Ninth Meeting of Japan-India Science Council Held

The ninth meeting of the Japan-India Science Council was held in Bangalore on 10-11 March 2006. Co-organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and JSPS, its purpose was to discuss the Japan-India Cooperative Program. The Council, whose members comprise leading Japanese and Indian intellectuals, is co-chaired by Dr. Keitaro Yoshihara, Fellow, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute and Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Honorary President of Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research.

The council has approved the implementation of 18 joint research projects and the organization of 3 seminars for FY 2006 in the following areas.

• Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Molecular Materials, including Supramolecular Science
• Advanced Materials, including Polymers and Nanomaterials
• Modern Biology and Biotechnology
• Manufacturing Sciences
• Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Surface and Interface Science, including Catalyses