- Government of India has launched BIMReN initiative for PhD students.
- It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Bay of Bengal Programme-Inter Governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO).
- It will facilitate the sustainable development of the blue economy by networking with researchers and research institutions in BIMSTEC countries.
- It will enable PhD students from BIMSTEC countries to conduct doctoral research in India.
- Researchers and academic institutions involved in fisheries, marine or ocean sciences from across the BIMSTEC countries will get benefit from this program.
- BIMSTEC member countries will work together with a grant of up to INR 5 million per project of a tenure of 24 months.
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
- It is an international organisation of South Asia and Southeast Asian countries.
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are the members of the BIMSTEC.
- It was formed on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.
- Its headquarters is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.