S.No | Country | Date and Year of Sign | Partner Agency | Areas of Cooperation | Major Accomplishments |
1 | Germany | 7th January 2011 for a period of 5 years (2011-2016) In August 2016, MoU was renewed for another 5 years i.e. from 2016-2021, and later extended further up to 6th January 2026. | Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany | MoU on the membership of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) |
The MoU is facilitating engagement of internationally renowned experts from ICDP to accomplish scientific deep drilling and associated investigations in the Koyna region. As a part of the membership agreement, ICDP also provides technical/ operational support, facilitate capacity building in terms of manpower training in key scientific areas. India is also represented on two panels of ICDP, viz, Assembly of Governors and Executive Committee. |