New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- State-owned company Oil India Limited, National Center for Seismology (NCS) under Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CES and HS), Arunachal Pradesh inked a tripartite agreement in Itanagar to pursue applied earth science related studies in India with a focus on Arunachal Pradesh and the northeastern region.

The signing ceremony was held on Sunday in presence of Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Kiren Rijiju, Ministers of Legislative Assembly, senior officials of the Arunachal Pradesh government and CMD of Oil India Ltd, among others.

The MoU puts in place a formal framework for fostering collaboration in the field of applied seismo-geophysical and geological research, i...