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. ...
India EU summit in first half of 2016: EU
Source: PTI India and the European Union will hold their long-pending summit in the first half of next year and resume negotiations on a free trade agreement, in efforts to bring back the relationship back on track. Newly-appointed ambassador of European Union Tomasz Kozlowski said the issue of European Union restricting sale of around 700 generic drugs clinically tested by India's GVK Biosciences does not stand anymore and both are now set to open a “new page” in their ties. FTA talks between the two sides will be held in January. “The summit meeting will be held in first half of 2016. We are now working on mutually convenient dates for the summit,” he told reporters while describing India an engine ...
