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U.S. Embassy Organizes Lucknow Workshop on Combating Air Pollution in North India

The Embassy of the United States of America today opened a two-day workshop here on combating air pollution in North India. Mr. Sanjiv Saran (IAS), Chairman, UP Pollution Control Board and Mr. Jonathan Kessler, Director-North India Office, US Embassy New Delhi, inaugurated the workshop, which is part of a series of workshops being held in ... Read More»

By | 25 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

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U.S. Embassy Organizes Chandigarh Workshop on Combating Air Pollution in North India

The Embassy of the United States of America today opened a two-day workshop here on combating air pollution in North India. Shri Manpreet Singh, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Prof. Arun Kumar Grover, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University inaugurated the workshop, which is part of a series of workshops being held in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, ... Read More»

By | 23 May, 2016 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

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U.S. Embassy Launches Four-City Workshop on Combating Air Pollution in North India, May 17-26, 2016

The Embassy of the United States of America today launched a series of workshops on combatting air pollution in North India.  Health Minister of Delhi, Mr. Satyender Jain, inaugurated the workshops which will be held in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, and Lucknow from May 17-26.  The workshops are organized by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) ... Read More»

By | 18 May, 2016 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases | Tags: , ,

Remarks by Michael P. Pelletier, Chargé d’Affaires

U.S. and India Partner to Address Air Pollution and Promote Development

Remarks by Michael P. Pelletier, Chargé d’Affaires Air Quality Workshop: Combatting Air Pollution in North India The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi | May 17, 2016 (As prepared for delivery) Thank you Dr. Sagnik Dey for your introduction.  I am pleased to be here with the Delhi Health Minister, Mr. Satyender Jain.  I would like ... Read More»

By | 18 May, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Environment | Tags: , , ,

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U.S. Embassy hosts American Actor Kal Penn

The U.S. Embassy on May 9 welcomed Indian-American actor and former White House official, Kal Penn. U.S. Ambassador Richard R. Verma and Mr. Penn together visited the Shastri Market Camp near Moti Bagh and Tata’s Smart Grid Lab in Rohini, to see how projects like these symbolize the strength of the U.S-India partnership.  At Shastri ... Read More»

By | 9 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & India | Tags: , , , , ,

Urbanization, Investment, and Entrepreneurship: Leveraging U.S.-India Economic Ties

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 ... Read More»

By | 19 April, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches | Tags: , , , ,

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USAID and ADB Sign MOU to Develop Solar Parks

New Delhi | March 28, 2016 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate $848 million (Rs. 5,681 crore) in funding to develop solar parks across India. The agreement was signed by Jonathan Addleton, Mission Director, USAID/India and M. Teresa Kho, Country ... Read More»

By | 28 March, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: , ,

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