MoU and Agreements Current Affairs – April 2019

2019-05-06

MoU and Agreements Current Affairs – April 2019

In this we have given, April Month MoU and Agreements Current Affairs and their other details. This is very important for all Competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, RRB, and all PSC Examinations.

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International MoUs and Agreements:

Countries	Details of MoU/ Agreement	Country Details
India and Netherlands	India and the Netherlands have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral political and economic ties, including boosting cooperation at the United Nations and other international flora.	President – Mark Rutte
		Capital – Amsterdam
		Currency – Euro
BSE and India INX	To connect investor community and companies. BSE, India INX become the first Indian exchanges to sign Mou with Moscow Exchange.	Currency: Russian ruble
India and ASEAN	The ASEAN-India partnership is being implemented through the “Plan of Action (2016-20) to implement the ASEAN-India Partnership for peace, progress and shared prosperity”.	Headquarters:Jakarta, Indonesia
		Founded: 8 August 1967
		Members:11
India and Bolivia	On Cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources and Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy.	President – Evo Morales
		Vice President – Álvaro García Linera
		Capital – Sucre
		Currency – Bolivian boliviano
India and Cambodia	On Cooperation in the field of Communications was signed in Cambodia. The MoU will contribute in strengthening bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding between India and Cambodia in the field of communications.	Capital: Phnom Penh
		Currency: Cambodian riel
		Prime Minister: Hun Sen
India and Denmark	On strategic sector cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy with a focus on Offshore Wind Energy and to establish an Indo-Danish Centre of Excellence for renewable energy in India.	Capital: Copenhagen
		Currency: Danish krone
		Prime Minister: Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
India and Republic of Korea	To jointly issue Postage Stamps on the theme “Queen Hur Hwang-ok of Korea”.	Capital: Seoul
		Currency: South Korean won
		President: Moon Jae-in
India and Brazil	To work out on Biomedicine and health, especially biotech based products, Agriculture breeding practices, Biofuel and bio-energy, Nanotechnology and Bio instrumentation, Biodiversity and Taxonomy areas.	Capital: Brasilia
		Currency: Brazilian real
		President: Jair Bolsonaro
VCCI and South Korea	To explore overseas investments in Visakhapatnam during their recent visit to South Korea	Capital: Seoul
		Currency: South Korean won
		President: Moon Jae-in

National Agreements:

India signed MoU with NABCONS for Setting up IAIARD in Malawi

India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS) for setting up the India- Africa Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) in Malawi.

Indian Navy signs MoU with CSIR

The Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) inked a MoU to undertake joint research and development of advanced technologies for the Indian Navy. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Vice Admiral GS Pabby PVSM, AVSM, VSM Chief of Materiel of Indian Navy and Shri Shekhar C Mande, Secretary DSIR and Director General, CSIR.

Cabinet approves creation of one post of Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General

The Union Cabinet has approved to create one post of Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Coordination, Communication and Information System) in Pay Level-17 (by abolishing one STS level post) in the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
The Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General shall oversee the coordination among State Audits, audit of telecommunication and to coordinate the various Information Systems (IS) initiatives within the Indian Audit & Accounts Department (IA&AD).

Cabinet approves Continuation of Phase 4 of (GSLV)

The Union Cabinet has approved ongoing Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle continuation programme Phase-4 consisting of five GSLV flights during the period 2021-2024.
The GSLV Programme – Phase 4 will enable the launch of 2 tonne class of satellites for Geo-imaging, Navigation, Data Relay Communication and Space Sciences.

CCEA approves extension of duration of New Urea Policy-2015

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Department of fertilizers to extend the duration of New Urea Policy-2015 for existing gas based urea unit from April 1, 2019 till further orders.

State TB cell mulls MoU with India Post to transport samples

The State TB Cell officials are mulling signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the postal department to transport sputum samples from Primary Health Centres to Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (CBNAAT) laboratories in district headquarters.

MOU signed between Ministry of AYUSH and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for cooperation in research and education in areas of traditional systems of medicine and its integration with modern science.