New Delhi (NVI): Concluding his three-day visit to India, United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab today visited Karnataka where a series of agreements were signed in Bengaluru between the two countries to boost partnership on climate change.
According to an official statement issued by the British High Commission (BHC), the UK Foreign Secretary met Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss strengthening UK-Karnataka relations in key areas, including higher education, trade and investment.
During the meeting, Raab oversaw the signing of a British Council-Karnataka Government MoU which will accelerate cooperation in Higher Education partnerships, as well as increase student exchanges between Karnataka and the UK, the BHC said.
Speaking at a sustainability showcase held at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, Dominic Raab said: “The UK-India partnership is helping to create a cleaner, greener planet and our joint investment in the Neev fund will help give entrepreneurs and their ideas the opportunity to grow.
“I saw this collaboration in action when I met entrepreneurs who are already at the cutting edge of India’s clean growth transition and heard about projects like Blue Planet, which is finding environmentally friendly solutions to waste management and Chakr, which is working to reduce emissions from diesel generators,” he added.
Last evening, the Foreign Secretary had met key members of the Indian business community to discuss trade opportunities, the BHC said.
UK’s CDC Group, India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and the Green Growth Equity Fund have announced £290m ($386m) investment to boost green energy transition, as per an official statement. The UK and India will co-invest £1.5m in the Neev fund to support green recovery, it added.
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