- The Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (India), Rajesh Kumar Sinha, and the Minister of Trade, Industries and Fisheries (Norway), Ottar Ostnes, were the co-chairperson of the 8th India-Norway Joint Working Group Maritime Meeting.
- The primary objective of this bilateral meeting was to increase the cooperation between the two countries in the field of the green maritime sector.
- Partnership for capacity building as well as the use of alternate fuels viz. green ammonia and hydrogen were also part of the discussion.
- The experience and expertise of the Norwegian Green Shipping Programme were shared by Norway.
- The Indian delegation also requested the Norwegian counterpart to extend Ship Board Training in the area of Polar Water Navigation.
- Norway is a Scandinavian country with Oslo as its capital. The current Prime Minister of Norway is Jonas Gahr Støre.
Question:
Q.1 The 8th India-Norway Joint Working Group Maritime Meeting was held in?a. Mumbai
b. Oslo
c. New Delhi
d. Bergen
