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09/06/22 22:34 PM IST

ARIES and NIES

In News 
  • Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan and Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), India a Professional Body for joint research on air quality and climate change.
About ARIES 
  • Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) is an Autonomous Research Institute established under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
  • ARIES is a centre of excellence for research in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Atmospheric Sciences.
  • It carries out research on air pollution and climate change on earth, formation and evolution of sun, stars and galaxies.
About NIES 
  • The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) is Japan's only research institute that undertakes a broad range of environmental research in an interdisciplinary and comprehensive manner.
  • NIES works to produce scientific findings on environmental protection.
  • NIES is working on research projects that include consolidating the institute's research foundation through basic research, data acquisition and analysis, preservation and provision of environmental samples.
Source- PIB 

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