MoU between EU and India on water cooperation gets go-ahead
The Dollar Business Bureau The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of the PM has given its approval for an MoU between India and EU in the field of water resources. The MoU envisages strengthening the technological, scientific and management capabilities of India and the European Union in the field of water management on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit. It provides technical exchange on water issues, including on integrated water resource management plans within river basins and through study visits. The MoU aims to identify key environmental issues and approaches to sustainable development where exchange of experiences and cooperation could be mutually beneficial to strengthen and further develop cooperation between India and the European Union in the field of water management. ...
PM Modi in Brussels: India, Belgium envisage to bolster India-EU economic partnership
The Dollar Business Bureau India and Belgium on Thursday expressed their commitment to enhance the EU-India economic partnership with new strategic initiatives which could create new economic opportunities and enhance close cooperation between businesses and people of the two sides. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was earlier in Brussels to participate in the 13th India-EU Summit, held meetings with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, and discussed issues and opportunities of mutual interest. “The leaders welcomed that both sides have re-engaged in discussions with a view to considering how to further the EU-India Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) negotiations,” said an India-EU joint statement. The EU continues to be India’s leading trade and investment ...
