Tag: UK-India Partnership

Maharashtra Govt and UK India Business Council ink MoU to strengthen business relations between UK and India

The UK India Business Council, a premier membership-led organisation supporting the UK Government in the promotion of trade, business and investment between the two countries, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), the premier industrial infrastructure development agency of the Government of Maharashtra.  This business framework…

DefExpo 2020: UK-India sign MoU to strengthen Defence collaboration

The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) and the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to forge closer defence ties between the two countries. The MoU was signed on sidelines of the ongoing DefExpo 2020 in the presence of UK Minister for Defence Procurement James Heappey MP, Director of the UK…

The UK to fund startups in India tackling social and environmental challenges

The United Kingdom government has recently announced its decision to launch a  £4million “Innovation Challenge Fund” in India. The fund is focused on two major clusters, which include artificial intelligence and big data in Karnataka and future mobility in Maharashtra. The successful bidders are likely to have an international part from the UK.  Launched on…