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Category: Agreements/MOU

India and Finland ink MOU on environmental protection

November 30, 2020
India and Finland
  • India and Finland inked an MoU for growing cooperation in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation.
  • The MoU was inked by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar from the Indian side and his Finnish counterpart Krista Mikkonen through video-mode.

HDFC Bank inks MoU with ICCI to support SMEs and Start-ups

November 27, 2020
HDFC Bank
  • HDFC Bank has inked an MoU with the Inventivepreneur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCI) to assist SMEs and Startups.
  • Through this association, ICCI will engage, enroll and promote various Startups /SMEs /MSMEs to facilitate inter-alia financial and other facilities to/from HDFC Bank.

DIPAM signs agreement with World Bank

November 19, 2020
World Bank
  • Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has inked an agreement with the World Bank, to give advisory services to DIPAM for asset monetization.
  • DIPAM has a framework for monetizing non-core assets.

Japan and Australia ink defence deal to counter China

November 19, 2020
Japan and Australia
  • Japan and Australia have inked a ‘landmark’ defence agreement in a bid to counter China’s growing influence in the South China Sea and over the Pacific island nations.
  • The deal named Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was inked between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

Australia-India Water Centre introduced virtually

November 11, 2020
Australia-India Water Centre

  • Australia-India Water Centre (AIWC) has been initiated in a virtual event to develop water-related research, teaching, and training between the two countries.
  • This Water Centre is chaired by IIT Guwahati from the Indian side and the University of Western Sydney from the Australian side.

India and Maldives ink four agreements

November 11, 2020
India and Maldives
  • India and the Maldives have inked four agreements, during the visit of Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to the Maldives. Shringla is on a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago to enhance the relations between the two countries.