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 normalize conversations around women's challenges. India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narend ..read more

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 enterprises in the Nordic Region. India's need for greater market knowledge, information on specific ..read more

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 ..read more

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 economy with a GDP of USD 7.3 trillion by 2030. DMI was represented by Erik Solheim and Rina ..read more

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 former President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. We rolled out the first The Indo-Nordic Coo ..read more

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 know the worth of having what we want! We got proof of that when Sadhguru visited Norway in ..read more

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 one thing but how to include them in our society is another.  How can we make sur ..read more

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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 competence? How are cities in India adapting to slow change to rapid change society? What is the impact of Compl ..read more

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 Norway.   In 2015 she became responsible for DNV GL’s maritime and oil & gas operations ..read more