting 60 years of Indo German Development Cooperation concludes in Kochi

A touring exhibition commemorating 60 years of Indo-German Development Cooperation, was opened in Kochi at Municipal Corporation Town Hall on Monday on 25th February’19 by Mr. KR Jyothilal, Principal Secretary, Transport, Govt of Kerala; Mr. APM Mohammad Hanish, MD, Kochi, Metro Rail Corp; and Dr. Christoph Kessler, Director, KfW India.
Indo-German Conference on Rural-Urban Transitions in Bangalore on 20 to 22 February 2019

The DFG-funded Research Unit ”Social-Ecological Systems in the Indian Rural-Urban Interface” (FOR 2432) is organizing a conference entitled “Indo-German Conference on Rural-Urban Transitions” on 20 to 22 February 2019 at the University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore (UASB), GKVK Campus, North Block Auditorium, Bangalore.