Today John Kerry, Global Climate Envoy for the United States travels to India to discuss funding to mitigate climate change. Earlier, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced a partnership to support climate-smart infrastructure overseas, launching the U.S.-India Climate Technologies Action Group (CTAG) in collaboration with the U.S.-India Strategic...
American Agency Supports India’s Smart Grid
On August 27, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a technical assistance grant to Delhi’s major power distributor, BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), to optimize the delivery of power to more than 1.7 million consumers in one of the city’s most rapidly growing and densely populated areas. Enoh...
USTDA to Work with Airports Authority of India
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airports Authority of India to support a 20-year master plan aimed at expanding the operational capacities of the Kolkata and Lucknow international airports, two of the fastest growing airports in India. State-owned Airports Authority of India selected...
U.S. and India Collaborate on Standardization
Speaking at a 'Roundtable on Standards and Conformity Assessment,'Arun M. Kumar, Assistant Secretary, Global Markets, & Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, said U.S.-India bilateral trade reached $109 billion in 2015, and that India was among the top 10 growing sources of FDI in the U.S....
U.S. and India to Develop 3 Smart Cities
At a meeting between India’s urban development minister, M. Venkaiah Naidu and visiting secretary of commerce Penny Pritzker, the leaders decided to establish a task force to jointly develop three smart cities with a mandate of preparing the roadmap within three months. The cities selected are Allahabad in the northern...