Chennai, January 23: The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai launched Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam online versions of the popular youth comic book “Priya’s Mask” with support from South Indian social media influencers. “Priya’s Mask” is the newest edition of a series featuring India’s first female comic book superhero. A symbol of strength and a force ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 23 January, 2021 | Topics: Chennai, Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Aparna Mulberry, Aparna Mulberry Kerala, Chandan Shetty, Chandan Shetty Karnataka, Comic Book, comic crusader, Cori Bickel, disinformation, documentary filmmaker, Education, First Female Comic Book, First Female Superhero, free English language teaching curriculum, Innovation, International Day of Education, Irfan Mohammed, Irfan Mohammed Tamil Nadu, Kannada, Malayalam, Mrunal Thakur, North India Office (NIO) U.S. Embassy New Delhi, priya shakti, Priyas Mask, priyashakti, PriyasMask, Ram Devineni, Rattapallax, Rosanna Arquette, Sairah Kabir, Shubhra Prakash, South Indian social media influencers, Tamil, Technology, U.S. Consulate General Chennai, U.S. Embassy’s Regional English Language Office (RELO, USIndia, Vidya Balan, Women Empowerment
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. The prime minister and I were just remarking on what a great crowd, what a great group we have here. Thank you, Madame Mayor, for joining us as well and hosting us. I want to thank the prime minister as well, and frankly, the Dutch people for welcoming us ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Innovation
The U.S. State Department’s Global Innovations through Science and Technology Initiative (GIST) hosted its Technology Idea (Tech-I) Competition at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain, April 14-16. The GIST Tech-I pitch competition brings together science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide, enabling young innovators through networking, skill development, mentoring, and access to financing, to ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 24 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Innovation
As Prepared Good afternoon. On behalf of my colleagues at the U.S. Embassy, we would like to congratulate all of you who have played a role in launching Nexus: Startup Hub at the American Center. In particular, we would like to thank our partner, the IC-Squared Institute of the University of Texas at Austin, which ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 8 February, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Speeches, Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship, Innovation
U.S.-India Relations: Building a Durable Partnership for the 21st Century Dr. Mohan: Good afternoon. I’m Raja Mohan, the Director for Carnegie India. I’d like to welcome you all for this very special session with the new U.S. Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster. He’s the new Ambassador, but I think he’s an old friend of India’s, ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 12 January, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Policy, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Business, Counterterrorism, Defense, Energy, GOI, Innovation, Regional Security, Trade
(As Prepared) Good afternoon. Thank you all for the warm welcome and the invitation to join this wonderful event. I’m grateful to be able to speak to you today alongside Minister Vardhan and other senior government officials. I particularly want to thank Lockheed Martin and Tata, both of whom are partnering to promote innovation and ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 26 July, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Business, Entrepreneurship, GOI, Innovation
Op-ed by Chargé d’Affaires MaryKay Loss Carlson A neo-natal resuscitator that saves newborn children’s lives. An organic bio-stimulant that increases crop yields while simultaneously reducing fertiliser requirements. A device that provides a dignified solution for bowel function to bed-ridden patients. What do they all have in common? All are Indo-American innovations that are making a ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 26 April, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Press Releases | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Innovation, Intellectual Property
Training Part of $4 Million Joint U.S.-India Agriculture Program Jaipur: The U.S. Ambassador to India Richard R. Verma inaugurated today the third U.S.-India triangular training on “Emerging Trends in Fruits and Vegetable Marketing” at the CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) in Jaipur. The training is part of a $4 million collaborative partnership between ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 17 November, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases | Tags: Agriculture, Bilateral relationship, GOI, Innovation
(As Prepared for Delivery) Good Afternoon. I am very pleased to see so many of you here at the American Center for this Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 gathering. We are deeply grateful to Special Secretary Y.S. Malik for having taken time out of his extremely hectic schedule to join us. Entrepreneurship is a major feature ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Former U.S. Ambassadors, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Trade
Shangri-La Eros Hotel, New Delhi | September 15, 2016 Good morning everyone. It’s a pleasure to join you all for this important workshop on the Global Connect Initiative. In the spirit of digital connectivity, I was initially thinking about appearing via hologram but I thought it best not to frighten our guests here today! Let ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 15 September, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Cybersecurity, GlobalConnect, GOI, Innovation, Technology, USAID
Law School and Beyond Professor Singh, Mrs. Nath, faculty and student body of the National Law University, it is a great pleasure to be invited to give the Seventeenth Annual Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Oration today. I am especially pleased to be giving this address in your Moot Court Hall. It’s good to be back ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 13 September, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Diplomacy, Innovation, Law, Regional Security
1. India and the United States held the second India-U.S. Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in New Delhi today. External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India Nirmala Sitharaman co-chaired the dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 30 August, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Climate, Energy, GOI, Health, Innovation, Smart Cities, Tourism, Trade
A Joint Initiative of Delhi Government, USAID and WISH Ambassador Jonathan Addleton, Mission Director to India, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Dr. Nutan Mundeja, Project Director of the AAMC 100, today inaugurated an automated Medicine Vending Machine (MVM) at the Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic in Rajender Nagar, New Delhi. A first of its ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 23 August, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Health, Innovation, USAID
Thank you for this opportunity to address the 2016 Cyber Range Summit. The U.S. Mission greatly values the partnerships we have with the business community, and I commend the Indian Chamber of Commerce, The Chatterjee Group and Ixia for their leadership in organizing this event. It’s a privilege to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 22 August, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, U.S. & India | Tags: Cybersecurity, GOI, Innovation, S&CD
Commercial Diplomacy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (As prepared for delivery) Thank you Ron Summers for that kind introduction. Ron has been a steadfast champion of the U.S.-India relationship for many years and it’s an honor to have him lead today’s discussion. I would also like to recognize Peter Tichansky for his leadership at the Business Council ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 3 August, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Trade
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and India’s Ministry of Agriculture launched today the second phase of the Feed the Future India Triangular Training Program, bringing specialized agriculture trainings to 1,500 agricultural professionals across Africa and Asia. U.S. Ambassador Richard R. Verma and India’s Secretary of Agriculture Mr. S.K. Pattanayak launched the program together ...
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By U.S. Mission India | 25 July, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Agriculture, Food Security, Innovation, USAID
India Habitat Center, New Delhi | Friday May 27, 2016 (As prepared for delivery) Good evening everyone. I’m very pleased to be here with you all today to celebrate innovation in clean energy. I want to thank the India Habitat Center for offering this beautiful venue. Joseph Stein, the American architect who designed this building, was ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 27 May, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Bilateral relationship, Energy, Innovation, Technology
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Power today launched India’s first integrated web portal designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) in India. The portal (
www.nzeb.in ) was launched by Mr. Pradeep Kumar Pujari, Secretary, Ministry of Power, and Ambassador Jonathan Addleton, USAID Mission Director to ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 27 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Energy, Innovation, Technology, USAID
(As prepared for delivery) Ladies and gentlemen, members of the faculty, distinguished students. It’s a sincere pleasure to be back here at my alma mater, a place of many fond memories. I’ve been back many times over the years – for alumni events, reunions, and as an Alumni Association Board Member and a Young Alumni ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 28 April, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Innovation, Technology
Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal’s Remarks to the University of Chicago Alumni Club of India (As prepared for delivery) Thank you for that kind introduction Aditi and thank you all for a very warm welcome, and of course a big thanks to the University of Chicago Alumni Club of India for hosting this event. It is ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 19 April, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Economic growth, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology, Urbanization
April 14, 2016 | FICCI Federation House, New Delhi Good Morning! Let me begin by thanking the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) – Dr. Singh and his team – for hosting this event and for FICCI’s excellent partnership with the U.S. Government on the Millennium Alliance. I’d also like to specially ...
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By U.S. Embassy New Delhi | 14 April, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: Agriculture, GOI, Health, Innovation, Technology
