Representatives from the Research Council of Norway, Ms Merethe Sandberg, Special Adviser, Ms Marianne Jensen, Head of Department and Ms Anicke Brandt-Kjeldsen, Head of Department, Mr Rahul Maheshwari, Advisor-Economic, Political and Public Affairs, Norway Consulate-General, Mumbai, visited CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa,  on 14 October 2022, to explore potential bilateral collaborations in ocean research.

Professor Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR-NIO briefed the delegation about the ongoing research programmes in the Institute. Heads of various divisions of the institute were present in the meeting. The possibilities of scientific collaboration between CSIR-NIO and the Norwegian institutions were discussed in detail. It is suggested to have a series of interactions in future to develop bilateral collaboration in mutually interestingfields of Ocean research.