Panaji: The Indian Navy and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and exchange expertise in the field of ocean studies. The MoU between NIO and the Navy’s directorate of naval oceanology and meteorology will formalise the informal cooperation and scientific research being undertaken between the two agencies informally.
As party of the agreement, NIO and the Navy will undertake joint studies in the field of oceanography, particularly ocean modelling, ocean data collection and other professional engagements.
The MoU will be signed virtually on Thursday afternoon by Commodore AA Abhyankar and professor Sunil Kumar Singh, director, CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography.
Naval officials said that the Indian Navy and CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography have a long history of informal cooperation in various scientific domains of interest and this MoU will now facilitate a roadmap for further meaningful interactions that is drawn on mutual strengths of the two organisations in the specific fields of oceanography.
“This collaboration will now facilitate utilisation and sharing the expertise of both the organisations with the latest developments in the field of oceanography,” said NIO in a statement.
Source: ToI
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