Martin Schwenk is a true-blue expat, with his job taking him to Germany, the US, Austria and South Africa. Currently he calls India his home, as he has been India-head of German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz since November 1st, 2018. Asked about working in and adjusting to different places, Schwenk told livemint: “Before you move, your perception is made by the press, photos, people around you. … Continue reading Who is Martin Schwenk?
The project consortium includes CSIR-NIIST (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) as the Indian institute participant; Fenfe Metallurgicals, Bengaluru, for the Indian industry; the Institute of Textile Technology of RWTH Aachen University, as the academic partner in Germany; and CIKONI Gmbh, Stuttgart, the German industrial partner. The project named ‘Advanced fibre reinforced metallic composite’ aims at manufacturing components with superior mechanical and physical properties for the automotive and aerospace … Continue reading Indo-German project on advanced composite materials launched
For the 16th time, cinemas in Stuttgart will open their doors for the Indian Film Festival, offering their audience the possibility to see “India as it is today with all its cultural changes and challenges.” The festival is Europe’s largest Indian film festival. Since 2004, it is held annually by Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg. From July 17th to July 21st 2019, a collection of Indian movies from … Continue reading Europe’s largest Indian film festival to take place in Stuttgart
On the occasion of Gandhi-Mandela Peace Event, which took place from July 11 to 13 in Delhi and aimed to commemorate and celebrate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi and 100 years of Nelson Mandela, BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha had the chance to interview Walter J. Lindner. The German Ambassador to India, who used to be the Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, to … Continue reading Indo-German partnership: “We are doing well, but we can always do better!”
Mediziner des Uniklinikums Bonn haben zusammen mit dem Sankara Eye Center in Bangalore ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem geschultes Hilfspersonal mit Hilfe eines modifizierten Smartphones ein Augen-Screening vornehmen kann. Die smartphonebasierten Funduskopie (Augenspiegelung) kann u.a. dabei helfen, eine diabetischen Retinopathie beim Patienten festzustellen. Wie genau das Verfahren funktioniert und welche Vorteile es bringt beschreibt Thomas Kölsch in seinem Artikel vom 11.07.2019 im General-Anzeiger Bonn: Uniklinik … Continue reading Mit dem Smartphone zur Diagnose
The Indian subsidiary of Audi announced that India-born Balbir Singh Dhillon, its head of dealer development, will replace Rahil Ansari as the head of Audi India from September 2019. Ansari will move to Audi’s headquarters in Germany, and assume the role of Senior Director, Central Sales Controlling (Global). [Autocar] An experienced automotive professional, Dhillon joined Audi India for his second stint in July 2018 and … Continue reading New India head for German luxury carmaker Audi
Their music doesn’t need words and still tells life’s most beautiful stories. Drums, a piano and a sitar mesh and thus “bring up a distinguished texture and sound aesthetic, exceptional of its kind,” [1] offering their audience the possibility to let go and lose themselves in beautiful melodies and drifty rhythms. Matyas Wolter (Sitar, Bass-Sitar) and Beate Wein (Piano, Bass Novation, Pianet) started to explore … Continue reading Pulsar Trio: Drums, a Piano and… a Sitar!
The new German Ambassador to India is neither what you’d expect of a diplomat, nor of a German. He has had quite a colourful life so far, leading him from Jazz to Law, from Munich to Ankara, from Nicaragua to the USA, from Kenia to South Africa, and so it was only a question of time until he finally found his new home in one … Continue reading Who is Walter J. Lindner?
Ein Audiobeitrag von Andi Hörmann für die Deutschlandfunk-Sendung Corso. Andi Hörmann nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise von den Beatles und Ravi Shankar bis zum DIY-Musik-Kollektiv ISRO (Indian Sonic Research Organisation), vom “Indian Music Experience”-Museum in Bangalore über das interkulturelle Begegnungszentrum Köşk in München bis zum Internetradio Dublab, von der Sitar bis zum Sythesizer, von hindustanischer über karnatische bis hin zu weltlicher und elektronischer Musik. … Continue reading Jenseits von Bollywood-Soundtracks: Wie Indien den Pop verändert(e)
Ever since the financial crisis in 2008, Germany’s biggest lender has struggled to produce consistent profits “despite undergoing a series of overhauls. […] The reforms announced [by the bank’s CEO Christian Sewing] will let Deutsche Bank take a step back from investment banking and prioritize more reliable lines of business such as corporate money management.” (CNN) Deutsche Bank’s “ailing investment banking unit, which consumes most … Continue reading Deutsche Bank to cut 18,000 jobs by 2022
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