Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers to come up in West Tripura; dairy training centre at CEAH Bengaluru
The outcomes of PM Narendra Modi's visit to the Netherlands, released on 17 May 2026, include an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers in West Tripura and an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence on Training in Dairy at CEAH, Bengaluru.
Summary
India and the Netherlands agreed to establish an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers in West Tripura, according to the list of outcomes of PM Narendra Modi's 16-17 May 2026 visit to the Netherlands. The outcomes also include an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence on Training in Dairy at the Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry (CEAH), Bengaluru. In addition, India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature signed a joint declaration on collaboration in animal husbandry. Other outcomes cover critical minerals, green hydrogen, mobility and migration, health (ICMR–RIVM) and higher education.
Key facts
- Flowers CoE
- Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers, West Tripura
- Dairy CoE
- Indo-Dutch CoE on Training in Dairy at CEAH, Bengaluru
- Joint declaration
- Animal husbandry: Indian Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying – Dutch agriculture ministry
- Other outcomes
- Critical minerals MoU, green hydrogen roadmap, mobility & migration MoU, ICMR–RIVM LoI, higher education MoU
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where will the Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers be established, as per the outcomes of PM Modi's visit to the Netherlands (May 2026)?
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Correct answer: A — West Tripura
The list of outcomes includes the establishment of an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers in West Tripura.
The Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence on Training in Dairy, agreed in May 2026, will be set up at which institution?
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Correct answer: C — Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry (CEAH), Bengaluru
The outcomes list the Indo-Dutch CoE on Training in Dairy at the Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry (CEAH), Bengaluru.