New Delhi, May 19 -- India and Norway deepened their strategic science and innovation partnership through new bilateral agreements during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country. The two countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas of clean energy, offshore wind, sustainability, geosciences, and academic collaboration.

According to the Ministry of Science & Technology, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, signed five key agreements in Norway on May 18.

N Kalaiselvi, Director General of CSIR and Secretary of DSIR, led the Indian delegation alongside senior representatives from various Norwegian research, ...