UK's Research Councils and India's DBT to collaborate on climate change

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Research Councils UK (RCUK) India have agreed to work together in areas such as climate change and agriculture, antimicrobial resistance and vaccine development. The letter of intent for this new initiative, which was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, was signed by the Prof Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, DBT, and Prof Jane Elliott, RCUK’s International Lead and Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) on November 19, 2015.
 
Prof Vijay Raghavan commented, “Collaborations between extraordinary scientists such as Dr J C Bose and Sir Walter Raleigh were followed in institutions building udders under the leadership of those such as Homi Bhaba who were trained in the UK. Support by organisations like the British Council and Department of Science and Technology for exchange programmes have led to bonding and exchange of ideas, which then developed into major collaborative programmes. We are moving on those foundations to develop new programmes which India should take up in collaboration with the UK.”