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May 16, 2025: In a major step to meet environmental challenges and promote sustainable technologies, the European Union (EU) and India launched two historical research and innovation initiatives by virtue of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC). With a combined investment of 41 million euros (around 394 crores ₹), projects aim to develop joint solutions for marine pollution and waste hydrogen technologies.
Announced by the EU, initiatives are co -financed by the EU Horizon Europe program and the Indian ministries – the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energies (MNRE). They will bring together startups, industries, researchers and university institutions in the two regions to co-develop evolutionary and impactful solutions.
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THE first initiative focuses on the fight against marine pollution, with a particular emphasis on the marine plastic litter. Supported by 12 million euros in the EU and 90 “200 million euros) of MOE, this target call for innovative technologies to monitor, evaluate and reduce pollution, including microplastics, heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. The results should support world environmental executives such as the decade of ocean sciences and contribute to the national maritime litter policy of India and the zero action plan for EU pollution.
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This initiative is based on an anterior TTC dynamic, including a successful twinning event connecting Indian and European startups and a workshop on electric vehicle load standards held earlier this year.
THE Second research call aims to revolutionize hydrogen production by transforming waste into renewable hydrogen. With 10 million euros in the EU and 90 “EURS (approximately 9.3 million euros) in MNRE, the project supports the development of profitable and environmentally friendly hydrogen technologies. Hydrogen is a shared priority for the two regions to accelerate the global transition of clean energy and ensure long -term energy safety.
The two calls are open to a wide range of participants – startups and SMEs in universities, NGOs and individual researchers. The hydrogen project has a proposal for a proposal for September 2while the maritime pollution initiative ends September 17.
For the future, the TTC framework provides additional joint research efforts in 2026, including areas such as recycling of electric vehicle battery and wastewater treatment. Together, these initiatives will represent a total investment of around 60 million euros.
About the EU-India TTC:
Launched in February 2023 following an agreement between the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the EU-India Trade and Technology Council is a high-level platform to deepen collaboration in trade, technology and innovation. It marks the second EU council of this type after its partnership with the United States and reflects the increasing strategic convergence between the EU and India.
The TTC is supported by the framework of long-standing EU-India research and innovation research, created in 2001 and renewed in 2020. With more than 200 joint research projects already completed, this partnership continues to stimulate cross-border innovation in health, energy, digital technology, climate and water resources.
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