India and Norway

India and Norway have explored joint technological solutions to convert industrial waste into useful resources for sustainable construction and promote a circular economy. The initiative was discussed during the India-Norway dialogue on Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector, held yesterday in New Delhi. The dialogue was jointly organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway. Addressing the dialogue, Director of CSIR-CBRI, Professor R. Pradeep Kumar, emphasised the need to move from a linear to a circular economy by transforming industrial and construction waste into valuable resources. (UPDATED ON 11TH NOVEMBER 2026)