CSIR and NAST Unite to Enhance Scientific and Technological Advancements

CIOTechOutlook Team | Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 14:45 IST

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India and Nepal have strengthened their relationship through a new partnership in science and technology, the Ministry of Science & Technology revealed on Wednesday. To create a comprehensive framework for enhancing scientific and technological cooperation, the nation's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).

The revitalized partnership will be carried out through several collaborative initiatives, such as the sharing of scientific knowledge, research resources, and researchers, as well as the arrangement of joint science and technology seminars, workshops, and training sessions. It will also facilitate the undertaking of collaborative research projects, access to one another’s significant research facilities, technology collaborations, and the pairing of institutions for capacity development.

The Ministry stated that collaboration will concentrate on mutually accepted domains, such as biological sciences, food science and technology, water and environmental technologies, fuel and mining sciences, and metallurgy. The nations will collaborate on material sciences including glass, ceramics, biomaterials, nanotechnology, alternative energy, leather and footwear technology, metrology, polymer science, and drug development

Vice-Chancellor of NAST, Prof. Dr. Dilip Subba, reaffirmed NAST’s commitment to this partnership. “This MoU and the discussions held today would pave the way for a strengthened and enduring science and technology relationship between the two nations,” he added, while also proposing the formation of subject-specific working groups to facilitate structured collaboration in priority areas.

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