PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Feb 10: Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to pursue strategic technological partnership across multiple technology areas.
The MoU was signed in the presence of T. V. Narendran, CEO and managing director, Tata Steel, and Shekhar C Mande, Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The objective of this collaboration model is to create first-in-the-world technologies with a global impact on society, industry, and the innovation ecosystem.
The MoU signing ceremony was conducted on a virtual platform.
On the occasion, T. V. Narendran said, “The association of Tata Steel with institutions of eminence like CSIR goes back a long way given the mutual goals and complementary capabilities. Tata Steel intends to be an industry leader in technology and does deeper work on opportunities in the value chain to realize the vision of a green future and contribute to nation-building. We look forward to working together with CSIR for mutual benefit and the benefit of the country.”
CSIR is a key collaborative entity of the government, offering diverse competencies in industrial research.
On the occasion, Shekhar C Mande, director general, CSIR, said: “CSIR shares a very strong relationship with the Indian industry and especially with the Tata House since the time of JRD Tata. Today, we see a further strengthening of this bond, reaffirming our faith in the joint commitment to address problems that confront humanity in the future.”