NAST to get more support from INSA

NAST, earlier known as RONAST, was established in
1982 to promote science and technology in the country

KATHMANDU: Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Indian National Science Academy (INSA) have reached an understanding to carry out collaborative research and increase coordination between the scientific bodies of the two countries.

A team of INSA Chairman Prof. Dr. Krishna Lal and Vice Chairmen duo Prof. Dr. N Satyamurty and Prof Dr. Alok Bhattacharya who are currently on Nepal visit agreed to increase further scientific support to NAST and operate new projects in Nepal. The scientific bodies of Nepal and India have been jointly working since 1989.

Now, NAST and INSA will be working together to address the problem of arsenic in drinking water in the southern Terai belt.

During their Nepal stay, the INSA scientists held talk programmes on science education and various topics at NAST, Tribhuvan University Central Campus and Amrit Science Campus. (source : thehimalayantimes)

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