Lok Sabha Question No. 2361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Indo-Israeli Research Project
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30/11/2016

## INDO ISRAELI RESEARCH

## 2361. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó be pleased to state:

- (a) whether financial support is being provided by the Government for joint research activities carried out by Indian and Israeli researchers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the research areas for which funding will be provided;
- (c) details about number of projects and the funds allocated for these projects; and
- (d) the objectives that the Government seeks to achieve by sponsoring the said joint research programme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)

òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó (gÉÉÒ ´ÉÉ<Ç. AºÉ. SÉÉèvÉ®ÉÒ)

- (a) Yes, Madam. The working program signed between two countries in March 2010 for establishing S&T collaboration between two countries provides mechanism to extend financial support for undertaking joint research  activities  by  Indian  and  Israeli  researchers  through  various  modes  viz.  i)  joint  research  and development (R&D) projects; ii) exchange visit of scientists and researchers; and iii) organization of bilateral symposium, seminars and workshops.
- (b) Currently, a call for proposal is open for Indian and Israeli researchers to jointly submit research proposals in areas of (i) Big  Data  Analytics  in  Healthcare;  and  (ii) Security  in  Cyber  Space for which  an allocation of Rs. 4 crores to support up to 10 joint projects for a period of 2 years has been made.
- (c) Presently, seven joint research projects in the areas of Material Engineering (energy storage/renewable energy); and Chemical Engineering (chemical processes and biotechnological aspects of renewable energy production) are under implementation. The details of the project with funds allocated against each are as given at Annex-1.
- (d) The joint research programme between the two countries will boost India-Israel S & T Cooperation in advancing cutting edge scientific knowledge in areas of science and engineering through implementation of joint research projects by Indian & Israeli researchers in focused areas of bilateral importance.

## List of Indo-Israel Joint Project

| S. No.                                                                                                | Title of Project with date of sanction                                                                                                                                                        | Indian PI &Institution                                                                                                                                    | Israeli PI &Institution                                                                                         | Budget (in Rs)                                                                                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)                                                                                                   | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                           | (3)                                                                                                                                                       | (4)                                                                                                             | (5)                                                                                                   |
| Material Engineering - Energy Storage/renewable energy                                                | Material Engineering - Energy Storage/renewable energy                                                                                                                                        | Material Engineering - Energy Storage/renewable energy                                                                                                    | Material Engineering - Energy Storage/renewable energy                                                          | Material Engineering - Energy Storage/renewable energy                                                |
| 1                                                                                                     | CO 2 Methanation on Hexagonal Cobalt Nanoparticles Embedded over Carbon Nanodisks and Crystalline Mesoporous Carbon/Silica Composite 22.12.2014                                               | Dr. G. Satish Kumar Materials Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, Tamilnadu                                 | Dr. Miron V. Landau Department of Chemical Engineering, University of The NegevBeer-Sheva                       | 16,78,000/-                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                     | Enhancing the cycling stability and rate performance of positive materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries 23.12.2014                                                                         | Dr. N. Munichandraiah Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore                                                            | Dr. Doron Aurbach Department of Chemistry Bar Ilan University                                                   | 29,65,160/-                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                     | Spectroscopic Investigation of the Core- Shell and Ternary Quantum Dots for Quantum Dot Solar Cells 9.12.2014                                                                                 | Dr. Sayan Bhattacharyya Dept of Chemical Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education& Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus Mohanpur - 741252 West Bengal | Prof. Daniel H. Rich Department of Physics Ben-Gurion University of the Negev                                   | 21,13,930/-                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                     | Development of plasmonic metal hybrid electrode system for II-VI quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs): realization of carrier multiplication for better efficiency 22.12.2014          | Dr. Ambesh Dixit Dept. of Center for Energy Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Old Residency Road, Ratanada, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342011               | Prof. Arie Zaban Chemistry Department & Nanotechnology Institute Bar-Ilan University                            | 32,87,228/-                                                                                           |
| Chemical engineering - Chemical processes and biotechnological aspects of renewable energy production | Chemical engineering - Chemical processes and biotechnological aspects of renewable energy production                                                                                         | Chemical engineering - Chemical processes and biotechnological aspects of renewable energy production                                                     | Chemical engineering - Chemical processes and biotechnological aspects of renewable energy production           | Chemical engineering - Chemical processes and biotechnological aspects of renewable energy production |
| 5                                                                                                     | High Voltage Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells - from Device to Stability - 02.01.2015                                                                                                            | Dr. ShaibalK Sarkar Dept of Energy Science and Engineering Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay Powai, 400076 Mumbai                                     | Dr. David Cahen Dept of Materials and Interface Weizmann Institute of Science                                   | 20,70,000/-                                                                                           |
| Mechanical engineering - Generation/production of renewable fuels for transportation                  | Mechanical engineering - Generation/production of renewable fuels for transportation                                                                                                          | Mechanical engineering - Generation/production of renewable fuels for transportation                                                                      | Mechanical engineering - Generation/production of renewable fuels for transportation                            | Mechanical engineering - Generation/production of renewable fuels for transportation                  |
| 6                                                                                                     | Novel Production Methodologies, detailed Physico-Chemical Characterization and Droplet Combustion Studies of Biodiesel from microalgae &waste cooking oils for Engine applications 23.12.2014 | Prof. R. V. Ravikrishna Combustion and Spray Laboratory Dept of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012                     | Prof. Aharon Gedanken Department of chemistry Bar-Ilan University                                               | 20,70,000/-                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                     | Numerical and Experimental studies of Swirl stabilized Hydrigen Fueled Combustor 13.01.2015                                                                                                   | Prof. Debiprasad Mishra Dept. of Combustion Laboratory Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur                                                             | Prof. Steven Frankel Dept. of Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Technion Institute of Technology, Israel | 29,61,000/-                                                                                           |

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