The India-UK Science & Innovation Council meeting was recently held.
Key Highlights of Meeting
- India and the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration on science and innovation.
- The MOU aims to deepen collaboration between the two countries in science and drive economic growth, job creation, and improve the lives of people around the world.
- MOU aims to unleash new joint research schemes to tackle global challenges such as climate change, pandemic preparedness, AI, and machine learning.
- UK-India Net Zero Innovation Virtual Centre that will focus on industrial decarbonisation also include a UK-India scientific deep sea voyage.
Importance
The UK has emerged as India’s second-largest international research and innovation partner.
This partnership will provide a great mechanism to support research and innovation in both countries for long-term sustainable growth.
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