Business
Norway to be country partner for BioAsia
The partnership will build a network that can facilitate both business and research collaborations between Norway and India
Interview with Helge Tryti, Commercial Counsellor of Royal Norwegian Embassy, highlighting Norway as a partner country
Making a safe internet for kids
To advocate for a safe online environment for children, Telenor India organised #SafeInternetForum 2016 for responsible use of internet and strengthen the defenses for a safer internet experience for children
Telenor provides free life insurance to a million customers in AP, TS
Prepaid mobile telephony services provider Telenor (India) Communications, on Monday announced that it had provided life insurance to a million of its customers
Norway eager to invest in Telangana
Norway has expressed its keenness in investing in different sectors in the State of Telangana. The Ambassador of Norway in India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag has conveyed his country’s willingness in this regard.
Culture
Norway, Tollywood's New Switzerland
Tollywood filmmakers are exploring countries that are largely unexplored by a majority of the Indian public. Norway seems to have topped the list of destinations for shooting Telugu films.
Norway hopes to attract four Indian film projects every year
Starting 2016, Norway, known as the land of midnight sun, is expecting to attract at least four Indian film projects every year, thereby increasing inbound tourist arrivals from India, according to Norwegian ambassador to India, Nils Ragnar Kamsvag.
Sujata Bajaj Ganapati series at the Visual Arts Gallery
Sujata Bajaj is one of the first set of artists in the country who experimented with collages. Her artistic journey has been one of great visual and verbal splendour. She spends her time between Paris, Dubai, India and Norway.
The panellists Amitesh Grover (India), B. Jayashree (India), Haukur J. Gunnarssan (Norway) participated in a discussion on "New Language and Play Direction”
After its successful debut in Puducherry in 2012, the Tantidhatri International Festival of Performing Arts begins in the city on Wednesday. Noted participants include theatre actors Julia Varley from Denmark, Sandra Pasini from Italy, Geddy Aniksdal from Norway and dancer-choreographer Sin Cha Hong from Korea.
Climate
Ice-Breaking Diplomacy: Countries In The Arctic Circle Show How To Handle Territorial Disputes
"It is a Middle East-like situation in very superficial terms -- just that no one is killing each other over it," a former oil executive said on the sidelines of the Arctic Frontiers conclave in Tromsø, Norway, a town of 72,000 inhabitants 350km inside the Arctic Circle.
North Pole to the Third Pole: Following climate change debate from the Arctic to the Himalayas
A recent gathering in the northern Norwegian town of Tromso called Arctic Frontiers became an interesting forum for a global discussion on the region and the impact its sensitive ecology has for the entire planet.
Research
Norway keen on tie-up for research
There is ample scope for collaborative research works between India and Norway to improve the blue growth sectors, said international marine expert Lasse H. Pettersson, director of International Cooperation and Marketing, Norway.
Urban planning experts doubtful about Govt's smart city mission
The Conference was an important part of a collaborative project funded by the Research Council of Norway.
Sport
Manali skier in Winter Youth Olympics
A youth from Burua village in Manali has qualified for the Winter Youth Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Lillehammer, Norway, from February 12 to 21. Tourism
The charm of an Arctic vacation
The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is the perfect place for traveleres keen on frigid temperatures and total darkness
There’s a restaurant called ‘Gandhi’, jointly owned by a Pakistani and an Indian. The Mahatma would be pleased.