Current Affairs Agreements

Category : Agreements

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. The important Cabinet Approvals are given as follows-

The Cabinet has approved- 1. Cooperation Arrangement between India and Afghanistan for cooperation in the field of food safety and related areas, 2. MoU between India and Iran on the establishment of an expert group on trade remedy measures, 3. Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Canada to foster cross-border partnerships focused on research excellence and industry-academic collaboration, 4. Closure of loss-making Burn Standard Company Limited - a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE)- Decision taken in view of the continuous poor physical and financial performance of the company for more than 10 years combined with low probability of its revival in the future, 5. Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and United Arab Emirates on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector, 6. Demerger and transfer of surplus land from Tata Communications Limited (TCL) to Hemisphere Properties India Ltd. (HPIL), 7. Rightsizing the Competition Commission of India- from 1 Chairperson and 6 Members (totalling seven) to 1 Chairperson and 3 Members (totalling four) by not filling the existing vacancies of two Members and one more additional vacancy. 8. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018.

Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB)