EU-India trade team visits KU
T'puram: A delegation from the EU-India Trade and Technology Council visited the University of Kerala as part of the jointly proposed call for a 41 million (Rs 394 crore) research initiative.
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This initiative focuses on combatting marine pollution and waste-to-renewable hydrogen solutions. The visiting team interacted with faculty members to explore collaborative opportunities, particularly under the 21 million (Rs 200 crore) marine pollution call co-funded by Horizon Europe and the ministry of earth sciences, Govt of India.
Discussions centred around contact points with EU organizations, technological interventions in marine pollutant detection, and integrated research on ocean health. Kufos VC Biju Kumar A chaired the meeting. Pierrick Fillon-Ashida, first counsellor and head, R&I, EU delegation to India, Anil Kumar Vijaya, scientist, MoES and Vivek Dham, advisor, R&I, EU delegation to India, made presentations.
Experts in marine pollution from the University of Kerala, Kufos, MG University, NCESS, CWRDM, NERCI and others participated. TNN
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