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Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Bengaluru-Berlin partnership to drive innovation, startup exchange: Priyank Kharge
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills A joint declaration of intent was signed between the Government of Karnataka and the State of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, Karnataka's Minister for Electronics, IT/BT Priyank Kharge said on posted on 'X' that the declaration was signed in the presence of Franziska Giffey , Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises, Germany."This partnership under Karnataka's Global Innovation Alliance will reduce the distance between Berlin and Bengaluru by enabling startup exchange , soft-landing support, and deeper tech and innovation collaboration ," the minister to him, the collaboration will focus on areas such as FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, IT/Digitalisation, and Life Sciences, which reflect Bengaluru's global leadership in emerging technologies and complement Berlin's strengths in innovation and ecosystem development."Both governments believe innovation must be equitable, so we are placing special emphasis on women-led enterprises and green innovation," he said Karnataka would soon institutionalise this partnership through a joint steering committee and dedicated nodal points on both sides to track progress, co-create programmes, and ensure outcome-based Giffey, who is leading a 25-member trade delegation to Bengaluru and Delhi, announced after the signing that Berlin would open a representative business office in Bengaluru next year to promote bilateral trade. This will be Berlin's third such office after New York and is accompanied by Stefan Franzke, CEO of Berlin Partner for Business and Technology; Jeannine Koch, CEO of medianet berlinbrandenburg eV; and Berol Bicer, Executive Board Member of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and delegation includes companies and startups from the digitalisation, energy, mobility, and GreenTech sectors, aiming to explore new markets and build partnerships in their two-day visit to Bengaluru, the delegation will visit the Infosys campus, RV College of Engineering, and IIM Bangalore, and hold meetings with industry bodies, including NASSCOM.
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Business Standard
08-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Bengaluru-Berlin pact to drive innovation, startup exchange: Priyank Kharge
A joint declaration of intent was signed between the Government of Karnataka and the State of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, Karnataka's Minister for Electronics, IT/BT Priyank Kharge said on Tuesday. Kharge posted on 'X' that the declaration was signed in the presence of Franziska Giffey, Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises, Germany. "This partnership under Karnataka's Global Innovation Alliance will reduce the distance between Berlin and Bengaluru by enabling startup exchange, soft-landing support, and deeper tech and innovation collaboration," the minister said. According to him, the collaboration will focus on areas such as FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, IT/Digitalisation, and Life Sciences, which reflect Bengaluru's global leadership in emerging technologies and complement Berlin's strengths in innovation and ecosystem development. "Both governments believe innovation must be equitable, so we are placing special emphasis on women-led enterprises and green innovation," he added. Kharge said Karnataka would soon institutionalise this partnership through a joint steering committee and dedicated nodal points on both sides to track progress, co-create programmes, and ensure outcome-based delivery. Mayor Giffey, who is leading a 25-member trade delegation to Bengaluru and Delhi, announced after the signing that Berlin would open a representative business office in Bengaluru next year to promote bilateral trade. This will be Berlin's third such office after New York and Beijing. She is accompanied by Stefan Franzke, CEO of Berlin Partner for Business and Technology; Jeannine Koch, CEO of medianet berlinbrandenburg eV; and Berol Bicer, Executive Board Member of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The delegation includes companies and startups from the digitalisation, energy, mobility, and GreenTech sectors, aiming to explore new markets and build partnerships in India. During their two-day visit to Bengaluru, the delegation will visit the Infosys campus, RV College of Engineering, and IIM Bangalore, and hold meetings with industry bodies, including NASSCOM.
West Australian
25-06-2025
- Business
- West Australian
GreenTech reveals deep base metal potential at historic WA mine
GreenTech Metals' recent exploration target model for its Whundo massive sulphide base metals project points to a resource potential of between 15 million tonnes to 23 million tonnes, with copper grades ranging from 0.9 per cent and 1.4 per cent. The model for the company's project, near Karratha in Western Australia's Pilbara region, also indicates a zinc resource potential for the same tonnage, with grades ranging from 0.2 per cent to 0.4 per cent zinc. The target's estimated contained metal ranges from 176,000 tonnes to 265,000t of copper and from 46,000t to 69,000t of zinc. GreenTech's current JORC-compliant mineral resource estimate for Whundo is an inferred and indicated 6.2 million tonnes at 1.12 per cent copper and 1.04 per cent zinc, containing 69,000t of copper and 64,000t of zinc. The resource estimate applies to two of GreenTech's six known mineralised zones, Whundo and Ayshia, which have both been exploited by small open pits. In contrast to the limited mineral resource estimate, the conceptual exploration target modelling aims to develop a realistic expectation of the future potential of the entire string of deposits arrayed along the northeast-striking trend, including Whundo West, Whundo East, Austin, Shelby, Yannery and Ayshia. Exploration target models are typically based on projections from known mineralised zones and related geology, including rock and structural trends and boundaries, geophysical surveys and their targets, and surface and downhole geochemical trends. Accordingly, GreenTech used its entire relevant drilling database to inform the potential size and direction of the exploration target beyond the current Whundo mineral resource estimate. The database comprises 1135 holes for a total of 83,298.30 metres. Of these, 42 drill holes for 5916.8m sit within the exploration target area. The exploration target modelling serves an important purpose, indicating and prioritising where drilling or other exploration and direct testing should be undertaken. However, the company will need to conduct further drilling of the mineralised zones to translate the picture into a resource estimate. Apart from drilling, other direct testing could include trenching - usually only applicable to shallow near-surface mineralisation - or underground exploration by shafts, adits, winzes or drives, or through previous similar underground developments. Having assessed its existing resources, GreenTech has determined that the shallow mineralisation is of immediate interest for launching near-term production from Whundo at one of two possible local processing facilities. The company has engaged mining consultancy Burnt Shirt to evaluate its mining and processing options, identify a viable near-term mining venture and take it through to a scoping study. The overall Whundo deposit area has a history of intermittent underground production from mining leases at Yannery between 1920 and 1958, amounting to 1132t of copper ore at an average grade of 21 per cent copper. From 1951 to 1968, a further 1911.8t of ore, averaging 12.87 per cent copper, was reported from its oxidised and supergene zone. Whim Creek Consolidated opened a pit in 1976 to produce 6200t of supergene copper ore at 29.68 per cent copper. Fox Resources followed up with open-pit mining of the West Whundo deposit in 2006 and 2007 which yielded 148,310t of ore. It processed the ore at the company's Radio Hill mill near Karratha to produce 25,812t of copper concentrate at a 20.86 per cent copper grade. In 2017, Artemis Resources generated revenue through the sale of surface-mined ore, which was heap leached at its Whim Creek mill, 100 kilometres southwest of Port Hedland. In its next stage of evaluation, GreenTech proposes to undertake a new drilling program focussed on significantly expanding its current Whundo/Ayshia mineral resource and, where possible, establishing new resources. The company is already planning its next drilling campaign to test for mineralisation continuity between Austin and Shelby via a co-funded hole under the State Government's Exploration Incentive Scheme. It will also test the interpreted down-plunge projection of the Ayshia shoot and evaluate shallow, high-grade oxide mineralisation at Yannery. The company is also launching a conceptual mining study which will see the completion of mineral resource estimates for Whundo, Ayshia and Yannery that will include gold. The metal is known to exist at the project but has not yet been included in previous resource estimates. Management is fast-tracking its assessment of previously reported mineral resource estimates given their significant gold contribution, which it believes may enhance its in-ground value and improve the project's economics. When the resource estimates are completed for Whundo, Ayshia and Yannery, they will be put through the Whittle optimisation process to economically model the resource blocks and create one or more optimised pits around the economic wireframes. GreenTech will then be able to assess the economics of near-term production opportunities, including further evaluation of the Radio Hill processing site. In anticipation of near-term mining, GreenTech will also launch the requisite application process for a mining permit. The Whundo massive sulphide deposit has sat in the sun for years waiting for the right suitor and the right commodity price regime to materialise simultaneously. For the first time in the project's history, GreenTech has shone a bright light on the greater potential lurking at depth beneath the scattered and often desultory workings in the Whundo field - rather like finding a sizeable iceberg beneath a seemingly insignificant ice floe – and it appears determined to make a good go of the venture. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact:
Khaleej Times
20-06-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE-Italy GreenTech boost: Agrilevante to drive agricultural growth
The UAE and Italy have been enjoying a strong bilateral trade and investment relations, but Agrilevante will set the stage to increase cooperation in green technology (GreenTech) to bolster the agricultural development of the second biggest economy of the region, experts say. Top executives and organisers of Agrilevante, an exhibition dedicated to technologies for specific usage in Mediterranean agriculture, said the agricultural machinery market in the UAE is experiencing a significant and prolonged growth phase and it will continue in the coming years. 'The value of agricultural machinery export to the UAE has been more than doubled in the past four years from €108 million in 2021 to €234 million last year,' Fabio Ricci, Deputy Director of FederUnacoma, the Italian association of agricultural machinery manufacturers, told BTR on the sidelines of an event in Dubai recently. Referring to the data of the research company Exportplanning, Ricci said sales of agricultural machinery to the UAE recorded an impressive 35% growth during the 2021-24 period and the upward trend will continue in the short and medium term at a slower pace but still on average of no less than 5% pe annum. 'At present, Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers are among the main suppliers of the UAE and accounted for 6.8% market share of Made in Italy products to the emirate,' he said. Milk processing systems, seeding, transplanting and fertilizing solutions and livestock farming machinery are the main product categories of Italian companies export to the UAE, according to national statistics bureau Istat. 'China, which holds 28% market share of the UAE's agricultural machinery, offers products at very affordable rates but Chinese manufacturers are not very innovative and their products do not cater to requirements of the emirate's agriculture sector affected by prohibitive environmental conditions. Lack of arable land, scarcity of water resources and extremely unfavourable climatic characteristics are some of the main challenges that the primary sector has to deal with and provide the solution,' said an Italian entrepreneur attending the event. Ricci said only an innovative and advance technology, with the support of machinery and systems specifically designed to counter the critical environmental factors, can address the challenges being faced by the primary agricultural sector of the UAE. 'The 2025 Agrilevante exhibition to be held in Bari from October 9-12 will become an enormous platform to offer vast range of specific solutions for each crop in the UAE and more generally in the Mediterranean basin. It will be an ideal platform to explore the needs and priorities of the agricultural economies,' Ricci said. Italy — A Preferential Partner Valerio Soldani, Director of the Italian Trade Agency Office in Dubai, shed light on bilateral trade and investment relations and said both the countries are expected to further strengthen their relations on agriculture front. 'Italy is proving itself to be a preferential partner to bolster the agricultural development of the UAE. We have strong presence in the emirate and are expecting significant participation from the UAE companies and businesses in Agrilevante 2025 edition,' Soldani told BTR. Over 95,000 visitors including 4,000 foreigners from 27 countries, attended the previous edition of the exhibition in 2023 where 350 exhibiting industries from 20 countries showcased their products and technologies. Italian Trade Agency in collaboration with FederUnacoma, will be engaged in business to business meetings with the exhibiting industries to organise the foreign delegates for the exhibition in October. About 120 foreign delegates representing 38 countries including the UAE are expected to come and experience the latest agricultural technologies and machinery during the four-day event. Federica Tugnoli, Secretary of Comagarden, said Agrilevante 2025 will open its door in October with new features such as robotic technologies for primary agriculture sector, a rich programme of meetings and conferences focusing most relevant topics in agriculture and technology, and innovation competitions to promote agriculture sector and green maintenance. 'We will introduce Levante Green for the gardening sector and the visitors will see the most advanced machines and equipment for maintaining green spaces that has become an essential element of contemporary urban landscape and an important factor of well-being of life in the ity,' Tugnoli told BTR. Comagraden represents gardening machinery and equipment manufacturers within the FederUnacoma, which account for 80% of Italian production with exports accounting for 65% of this production. It plays an important role in connecting the Italian industries to perspective buyers in the Middle East, Asia and Europe through exhibitions, conferences and B2B meetings. 'We've seen a rising demand in the UAE and Gulf region for high-quality gardening equipment as parks, luxury resorts, golf courses and sports facilities are expanding rapidly, setting new benchmarks for beauty and sustaibnibility. Italy is the third largest supplier of gardening machinery and applications and the Emirati market offers huge business opportunities to the Italian industries,' she said.
Zawya
16-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Dutch Greenhouse Delta accelerates international horticulture partnerships during GreenTech Week
Amsterdam: During GreenTech 2025, Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) welcomed hundreds of international guests. The platform for international collaboration hosted delegations from Egypt, the Gulf Region, Central Asia, India, and Southeast Asia with tailor-made programmes designed to strengthen relationships, explore new collaborations, and accelerate Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) worldwide. As one of the partners in the Strategic Trade Fair Programme, which is initiated initiated by Topsector Horticulture & Starting Materials and AVAG, DGD also contributed to an extensive programme aimed at positioning the Netherlands as a global frontrunner in future-proof horticulture. These customised programmes and the comprehensive Strategic Trade Fair activities, formed a powerful combination – giving momentum to bilateral dialogues and laying the groundwork for both new partnerships and long-term international cooperation. Strengthening International Cooperation After a succesful kick-off during the networking dinner at World Horti Center, DGD guided delegations from around the world through tailor-made programmes including GreenTech Amsterdam, company visits, networking events, expert sessions, and trips to renowned educational and research institutions. Key moments included: Egypt: A defining moment was the launch of the Partners for International Business (PIB) Programme for Horticulture and Water in Egypt, signed in the presence of Egyptian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mr. Mustafa Al-Sayyad. This collaboration focuses on developing climate-smart, water-efficient horticultural solutions, contributing meaningfully to Egypt's sustainable agricultural future. Gulf Region: A major highlight was the signing ceremony between the Ministries of Agriculture of the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia, attended by Jan-Kees Goet, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands, and H.E. Eng. Mansour Al Mushaiti, Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) of Saudi Arabia. Another key milestone was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dutch Greenhouse Delta and the Saudi AgriFood Tech Alliance (SAFTA), as well as with other esteemed DGD partners. These agreements formalise cooperation to develop sustainable, technology-driven food systems, fully aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. The presence of H.E. Eng. Mansour Al Mushaiti underscored the strategic importance of this partnership in addressing long-term food and water security challenges. India: The incoming delegation from India focused on engaging with the Dutch food value chain to provide Indian pioneer growers and investors insights essential for building a successful greenhouse produce business in India. An important takeaway was that Dutch horticultural greenhouse technology can create transparent, affordable, high-quality food ecosystems from fork to farm. This inspired companies like Sandhu Greens to use the knowledge gained during this mission to position their future strawberries in a niche market in India focused on taste, quality, safety, sustainability, service, and community building. DGD encourages other pioneering companies, such as Fresh2Day, to follow this example—contributing to a healthier, cleaner, safer, and more sustainable food ecosystem in India. Central Asia: Delegations from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan participated in GreenTech, exploring opportunities to adopt advanced horticultural technology. Their visit marked an important step in strengthening horticultural development in Central Asia, with future cooperation in sight. Southeast Asia: With the presence of the Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Phung Duc Tien, Southeast Asia was also well represented. The emphasis here was on knowledge exchange and collaboration to accelerate sustainable horticulture development in the region. A bilateral meeting between the Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) of Saudi Arabia and the Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture, highlighting mutual commitment to strengthening horticultural cooperation. Throughout the week, the theme of this year's GreenTech — 'Passion for Horticulture' — resonated in every encounter. This commitment not only defines Dutch horticulture but also strengthens the foundation for long-term international partnerships. About Dutch Greenhouse Delta Dutch Greenhouse Delta (DGD) is a strong international platform representing the entire ecosystem of Dutch horticultural expertise and serving as a gateway to Dutch innovation in greenhouse horticulture. DGD is committed to promoting international collaboration and sharing Dutch horticultural knowledge to create sustainable ecosystems that meet the global demand for fresh, high-quality produce. For more information about Dutch Greenhouse Delta and its activities, please visit About the Strategic Trade Fair Program The Strategic Trade Fair Program is an initiative by Topsector Horticulture & Starting Materials and AVAG, carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the Municipality of Westland, Dutch Greenhouse Delta, GreenTech, and World Horti Center. The program supports the international positioning of the Dutch horticultural sector and facilitates long-term partnerships and business opportunities with global impact. For inquiries, please contact: Mirjam Boekestijn CEO of Dutch Greenhouse Delta
