Support has been given to 27 projects including food technology
Nine teams consisting of scientists from India and Sri Lanka will carry out research in areas like food technology; plant base medicines; metrology; space research and applications; robotics and automation; industrial electronics; renewable energy; waste management; information and communication technology.
The teams have been granted collaborative support from India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Sri Lanka’s State Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research & Innovation.
This call for proposal was launched as a result of the conclusion of inter-governmental cooperation in Science & Technology between India and Sri Lanka in 2008.
Apart from these areas of research work, the two countries have also decided to support three workshop proposals from among 193 common proposals received in response to the call.
As of now, 27 joint research projects in food technology, materials, and plant-based medicine, industrial electronics have been supported.
The S&T cooperation between India and Sri Lanka was initiated and discussed through India Sri Lanka Sub-Commission on Science & Technology under the umbrella of the inter-governmental India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission, which in its meeting held at Colombo on November 2010 recommended development of a Programme of Cooperation in Science and Technology, identifying mutual areas of interest, including use of space technology for societal services using Indian satellite. #technology #food #agriculture #electronics /fiinews.com
