{"id":349531,"date":"2025-11-08T12:54:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349531"},"modified":"2025-11-08T12:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:24:31","slug":"bimstec-india-marine-research-network-bimren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bimstec-india-marine-research-network-bimren\/","title":{"rendered":"BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The first BIMReN biennial conference was held in Kochi from 4\u20136 November 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>About BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349532\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349532\" style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349532\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?resize=497%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?resize=300%2C137&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?resize=1024%2C469&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?resize=768%2C352&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?resize=1536%2C704&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?resize=1568%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-NewsOnAir.jpg?w=1859&amp;ssl=1 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NewsOnAir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a platform for <strong>facilitating collaboration among the researchers<\/strong> in the Bay of Bengal Region, <strong>for sustainable development of blue economy<\/strong> by <strong>networking the researchers in the BIMSTEC Member Countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Announcement: <\/strong>It was <strong>announced by India<\/strong>\u00a0at the <strong>2022 Colombo BIMSTEC Summit<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Launched in: <\/strong>It was <strong>launched in 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> It was by the<strong> Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) <\/strong>of India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aligns With: <\/strong>It aligns with India\u2019s <strong>Neighbourhood First, Act East, Indo-Pacific, and MAHASAGAR<\/strong> strategies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focused on: <\/strong>It focuses on <strong>marine challenges<\/strong>, ecosystem health, research innovations, building young researchers\u2019 networks, effective marine resource management, and harmonious policy development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> It enables <strong>institutional collaborations<\/strong> through <strong>twinning research grants and split-site PhD fellowships linking<\/strong> leading Indian institutions with those in other BIMSTEC countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First conference: India <\/strong>hosted the<strong> first biennial conference in Kochi<\/strong> on 4\u20136 November 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance :<\/strong> BIMReN\u2019s has <strong>connected 25 institutions and over 50 researchers<\/strong>, reinforcing India\u2019s commitment to <strong>sustainable fisheries<\/strong> in the <strong>Bay of Bengal<\/strong>, which accounts for <strong>6% of the world\u2019s fish catch<\/strong> and hosts over <strong>one-third of the world\u2019s fishing fleet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The first BIMReN biennial conference was held in Kochi from 4\u20136 November 2025. About BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) It is a platform for facilitating collaboration among the researchers in the Bay of Bengal Region, for sustainable development of blue economy by networking the researchers in the BIMSTEC Member Countries. Announcement: It was announced&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bimstec-india-marine-research-network-bimren\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164,956,1305,1236,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-349531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-schemes-and-programs","category-index-reports-bodies","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}