Finnish Companies Emphasize Inclusive Policies To Aid Investments And Commercial Prospects For India Operations

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, August 19, 2020: India and Finland have always enjoyed warm and long-standing bilateral relations. While India is one of the top 5 trade partners for Finland in South and South-East Asia, Finland’s ranking has been consistently progressing amongst India’s EU trade partners. In the beginning of the millennium, there were around 30 […]

Privatisation Of Space Sector In India

Briefing by Secretary, DOS/Chairman, ISRO | 25 June 2020 “Opening up of the space sector is part of the larger vision of transforming India to become self-reliant through a set of socio-economic reforms. The reforms in the space sector are aimed at tapping the potential of entire country for unlocking its potential by enabling private […]

Information About Country Of Origin By The Sellers Made Mandatory On GeM To Promote Make In India And Aatmanirbhar Bharat

“Government e-Marketplace (GeM), a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has made it mandatory for sellers to enter the Country of Origin while registering all new products on GeM. Further, sellers, who had already uploaded their products before the introduction of this new feature on GeM, are being reminded regularly to […]

Ensuring Elevators Run Smoothly In Hospitals

In an exclusive video interview hosted by CONSTRUCTION WORLD, Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE Elevator India, shares more on how the firm is coping with the current pandemic and lockdown, what it means for the supply chain, focus sectors post-COVID, insights on the real estate sector, need for innovation to align social distancing norms in the use […]

Airtel And Nokia Sign Multi-Year Deal To Boost Network Capacity And Customer Experience

(Edited excerpts) Nokia (Espoo, Finland) and Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) announced a multi-year agreement to deploy Nokia’s SRAN solution across 9 circles in India, helping Airtel to enhance the network capacity of its networks, in particular 4G, and improve customer experience. The rollout, which will also lay the foundation for providing 5G connectivity in the future, will […]

Finland Invests In Climate Action And Gender Equality Through The Asian Development Bank

“Finland will invest EUR 20 million in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Ventures Investment Fund 1 which will focus on technology-driven start-ups, which offer solutions to fighting climate change and promoting gender equality. It will invest in companies operating in cleantech, agricultural technology, fintech, and health technology solutions.” To read the full content of the Press release […]

Competition Commission Of India Issues An ‘Advisory To Businesses In Time Of COVID-19’

“COVID – 19 has caused disruptions in supply chains, including those of critical healthcare products and other essential commodities/services. To cope with significant changes in supply and demand patterns arising out of this extraordinary situation, businesses may need to coordinate certain activities, by way of sharing data on stock levels, timings of operation, sharing of […]

Strong Support From Finland For UN Population Fund And UN Women

“UNFPA and UN Women are among Finland’s most important cooperation partners in the United Nations.” “In managing the crisis, special attention must be paid to women’s health and the socio-economic impacts of the situation,” says Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari.” To read the full content of the news article release visit https://um.fi/frontpage or click […]