CSIR signs five agreements with Norwegian institutions in Oslo on clean energy, offshore wind and geosciences
On 18 May 2026 CSIR/DSIR, led by Director General Dr N. Kalaiselvi, signed five agreements in Oslo with the Research Council of Norway, SINTEF, NTNU and Emerald Geomodelling covering clean energy, offshore wind, sustainability, geosciences and academic exchange.
Summary
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) signed five agreements with Norwegian institutions in Oslo on 18 May 2026, during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Norway. Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Director General of CSIR and Secretary of DSIR, led the signing. The agreements were an MoU with the Research Council of Norway, a 2026â2029 collaboration agreement with SINTEF under their 2014 MoU, and a project agreement on ocean energy and floating offshore wind with about ₹341 lakh of CSIR funding. The other two were a joint declaration with NTNU titled 'Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation for the Green Shift' and a five-year MoU between CSIR-NGRI and Emerald Geomodelling.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 18 May 2026, Oslo
- Led by
- Dr N. Kalaiselvi, DG CSIR & Secretary DSIR
- Number
- Five agreements
- Research Council of Norway
- MoU on research, innovation, capacity building
- SINTEF
- Collaboration Agreement 2026â2029 (under 2014 MoU); offshore wind project, ~₹341 lakh CSIR funding
- NTNU
- Joint Declaration 'STI Cooperation for the Green Shift' (with AcSIR)
- Emerald Geomodelling
- Five-year MoU with CSIR-NGRI
Practice MCQs 2 questions
With which Norwegian research organisation did CSIR sign a Collaboration Agreement (2026â2029) on circularity and sustainability, under an existing 2014 MoU?
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Correct answer: A â SINTEF
CSIR signed a 2026â2029 Collaboration Agreement with Stiftelsen SINTEF under the framework of their 2014 MoU.
What is the title of the Joint Declaration of Intent signed by CSIR, AcSIR and NTNU in Oslo in May 2026?
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Correct answer: C â Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation for the Green Shift
The declaration is titled 'Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation for the Green Shift'.