German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a 3-day Visit to India Sunday October 04,2015

  

German Chancellor Angela Merkel accompanied by a delegation of several Cabinet Ministers and top officials arrived in New Delhi on Sunday October 04,2015

Angela Merkel's India visit
October 5 (Delhi)	9:00 a.m.	Official reception by President
	11:00 a.m.	Meeting with Prime Minister
	2:30 p.m.	Exchange of MOUs
	6:00 p.m.	Departure for Bengaluru
October 6 (Bengaluru)	9:30 a.m.	Visit Robert Bosch Engineering & Innovation Centre
	11:30 a.m.	Business forum organised by NASSCOM & Frauenhofer Institute

Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha was at the Airport to receive German Chancellor Angela Merkel 

 

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel who is on a 3-day visit will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi under framework of the Indo-German Intergovernmental Consultations(IGC),the 3rd such meeting between the two Govts -1st Meeting took place in New Delhi in 2011 and the 2nd Meeting took place in Germany in 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's first engagement -  traditional wreath laying at India’s apostle of peace Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj welcomes Dr. Merkel ahead of delegation-level talks.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel  meets Prime Minister Narendra Modiat Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday Oct 05,2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel with their respective Ministers at the 3rd Inter-Governmental Consultations in Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday Oct 05,2015

 

Prime Minister Naredra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel making a joint statement in New Delhi.

 

List of MoUs signed by India and Germany

Promotion of German as a foreign language in India and the promotion of modern Indian languages in Germany.	Summary record of the negotiations on development cooperation.
Indo-German solar energy partnership.	Skill development, and vocational education and training.
Security cooperation.	Aviation security.
Disaster management	Cooperation in agricultural studies
Supporting participation of young Indian scientists in natural sciences for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.	Extension of the tenure of the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC).
Indo-German Partnerships in higher education (IGP).	Plant protection products
Development of cooperation in the field of railways.	Cooperation in the field of manufacturing.
Setting up a fast-track system for German companies in India.	Cooperation in the field of advanced training of corporate executives and junior executives from India.
Cooperation in food safety between the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BFR) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).	Cooperation in food safety between the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)

The two countries signed deals worth $2.25 billion (around Rs. 14,600 crore)  on German investment in developing India's clean energy corridors and solar energy industry

German Chancellor Angela Merkel returns 10th century statue of Durga in her Mahishasurmardini avatar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photograph with a 10th centery idol of Hindu Goddess Durga, that was returned by Germany, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015.

  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive in Bengaluru on Tuesday Oct 06,2015

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visit the BOSCH Vocational Centre in Bengaluru on Tuesday Oct 06,2015

The two leaders first visited the Bengaluru plant of giant German manufacturer of automotive parts Bosch, where they interacted with its executives on innovation and research to help the government promote 'Make in India' and 'Digital India'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were gifted a 'Make in India' lion model at Bosch's vocational facility in Bengaluru.

PM Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel going through the innovations at Bosch.

PM Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Bosch Engineering and Innovation Centre in Bengaluru on Tuesday Oct 06,2015

First Kannada newspaper was brought out by a German

 The links between Germany and Karnataka are quite strongly rooted in the cultural landscape, dating back to the 19 century.

The first name that pops up in any discussion on the cultural links is Rev. Ferdinand Kittel, who compiled the first Kannada-English dictionary in 1894, which is to this day regarded a model for lexicographers.

 It was another German, Rev. Hermann Friedrich Mögling, who brought out the first ever newspaper in Kannada, Mangalooru Samachara, in 1843.

Both belonged to the Basel Mission from Germany, which sent many missionaries to the Karnataka coast. 

Though their primary task was proselytizing, many took up work that went far beyond spreading the message of the Gospel. 

Besides the dictionary, Kittel published his own work Kathamale, presenting the life of Jesus Christ in metrical form, and authored books on Kannada grammar.

Rev. Mögling travelled extensively to document folk literature and collect manuscripts. He edited and printed many of them.

Both these pioneers are remembered in Karnataka over a century later, even though they have been forgotten in their own land of birth. Rev. Kittel’s statue stands near Mayo Hall in Bengaluru and his dictionary is used extensively. 

The day on which Rev. Mögling started his paper, July 1, is celebrated as “Patrika Dina” in Karnataka.

Note

Germany is India's most important trading partner in Europe with Trade worth nearly $17.9 billion (around Rs. 1.16 lakh crore) in 2014 - mostly in chemicals, machine tools, electrical goods and textiles.

Bengaluru houses major German business house like Bosch, SAP, Siemens and Mercedes-Benz, among others

Around 1,600 German companies have established there presence in India, out of which over 200 are registered in India

According to German Counsel, German companies had made an investment of around 9.7 billion Euro in India and provide workplaces for more than 4,00,000 Indians. 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accompanied by a delegation of several cabinet ministers and top officials, arrived in New Delhi Sunday night on a three-day visit. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-arrives-for-3-day-india-visit/3/#sthash.gIhWRVbA.dpuf

Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha was at the airport to recieve Merkel. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-arrives-for-3-day-india-visit/2/#sthash.D6Mc6J4c.dpuf