Indo-Swedish Joint Call for Proposals within Circular Economy The purpose of the call is to support research and innovation projects that are highly relevant for, and support a, transition towards a circular economy. Proposed projects must describe clearly how they contribute to increased sustainability. Demonstration activities, including feasibility studies, may be included. The call seeks to fund applications for conducting research with a high societal relevance, both basic and applied, and innovation promoting the transition, nationally in India and Sweden, as well as internationally. The proposals must address their topics with a broad system perspective and preferably, where relevant, with a cross-sectorial approach, working with the topic from multiple perspectives. With a clear system approach. The application should also specify the expected long- or short-term impact of the project. The projects must generate impact or new, generic, knowledge in their respective fields and contribute significantly to the shift towards a sustainable society. The call welcomes proposals within a broad range of areas. Topics relevant for the call include, but are not limited to 1. Challenges related to value chains, for example material flows such as electronic, textile, energy, recycling processes as well as mining wastes 2. Comparative studies and projects analysing the short- and long-term effects of circular initiatives 3. Life sciences and health 4. Marine litter 5. Societal challenges for transition to a circular economy, for example policies, government, etcetera, as well as aspects relevant for the citizens 6. Business models for a circular economy 6. Welfare, including work-life 7. Circular economy and the citizens, for example behaviour, nudging, cultural and social values. The Swedish research funding agencies, through Formas, can fund all the subthemes above. DST can fund the first two subthemes. DST can fund project activities related to subtopics five to eight as parts of technical projects. ?????? ???????????? ?? ???? ?????????? ???? ????-??????? ??????? ?????? ?? ???????? ???????? ?? ???????? ?? ???????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ?? ?????? ???????????? ?? ?? ???????? ?? ??? ??????? ????????? ???,?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ?????????? ?????????? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?????????? ?????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ? ??????????? ?????? ???? ???????? ?????????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ? ?? ????????? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ???-??? ????????????? ???? ??, ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ???? ???????? ?? ??????????,????? ?????? ?? ???? ??????? ??????????? ?? ???????? ?? ??? ???????? ???? ?? ??? ???????????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?????????? ??? ????????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ????-????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ????? ?? ???????, ???? ????????? ??, ?????? ????????? ????????? ?? ??? ?????? ???????? ??? ????-????? ?? ????-???????? ????????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ????? ? ????? ??? ???????? ?? ???????? ?????????? ?? ????????? ?????? ?? ?? ????????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????????? ?? ???? ??????? ????????? ??? ????, ????-???????, ????? ??????? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ?? ????? ??? ???? ?????????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ????????? ?? ?? ??????? ???????? ?? ???? ?????????? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ????????? ?????? ??? ?????????? ????? ???, ????? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ??? 1. ????? ???????? ?? ??????? ?????????, ?????? ?? ??? ??????? ?????? ???? ????????????, ?????, ?????, ??????????? ??????????? ?? ???-??? ??? ??????? 2. ?????? ????? ?? ??? ?? ?????????? ???????? ?? ???????? ???? ???? ????????? ?????? ?? ?????????? 3. ??? ??????? ?? ????????? 4. ??????? ???? 5. ?????? ???????????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ??????? ?????????, ?????? ?? ??? ???????, ?????, ?????, ??? ?? ???????? ?? ??? ????????? ???? 6. ?????? ???????????? ?? ??? ??????? ???? 7. ?????-???? ?????????? 8. ?????? ???????????? ?? ??????, ?????? ?? ??? ???????, ?????, ?????????? ?? ??????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ?????????, ????? ?? ?????? ??, ??????? ??? ??-?????? ?? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ?? ??-?????? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????????? ?? ????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??-?????? ?? ??????? ???????? ?????????? ?? ?????????? ?? ???? ???