Category: Agreements/MOU

India and Finland ink MOU on environmental protection

November 30, 2020

• 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.

UNDP and Invest India tie-up to start the SDG Investor Map for India

November 27, 2020

• The National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, Invest India has tied-up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India to develop the first-ever ‘SDG Investor Map for India’.

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

November 27, 2020

• 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.

Mercedes-Benz ties-up with SBI to target HNI customers

November 27, 2020

• Mercedes-Benz has tied-up with the State Bank of India (SBI) to offer financial profits to the lender’s High Net Worth Individual (HNI) customers.

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve receives global award for doubling tiger population

November 25, 2020

• The Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) and the Uttar Pradesh Forest department have got the first-ever international award, “TX2” for doubling the number of tigers in four years against a target of 10 years.

GoI & NDB ink MoU for USD 500 Million for Public Transport System in NCR

November 21, 2020

• The Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB) have inked a loan agreement for lending USD 500 million for the ‘Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Project’.

DIPAM signs agreement with World Bank

November 19, 2020

• 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 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 (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 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.