India And UK Institutions Sign Agreements for Collaboration in Crop Sciences
India And UK
Institutions Sign Agreements for Collaboration in Crop Sciences
Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and a consortium of top UK
research institutions signed Memorandum of Understanding today for establishment
of a joint India-UK collaboration programme in crop science. The aim of the
agreement is to enhance collaborative research, promote knowledge exchange, and
support capacity building to develop resilience in food security.
The agreement was signed by Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz on behalf of the University of Cambridge, and by Nafees Meah on behalf of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of UK. It was also signed by representatives from the National Institute for Agricultural Botany (NIAB), in Cambridge; the John Innes Centre, UK; the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, UK; and Rothamsted Research Institute UK.
After the signing of the agreements, Professor Leszek Borysiewicz, VC of University of Cambridge, said- “This collaboration builds on the close links already established between leading researchers in the United Kingdom and India and is another great example of both countries’ commitment to growing our partnerships in translational and applied research.
Secretary DBT, Professor K. Vijay Raghavan, has added: “The United Kingdom has been a long-standing partner with the Government of India in Science and Technology and the collaboration has grown from strength to strength. Our partners are the best in the UK and together we can be the best anywhere, working together to address a key global problem.”“This collaboration will create opportunities for leading experts in the UK and India to come together to tackle global challenges in the areas of food security, crop science and biotechnology.”
All parties agreed on the importance of crop science as an area of enormous potential for scientific collaboration, and of great importance for global food security in India and beyond.
The agreement foresees joint projects focusing on the fundamental science underpinning yield enhancement, disease resistance and drought resistance; research into crop re-breeding; and the translation of fundamental research into sustainable agriculture practice. It also contemplates the establishment of a joint Indo-UK Plant Science Centre in India.
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Arrangement for the
establishment of an Indo-French Joint Committee on Science & Technology
Cooperation
The
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today was
apprised about signing ofan arrangement forthe establishment of an Indo-French
Joint Committee on Science & Technology Cooperation.India and France have
signed the arrangement for establishment of this apex level Joint Committee on
25th January 2016 in New Delhi.
Under the Arrangement, the Joint Committee would identify, synergise and define priorities for Indo-French cooperation in science, technology and innovation aimed to achieve economic and social development through research, development and innovation.
The Joint Committee will be co-chaired for the Indian side by the Minister of Science & Technology and for the French side by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, or an official of the rank of Secretary in the Indian system and Director General in French system as designated by the respective countries.
The agreement comes in the backdrop of enhanced scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries, and the role played by multiple national science and technology agencies of both countries in promoting this partnership.
Under the Arrangement, the Joint Committee would identify, synergise and define priorities for Indo-French cooperation in science, technology and innovation aimed to achieve economic and social development through research, development and innovation.
The Joint Committee will be co-chaired for the Indian side by the Minister of Science & Technology and for the French side by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, or an official of the rank of Secretary in the Indian system and Director General in French system as designated by the respective countries.
The agreement comes in the backdrop of enhanced scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries, and the role played by multiple national science and technology agencies of both countries in promoting this partnership.
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