New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- India and Norway are exploring joint research and technology projects to convert industrial and construction waste into useful materials for roads, buildings and other infrastructure, as both countries look to promote sustainable construction and better waste management.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), along with Norway's SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway, organised the India-Norway Dialogue on 'Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector' on Tuesday at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

The dialogue brought together representatives from CSIR institutes, Norwegian research organisations, regulatory authorities and the cement and construction industries to ...