India-Oman sign Programme of Cooperation (POC)

Current Context: It has been signed to sustainable harness resources in the field of Science and Technology.

• For the period – 2022 to 2025
• Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology will coordinate and implement on behalf of the Indian government.
• Knowledge sharing in the following fields under the program –
• Medicinal Plants and processing,
• Real-time Air Quality Monitoring,
• Electronic platform for knowledge sharing in the field of Genetic Resources,
• Plastic Bio-fuel, and Bio-diesel Research,
• Software development for Graduate Programs – Linking Industry with Academia,
• Blockchain and FinTech solutions,
• Training programs – Big-data, coding & testing, STEM teaching, and other areas of S&T cooperation.

Question:

Q.1 Recently India signed POC with which country is in the field of science and technology?
a. Dubai
b. Oman
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Bahrain