India And Norway To Develop New Framework For Integrated Ocean Management and Research

Ministry of Earth Science said in a latest update that India and Norway have decided to strengthen partnership on blue economy. India's Minister for Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan, and Norway's Minister for Climate and Environment, Sveinung Rotevatn, opened the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development. The two countries also commenced a new collaboration on Integrated Ocean Management & Research. As a part of the Joint Initiatives, several projects on combating Marine Litter are already being implemented. The two Governments signed a Letter of Intent confirming that they will develop a new framework for collaboration on Integrated Ocean Management and Research. Managing the resources in the oceans in a sustainable manner is a matter of mutual interest and concern for both countries. The fact that Norway and India are commencing a new initiative is a signal that the cooperation between the two countries is growing even stronger, making the Indo-Norwegian Ocean Cooperation a key pillar in the bilateral relationship, said Harsh Vardhan at the signing ceremony.

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