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11th December 2015 New Delhi, India

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by Swati Saxena

Senior Science and Innovation Adviser

Post Harvest Technologies – New Ties – UK and India

The end of November saw the much anticipated launch of a joint funding call on Agri-Food. This call is funded by Newton-Bhabha – our five year £50 million joint programme with India. Under Newton-Bhabha, Innovate UK, the UK Research Councils and India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) plan to invest £10 million on developing joint industrial […]

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15th October 2012

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

The Power of We – Mahatma Gandhi

No-one in India exemplifies ‘The Power of We’ more than Mahatma Gandhi, even over 60 years after his death. He sought to improve the conditions of the poorest and to lead one of the world’s first non-violent mass movements, first in South Africa and then in India. Hundreds of books have been written about his influence on […]

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10th October 2011

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by Peter Beckingham

Former governor in Turks and Caicos Islands

Footsteps4good – walking on Gandhi’s birthday for a Mumbai cause

Most Indians know that 2 October marks the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. That fact is less well known among UK staff in the Deputy High Commission, but they were aware enough when they joined about 700 others in a 10K walk or run at 7am to mark the date, and raise money […]

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