Which organisations joined CSIR in holding the India-Norway Dialogue on Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector?
- A.SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway
- B.Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute
- C.Equinor and the Norwegian Mapping Authority
- D.The Norwegian Water Resources Directorate alone
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Explanation
The correct answer is SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway. The dialogue on waste to resource solutions for the cement and construction sector was put together by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India along with SINTEF, a Norwegian research organisation, and the Research Council of Norway. It brought CSIR institutes, SINTEF researchers, regulatory authorities and the cement and construction industries to the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Option B is wrong because neither Innovation Norway nor the Norwegian Polar Institute is named anywhere as a partner in this dialogue. Option C is wrong for the same reason: no energy company or mapping body took part, and the meeting was a research and industry exercise rather than a commercial one. Option D is wrong twice over, because the directorate named had no role and because the dialogue had three organisers working together, not one. Remember the trio of CSIR, SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway, since each is mentioned alongside the others in the official account of the meeting.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Blue Economy Compact
- B.Green Strategic Partnership
- C.Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
- D.Clean Energy Mission Statement
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- A.Deep-well injection
- B.Open burning at landfill sites
- C.Cement kiln co-processing
- D.Ocean dumping in sealed drums
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- C.13 institutions in 11 cities
- D.18 institutions in 15 cities
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- C.Up to Rs 45 crore
- D.Up to Rs 100 crore
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- C.USD 195 billion
- D.USD 300 billion
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