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India, France to set up virtual institute on mathematics

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) India and France have decided to
set up a virtual institute for applied mathematics to take up
joint research projects in the area.
An agreement to set up the virtual institute was signed
last evening between the Department of Science and Technology
and the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) of
France.
The new initiative will have participation from six
institutes from India led by the Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), Bangalore. The University of Toulouse will be the lead
institute from France.
Besides the initiative in mathematics, the two sides also
signed agreements to renew cooperation in the field of
immunology and informatics.
"We have signed agreements with the Indian counterparts
to set up a joint unit in mathematics in Bangalore and two
international associated labs in informatics and immunology to
strengthen scientific collaboration between the two
countries," CNRS Director-General Joel Bertrand said here.
The three projects will be funded equally by Paris-based
CNRS and the Departments of Science and Technology, and
Biotechnology.
"Each side will contribute Rs five crore towards the
initiative," Thirumalachari Ramasami, Secretary, Department of
Science and Technology told PTI.
The funds would be spent over the next four years on
joint research projects in mathematical sciences, exchange
visits, he said.
Top 30 Indian and 30 French mathematicians will jointly
work on the research projects over the next four years at IISc
in Bangalore and at CNRS centres in Paris and Toulouse in
France.
Besides the IISc, Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI)
and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai and a
couple of IITs will be involved in the mathematics initiative,
G Rangarajan, a professor of Mathematics at IISc and Indian
coordinator for the project told PTI.
Funding for labs in informatics and immunology will soon
be decided mutually by CNRS and its Indian counterparts.
The 72-year-old CNRS is the state-funded organisation
under the French ministry of research and higher education,
with a budget of 3.3 billion euros in 2012.
With about 1,100 research units, including joint research
labs with universities and industries worldwide, CNRS employs
35,200 people, including 11,400 researchers and 15,200
engineers and technicians.
PTI