India and Norway deepen strategic partnership in science and innovation

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While bilateral relations between India and Norway have strengthened in the course of the go to of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Norway, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) underneath the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Norway, to strengthen cooperation in the areas of science, know-how, innovation and sustainable growth. 

The agreements had been signed with senior representatives from the accomplice establishments of Norway on behalf of DSIR/CSIR underneath the management of Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR. The MoUs intention to develop India-Norway relations in the areas of analysis, innovation and know-how growth, in addition to promote institutional partnerships, startup and business collaborations, tutorial collaborations, and sustainable growth initiatives in each international locations.

The MoU between DSIR/CSIR and the Research Council of Norway (RCN) goals to advertise cooperation in analysis, know-how growth, innovation and capability growth. 

CSIR additionally signed an settlement for cooperation (2026-2029) with Norway’s premier unbiased analysis organisation Stiftelsen SINTEF (SINTEF) underneath the framework of the MoU issued since 2014. The settlement focuses on waste era and sustainable transition by means of joint analysis and innovation programmes in areas comparable to bio-based processes and supplies, innovation hubs, marine vitality (together with offshore wind and hybrid methods), carbon seize, storage and utilisation, and conversion of waste into usable supplies.

An settlement was additionally signed on cooperation between CSIR institutes and institutes of SINTEF for a selected venture relating to marine vitality and offshore wind vitality.

A Joint Declaration of Intent was signed between CSIR, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (ACSIR) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) titled “Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation for Green Transition”. 

In one other important growth, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with Emerald Geomodelling.