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News and events // 01/09/2010 //

The Norwegian chess talent Magnus Carlsen won the Arctic Securities Chess Stars rapid tournament with a 1.5-0.5 win over reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand from India in a two-game final.

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Preparing for earthquake
Photo: IIT Roorkee
News and events // 26/08/2010 //

The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and NORSAR, Norway, are working towards an earthquake- safe environment. - No natural phenomenon is more devastating than earthquake, says said Dr. Conrad Lindholm from NORSAR, Norway, at a workshop in Delhi on 18 August 2010, presenting results from a collaborative research project.

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From the opening ceremony.
Photo: ILO India
News and events // 23/08/2010 //

For the last two weeks senior officials have participated in trainers of labor inspectors workshop supported by the Norwegian government.

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News and events // 21/06/2010 //

The Embassy has signed an agreement with SINTEF on a win-win environment project in India: Getting rid of hazardous industrial waste while at the same time reducing CO2-emissions from cement production.

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Photo: Rasik Ravindra
News and events // 16/06/2010 //

The Indian Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan made a visit to Norway from 5-8th June 2010.

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News and events // 03/06/2010 //

Heads of state and government, ministers and other representatives of some 50 countries concluded an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. Around NOK 25 billion has been pledged for the period 2010–2012 for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.

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