New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) India is the partner country in the Izmir International trade show which begins from September 7, in Turkey, the commerce ministry Thursday said.

In this, India will also launch a business pavilion 'Source India' to increase exports to Turkey and other neighbouring countries.

Source India, with 75 Indian participating companies, will be a multi-product pavilion, it said.

India exports USD 91.6 million worth cereals to Turkey compared to Turkey's total import of USD 1.7 billion worth of cereals from the world.

Quoting India's Ambassador to Ankara, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, the ministry said that there is great potential for tie-ups between Indian and Turkish agriculture and food processing sectors.

* * * * Mahindra Susten Mobile PV Lab completes 1 GWp testing

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Group's joint venture firm Mahindra Susten Thursday claimed that its first mobile solar photovoltaic (PV) testing lab recently completed a milestone 1 GWp of plant testing.

Mahindra Susten is part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, and one of the largest Renewable Energy companies in India with a growing global presence, a statement said.

According to the statement, the Mobile PV Lab offers revolutionary technology, which is unique in Asia. It is a one stop mobile solution, which allows performance analysis of solar PV modules, which constitute nearly 70 per cent of the investment for a new Solar PV plant, at the site itself.

The testing procedure used in the lab ensures reliability and repeatability in line with standard procedures, leading to similar or better results than any stationary laboratory, it added.

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