MoU and Agreements Current Affairs – February 2019
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International MoUs and Agreements:
|
S.No. |
MoU Between India | Fields |
Country Details |
| 1 | India and Bangladesh | India and Bangladesh have signed an MOU for training 1800 Bangladesh Civil Servants at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) an institute under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Govt. of India, over the next 6 years. | President – Abdul Hamid |
| Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina | |||
| Capital – Dhaka | |||
| Currency – Bangladeshi taka | |||
| 2 | India and Mongolia | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Engineers India Ltd, a PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and the Government of Mongolia through Mongol Refinery State Owned LLC was signed, on the sidelines of PETROTECH-2019 event at Greater Noida, UP. The MoU is for Project Management Consultancy services for construction of an oil refinery plant in Mongolia by EIL. | President – Khaltmaagiin Battulga |
| Prime Minister – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh | |||
| Capital – Ulaanbaatar | |||
| Currency – Mongolian tögrög | |||
| 3 | India and Saudi Arabia | The Union Cabinet approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding, MoU between India and Saudi Arabia on cooperation and mutual assistance in Customs Matters. It also approved the signing of MoU between the two countries in the field of tourism and establishing a mechanism for Investment Infrastructure in India. | Prime Minister – Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Crown Prince – Mohammed bin Salman | |||
| Capital – Riyadh | |||
| Currency – Saudi riyal | |||
| 4 | India and World Bank | The Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) and the World Bank signed a $40 Million Loan Agreement to help bring clean and reliable drinking water to the citizens of the Greater Shimla area, who have been facing severe water shortages and water-borne epidemics over the last few years. | President – Kristalina Georgieva |
| Headquarters – Washington, D.C., United States | |||
| Established on 1944 | |||
| Members – 189 Countries | |||
| 5 | India and Argentina | India and Argentina signed ten MoUs in several areas, including Defence, Civil nuclear, Tourism, pharmaceuticals and agriculture. An MOU on Cooperation and Collaboration between Prasar Bharti and the Federal System of Media and Public Contents of Argentina were also inked. | President – Mauricio Macri |
| Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers – Marcos Pena | |||
| Capital – Buenos Aires | |||
| Currency – Argentine Peso | |||
| 6 | India and Morocco | India and Morocco signed four MoUs for setting up of Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism, Cooperation in Housing and Human Settlement, Reciprocal facilitation of procedures for issue of Business Visa and Cooperation in Youth Matters. | King – Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister – Saadeddine Othmani | |||
| Capital – Rabat | |||
| Currency – Moroccan dirham | |||
| 7 | India and Canada | A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada for next 10 years in New Delhi. The MoU will help in exchange of students, researchers and faculty, developing research projects, livelihood opportunities and augment income of the forest based communities and also assist the industries to optimize the utilization of forest based resources with access of technology to different stakeholders by the respective organizations. | Head of state – Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau | |||
| Capital – Ottawa | |||
| Currency – Canadaian Dollar | |||
| 8 | India and Sri Lanka | India and Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a business centre for ICT incubators in Jaffna through grant of 25 crore Sri Lankan rupees from India. | President – Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe | |||
| Capital – Colombo | |||
| Currency – Sri Lankan Rupee | |||
| 9 | India and Brunei Darussalam | The Government of Republic of India and the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam signed an Agreement for the Exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect to Taxes (TIEA) here in New Delhi. The Agreement enables exchange of information, including banking and ownership information between the two countries for tax purposes. | Sultan of Brunei – Hassanal Bolkiah |
| Crown Prince – Al-Muhtadee Billah | |||
| Capital – Bandar Seri Begawan | |||
| Currency – Brunei dollar |
Other MOU / Agreements:
GeM and GS1 India Sign MoU
- GS1 India, a standards organization set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
- This will enable GeM’s buyers and vendors toaccess rich, accurate and standardized information on attributes of thousands of products across categories, empowering them to make more informed decisions.
Government to launch campaign to saturate farmers
- Government decided to launch a campaign to saturate farmers for financial inclusion under Kisan Credit Cards (KCC).
Government to conduct survey of all agricultural households
- The government has decided to conduct a survey of all agricultural households in the country covering the period from July 2018 to June this year. National Sample Survey Office is the nodal agency.
- It will focus on their income, expenditure and indebtedness.
New Centres for Artificial Intelligence
- In view of increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology across the world, IIT Kharagpur, IIT-Madras, IIT-Kancheepuram, NIT Silchar, and NIT Bhopal have set up centres for Artificial Intelligence.
Punjab approves proposal to make it mandatory for MLAs to declare their immovable properties
- The Punjab government approved a proposal to make it mandatory for all the 117 MLAs to declare their immovable properties.
Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced in Rajya Sabha
- The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 was introduced in Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of Cinematograph Act, 1952 in order to tackle film piracy by including penal provisions for unauthorized camcording and duplication of films.
Unregulated Deposit Scheme Bill 2018
- The Lok Sabha passed the Unregulated Deposit Scheme Bill 2018 amid sloganeering by opposition TMC and SP members.
Parliament passes Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Parliament has passed the Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with Rajya Sabha approving it without discussion. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill in the last session.
Cabinet approves continuation of Centre’s tribal welfare schemes
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the continuation of sub-schemes under Umbrella programme for the development of Scheduled Tribes from the period till March 2020.
Cabinet approves Patna Metro Rail project
- Cabinet approved the Patna Metro Rail Project.
Minimum Support Price of Raw Jute hiked
- Cabinet has also hiked the Minimum Support Price of Raw Jute by 250 Rs to 3950 Rs per quintal for 2019 -20 season.
Cabinet approves proposal for Extension of tenure of NCSK
- The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for Extension of tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis(NCSK) beyond 31st of March,2019 for three years.
CCEA approves CLCS-TUS
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,CCEA has approved the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Up-gradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS) with a total outlay of 2900 crore rupees. The scheme aims at improving the competitiveness of MSMEs by integrating various ongoing schematic interventions aimed at up-grading technology through Credit Linked Capital Subsidy (CLCS).
Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Bill, 2019
- The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Bill, 2019. The Bill provides for amendment of the legal framework to act as a deterrent to the erring NRI spouses and creating more accountability and offer protection against exploitation of Indian Citizens married to NRIs.
Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Bill
- The Lok Sabha passed The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
Government liberalizes the e-Visa regime
- The e-Tourist Visa which was introduced in September 2014 with 46 countries has now been made applicable for 166 countries.
- Recently, government has made series of amendments in e-visa regime, liberalizing it further and making it more tourists friendly.
Sushma Swaraj leaves on 4-day visit to Bulgaria, Morocco and Spain
- Swaraj will visit to Bulgaria on the first leg of the tour, she will meet with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the country.
President Ram Nath Kovind approves changes in Stamp Act
- President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the amendments in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, which will rationalise and harmonise the system of levying stamp duty and help curb tax evasion.
- The Amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, were introduced as part of the Finance Act 2019, and was approved by Parliament.
Government approves air travel entitlement to CAPF personnel
- The Home Ministry has approved entitlement of air travel to all personnel of Central Armed Police Forces, CAPFs.
- The Ministry approved the entitlement of air travel on Delhi-Srinagar, Srinagar-Delhi, Jammu-Srinagar and Srinagar-Jammu sectors to all the personnel of CAPFs.
India decides to stop its share of river waters which flow into Pakistan
- The Government has decided to stop the share of river waters which flow into Pakistan. Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said, Government of India will divert water from Eastern Rivers and supply it to the people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
- The construction of dam has started at Shahpur-Kandi on the Ravi river and the Ujh project will store India’s share of water for use in Jammu and Kashmir and the balance water will flow from second Ravi-Beas Link to provide water to other basin states.
MoU between Inland Waterways authority of India and Indian Oil
- Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for jointly developing infrastructure for fuels, lubricating oil, LPG, Natural Gas and any other related fuel and gas for meeting the requirement of National Waterways.
Centre releases over Rs 1600 cr to 4 States
- The Centre has released over 1600 crore rupees to Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Jharkhand and Rajasthan from the National Disaster Response Fund. Over 1200 crore rupees have been sanctioned to Rajasthan and over 272 crore rupees to Jharkhand as drought relief assistance.
- Cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh has been given around 83 crore rupees while flood-hit Manipur will get over 42 crore rupees.
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