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| Japanese S&T Minister calls on Dr Jitendra | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Aug 5 : "India will soon revive the joint Indo-Japan Science & Technology Committee for a more effective coordination between the two important Asian nations", said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS in Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Space & Atomic Energy, while welcoming the Japanese Minister for Science & Technology Hakubun Shimomura, who called on him at his Science & Technology Office in "Anusandhan Bhawan" at Rafi Marg, here today.
Dr Jitendra Singh suggested to his Japanese counter-part some of the new Science and Technology proposals which could be taken up during the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan.
Dr Jitendra Singh announced the Government's plan to initiate the second phase of flagship programme of the "Indian Beam Line at High - Energy Accelerator Research Organization" (KEK) at Tsukuba for research on Advanced Materials.
Dr Jitendra Singh also proposed establishing an India-Japan joint centre in India in the area of "Life Sciences and Biotechnology" to look at the emerging challenges of disease biology in Asia.
Emphasizing the need for initiating collaboration in diverse fields of Science, Dr Jitendra Singh highlighted the importance on "Deep Water Ocean Technology" including technology development for extraction of Gas Hydrates.
Dr Jitendra Singh also suggested to his Japanese counter-part the launch of a comprehensive Fellowship Programme for India and Japan Researchers in order to build national talent capacity in both the countries. |
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