India and Denmark agreed to initiate joint research and development on green fuels including green hydrogen, during the Joint S&T Committee meeting recently.

The Joint Committee discussed national strategic priorities and developments in Science, Technology, and Innovation of both countries with a special focus on green solutions of the future - strategy for investments in green research, technology, and innovation at the virtual meeting.

The committee emphasized on development of bilateral collaboration on mission-driven research, innovation, and technology development, including climate and green transition, energy, water, waste, food, and so on as agreed by the two Prime Ministers while adopting the Green Strategic Partnership – Action Plan 2020-2025. They agreed to organize 3-4 webinars for partnership development and stressed on promoting calls for proposals in green fuels, including green hydrogen.

The Joint Committee also reviewed the progress of the ongoing projects of the last two joint calls being implemented in the areas of energy research, water, cyber-physical systems, and bioresources & secondary agriculture.

The meeting was co-chaired by S. K. Varshney, Adviser & Head, International Cooperation, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, and Dr. Stine Jørgensen, Deputy Director of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science, Government of Denmark. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India in Denmark and Freddy Svane, Ambassador of Denmark in New Delhi, also addressed the Joint Committee.

On the Indian side, representatives from the Department of Science & Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research participated in the deliberations.