March 8th 🇳🇴💃🏼🇮🇳 Gender equality stands at the core of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023, achieving gender parity will take another 131 years.  As we approach 8 March, we're excited to shed light on the journey of Kristin Andresen and the inspiration behind her remarkable initiative, Sunder Rang. At the World Economic Forum, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani emphasized the need to...

Listen to Ambassador May-Elin Stener in conversation with our founder, Rina Sunder!  As The Modern India (Det Moderne India) are gearing up for the World Economic Forum we invited the Ambassador of Norway to India for a conversation on India - Nordics. 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸🇩🇰🇮🇳 There is significant scope for future growth between India and the nordics. There is a vast opportunity for Indian industry to form partnerships & JVs and enter into technology transfer agreements between institutions and...

Wilhelmsen Ship Management operates 250+ ships in global trade. Supporting their operational excellence, Indian seafarers plays an important role. In this episode, we have with us Lasse Kvarsnes Hansen, Global Head of Marine HR in Wilhelmsen Ship Management. Rina Sunder interviews our guest for all our listerners focusing on how India is a Strategic hub.

A packed crowd gathered for the debate on India’s politihus and economy - why should we care?  KÅKÅ|nomics host many debates to a broad audience how they see the world develop. Joining economists are psychologists, technologists, philosophers, historians, journalists, artists, politicians and comedians. This year they had a strong focus on India.  The timing was perfect as India, the world's fifth largest economy in the world, is likely to overtake Japan to become the world's third-largest...

This month The Modern India (Det Moderne India) was co organizer at the International Climate Summit held on 14-15 September, 2023 in New Delhi. The Conference had more than 60,000 people attending physically and virtually combined! 60 000! This mega event unfolded at the prestigious Vigyan Bhawan, a venue reserved for only the most distinguished guests — usually graced by the presence of the President, Vice President, or Prime Minister of India.   ICS 2023 had the honor of hosting the...

Vi i Norge kan når vi vil! Det fikk vi bevis for da Sadhguru besøkte Norge juni i år. Vi visste en stund at vi kom til å få storfint besøk fra India. Tidspunktet visste vi nesten også, men ikke om dette besøket faktisk ble noe av. Endelig dato og bekreftelse kom først seks dager før besøket startet.  Over 50 selskaper møtte Sadhguru på Stortinget. Flott at Kompass NRK lager en egen sending Sadhgurus besøk til Norge.  Hør på samtalen mellom Pål Plassen og Rina Sunder. English: We in Norway...

On one side we are screaming after talent on the other we have exceptional internationals not being fully utilised. In a recent statement by Hans Christian Holte Director of NAV states we are lacking 53 000 employees in different industries today.    In addition, we know Norway has a big challenge when it comes to recruitment of tech talent with a shortage of 40,000 IT professionals by 2030. The competition for the best global talent is a tough one!   Recruiting from international borders is...

Welcome to The Modern India’s Podcast episode on March 8, International Women’s Day with a very special guest, Rolee Aranya, Professor in Urban Planning at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU. Do listen to the podcast episode to find answers to the following questions: What are the common challenges when it comes to implementation of smart cities in cities in Norway and cities in India?How do cities build capacity building competence in India? What is required to build...

Norway and India share a long maritime history, and maritime issues are central to the bilateral dialogue between our two countries. Our guest for this episode is Cristina.  Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria is responsible for DNV’s maritime operations in South East Asia Pacific & India since October 2017 in her capacity as Vice President, Regional Manager.  She has worked in newbuilding and operations phases as a ships surveyor and project manager in Spain, Portugal, South Korea and...

Sustainability Dialogues The Standing Committee on Energy and Environment of the Norwegian Parliamentary visited India last week. Our guest today is Nikolai Astrup. Nikolai is a MP, a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. Astrup - the first person to hold the post as the minister of international development for in years. India is rapidly undergoing sustainable green transformation. Norway is the leader in the whole of Europe in terms of renewable energy. Ties between...

The government of India is hosting the 17th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention from January 9 to January 11 on the theme  - 'Diaspora : Reliable partners for India's progress in Amrit Kaal.'  On this special occasion, NewsX presented a special one-hour telecast from 6 pm to 7 pm ist on Monday, January 9, to highlight the successes and achievements of the 17.9 million strong Indian diaspora community in the globe as well as to find new ways to harness their potential to...

In light of the objectionable comments made by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto against PM Modi, there has been outrage across India. We are conducting a live discussion. We are aiming to bring together Indian diaspora to share their views on how Indians across the world must rally against Pakistan's disrespect on international forums, are global protests the answer?  Along with Rina Sunder, the founder of our NGO, Det Moderne India, other panel members in this discussion are: 1 -...

Our built environment is also one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and drives a significant  amount of air pollution in our cities. The ‘Clean Construction’ approach promotes the reduction of air pollutants from construction activities. The Government of India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), in 2019, that aims to reduce air pollution levels by 20-30% by 2024. In this episode we have invited a guest who represents the private sector: Kristin Sæterøy....

OSLO-the first city in the world that began with the first zero-emission urban construction by using only electrified construction equipment. Oslo is also leading the Clean Construction Forum @ C40. New C40 research reveals that fossil gas use contributed almost as much as coal power plants to premature deaths in 2020 and current NDCs would result in 776,000 more premature deaths in C40 cities by 2050, compared to a 1.5oC scenario. In contradiction with their own inadequate NDCs, key nations...

Norway India Sustainabilty Dialogues We have with us:  Kristin Skofteland, Chief Commercial Officer & Legal Counsel for Beyonder AS & Soumya Kukreti, CEO of Midwest Energy Private Limited. Beyonder designs and manufactures safer battery solutions based on Norwegian sawdust, with high power, fast charging and a long lifetime. Produced without cobalt and nickel using clean energy and energy-efficient methods, Beyonder batteries have the smallest environmental footprint possible....

Save Soil is a global movement launched by Sadhguru to address the soil crisis, by bringing together people from around the world to stand up for Soil Health. Furthermore, it supports leaders of all nations to institute national policies and actions toward increasing the organic content in cultivable Soil. Agriculture, deforestation, and other factors have degraded and eroded topsoil at alarming rates. Globally, 52% of agricultural land is already degraded. The planet is in crisis. If...

This episode is the speech by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the International Climate Summit 2022 held in Bergen on 30-31st August. International Climate Summit 2022 is an initiative of the Indo-Norwegian partnership with a special focus on exploring ‘Opportunities for Green Hydrogen in India’. It aimed to present the next-generation opportunities for Bi-Lateral Trade, Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer, and International funding across the green hydrogen industry value chain in...

Save Soil on India’s Independence Day!! DMI and Norad are hosting a Save Soil debate at Arendalsuka. DMI is celebrating India's 75th Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Independence Day at Arendalsuka to discuss Save Soil - a global movement launched by Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru JV.    Sadhguru is a yogi and a mystic a man whose passion spills into everything he encounters. Named one of India's 50 most influential people, Sadhguru's work has touched the lives of millions worldwide through his...

Make in India 🇳🇴🇮🇳 Sustainability Dialogues  Make in India is an initiative by the Government of India to make and encourage companies to develop, manufacture and assemble products made in India and incentivize dedicated investments into manufacturing.  The Make in India initiative was launched by Prime Minister Modi in 2014. 1. Cochin Shipyard Ltd has built two autonomous electric vessels for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway 2. The two vessels are central to ASKO’s passion for sustainability and...

The Klemetsrud CO2 capture and storage project will be the world’s first waste-to-energy plant with full-scale CCS by 2026. Our guest for this episode of Norway India Sustainabilty Dialogues is Jannicke Gerner Bjerkås. So much is happening in the Carbon capture landscape! (ONGC) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Equinor ASA, the Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company, for energy exploration and climate change mitigation options...

Sustainability Dialogues Cities form networks, engage in dialogue with counterparts, facilitate public diplomacy, share best practices & encourage collaboration. Find answers to the following in this podcast- About C40 and its work.How does C40 use city diplomacy to help cities meet their climate ambitions? Cities earn their membership through their actions and both of you work with two very different cities - Mumbai and Oslo  - The kind of work being done by Mumbai to address the...

🇳🇴🇮🇳 Sustainability Dialogues Oslo is the first city in the world that has developed a dedicated climate budget which serves as the governance tool for its climate work. Many cities are following Oslo’s climate leadership in action. Get to know our podcast guest: Heidi Sørensen  Heidi Sørensen is the Director of the Climate Agency, City of Oslo.   🇳🇴 In her youth, Sørensen was an active environmentalist and was leader of both Natur og Ungdom and Friends of the Earth Norway. She was elected...