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Secretary, Department of Science & Technology. On Lien from Professor, Department of EE, IIT Bombay. Former Director, IIT Kanpur.

H.E. Mr. Hervé Delphin, Ambassador of the European Union to India, called on me along with Mr. Pierrick Fillon-Ashida, First Counsellor, Head of Section - Research & Innovation, European Union Delegation to India and Bhutan, and Dr. Vivek V. Dham, Advisor for Research & Innovation, Delegation of the European Union to India. We discussed the status of ongoing cooperations in water and smart grids, as well as future cooperation between India and the EU in areas of mutual interest. The dignitaries showed interest in national initiatives and priority areas such as #ANRF, #NMICPS, #NQM, green hydrogen, battery storage, electric vehicles, and so on. The upcoming Joint Science & Technology Council Committee (JSTCC) meeting, scheduled to be held in September 2024, was also discussed. We decided to launch more ambitious activities and jointly articulate governance, priority areas, as well as funding mechanisms.

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Dr. Dipti Kakkar

Scientist G, ANRF_SERB; Senior Scientist DRDO

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A vital progressive step in this direction !! Indo-European cooperation has sown the seed for several collaborative initiatives that have proven highly beneficial for the Indian researchers in the past vide various funding mechanisms (through CEFIPRA programs including PROWIS, Ramam-Charpak Fellowship, and the like) leading to some long lasting relationships. Enhanced mobility programs for researchers, joint academic programs and research projects in emerging technologies and streamlined research funding mechanisms could further deepen these ties fostering innovation and knowledge exchange to address global challenges in healthcare, renewable energy and AI effectively.

It’s great initiative which will befit both the countries.

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Exciting developments in Indo-EU cooperation! Looking forward to impactful advancements in tech and sustainability.

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Pramod Khandekar

Former NII Scientist and Chair Professor, Biotechnology

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We should take op sustainable development goals on priority Off course Water, Sanitation Food for all, Pollution control at all levels and Energy.

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Dr Ashok Kumar

Ex Outstanding Scientist (Director Grade), Head Architecture & Planning and Mentor, Efficiency of Buildings at CSIR-CBRI and Outstanding Professor, AcSIR

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It's certainly a good initiative by DST for Indo-EU joint R&D cooperation.

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Rishi Sirohi

Senior Executive Officer IIT at Indian Institute Of Technology

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Excellent exceptional service for R&D in India

Ranjeeta Singh

Scientific Researcher at Eudoxia Education Pvt. Ltd.

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Appreciative moment sir 👍

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Dilip Singh Jadoun

Founder & CEO Jyoti Trading Company #SR alkaline water ionizer

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अति उत्तम महोदय 🎉💐

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Dr. Rajesh Ingle

Vice Chancellor, SSPU Pune | PhD CSE IIT Bombay | Researcher | Vice Chair, IEEE India Council | Head, Blockchain and Distributed Systems Lab | Chair, IEEE Computer Society Pune Chapter

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Great initiative.

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Dr. Velmurugadass Pandiaraj

B.Sc.,B.Ed.,MCA.,M.Tech.,Ph.D., Associate Professor | Blockchain Security| Database Architect | Researcher | Smarter infrastructure development consultant

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Excellent Professor

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