Question:-Under the Joint Declaration of Intent between India and Germany, Department of Science & Technology and Federal Ministry of Education and Research will jointly support the Indo German-Centre for Sustainability for a period of …
(a) 5 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 2 years
Ans: (a)
Related facts:-
- On July 26, 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between Department of Science & Technology, India and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany on Indo German-Centre for Sustainability (IGCS).
- The JDI was concluded on 30th May, 2017 in Germany during the fourth Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) between India and Germany between Prime Minister of India and the German Federal Chancellor in Berlin.
- The objective of the JDI on IGCS is to promote cooperation between German and Indian scientists on fundamental and applied scientific research.
- It includes areas such as policy support, teaching, training and dissemination of information in the area of sustainable development and climate change through inter-disciplinary/trans-disciplinary research.
- The IGCS will nurture future collaboration by widening the network with other Universities, Institutes and industries both in India and Germany.
- On the Indian side, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras will act as the host institution for IGCS.
- Department of Science & Technologyand Federal Ministry of Education and Researchwill jointly support the IGCS for a period of five years starting from January 2018.
Reference:
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