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MoUs 2017 (Jan-June)

January
MoUs Purposes
India & Kenya Cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
India & Pakistan Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities
India & Uruguay For cooperation and mutual assistance in Customs Matters.
India & Portugal. Cooperation in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors
India & Indian Ocean Rim Association
For cooperation in MSME sector.
(IORA) Member countries
For collaboration in the fields of developmental
India & USA
activities and assist the third world countries.
For the construction of 3000 rain water harvesting systems in
India & Sri Lanka
northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka
Australia & Japan To boost cooperation between their militaries
For Cooperation in the field of Information Technology and
India & Serbia
Electronics
India & Vietnam For Cooperation in the field of cyber security
India & Russia For Cooperation in Youth matters
ISRO & JAXA For Cooperation in the Field of Outer Space
For the Mutual Recognition of Certificates of Competency
For cooperation in the field of Small and Medium
India & the United Arab Emirates
Enterprises and Innovation & agriculture and allied sectors,
Maritime Support
To set up $950 million liquefied natural gas import project of
Petrone&Petrobangla
7.5 million tonnes a year in Bangladesh.
Rs 67,000 crore for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet
Gujarat&National High Speed Rail
Train Project
Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
Punjab National Bank & To provide technology platform for pilot launch of IPPB on
India Post Payments Bank receipt of regulatory nod from the RBI
NTPC Ltd &Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut To takeover of Chhabra Thermal Power Plant under asset-
Utpadan Nigam Ltd,Rajasthan Urja Vikas for-equity deal.
Nigam Ltd
For air connectivity by developing small airports and
Telanagana&Civil Aviation Ministry
airstrips in the state.
Arunachal Pradesh&NDDB To kick-start a white revolution in Arunachal Pradesh
To set up 1,000 JanaushadhiKendras under the
Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI)
PradhanMantriBhartiyaJanaushadhiPariyojana (PMBJP)
&National Yuva Cooperative Society
scheme
Ministry of AYUSH &Advertising Standards To curtail malpractices in the advertisement of AYUSH
Council of India drugs
Jharkhand&Ministry of Railways For the development of railway infrastructure in the State

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IIT Madras & IIS Bengaluru
Telangana&French Aero campus
Aquitaine
India and France
Mauritius along with Gabon, Hungary,
Indonesia, Lithuania, Malta and the Russian
Federation
India & UAE
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
(ADWEA) and Power Grid Corporation of
India Limited (PGCIL)
Kwality Ltd &Bank of Baroda
Karnataka Bank &Tirth Agro Technology
Public Sector Oil Companies
&Andhra Pradesh
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To help the institutes to procure specified equipment and
software for enhancing their capability to support the World
Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project
(DRIP) of CWC.
To set up a world-class aero skills academy in the city in
collaboration with academia and industry of the state.
To enable information sharing on maritime traffic and
maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean Region
(IOR).
Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for Country-
by- Country Reporting (CbC MCAA).
to curb profit shifting by MNEs
14 agreements on defence, comprehensive strategic
partnership, shipping, agriculture, prevention and combating
human trafficking and other allied sectors
for Cooperation in Power Transmission
To provide Rs. 4000 crore loans to one lakh farmers out of
the established networks from whom the company procures
milk.
To finance farmers for agri mechanisation
To invest 1.65 lakh crore in several projects of the state
especially the Krishna-Godavari basin.

Febuary
MoUs Purposes
For the construction of a multi-ethnic tri-lingual
India & Sri Lanka
school in a north central district of the island nation
For technical cooperation in rail sector with focus on
India & Italy
safety operations.
India & Austria Protocol to Amend Bilateral Taxation Treaty
Cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space
India & Vietnam
for peaceful purposes.
Cooperation in the field of science, technology and
India & France innovation between India and France to ensure
exchange of best practices and technology.
India & Senegal Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine.
To maintain the pace of their partnership especially in
India& the United States
the area of the defence ties
India&UK To allow more flights to boost tourism and trade
To enable the airlines of the two countries to operate
India & Rwanda
services in each others territory.
To boost bilateral trade & enhance economic
India&Croatia
cooperation
For promotion and development of cooperation in civil
India & Australia
aviation security

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To spur greater trade, investment, tourism and cultural

India & Greece exchange also in line governments developments in the
civil aviation sector
India & Poland Cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors
To enhance railway safety in the Indian Railways with
India & Japan
focus on railway track and rolling stock safetys
India & Ukraine To strengthen bilateral cooperation through Cinema
Ratify 2011 Agreement on Social Benefit
India & Germany
to improve investment flows between the two countries.
India &Bangladesh To provide financial assistance of Taka 240 mn for
development of Sylhet city
Pakistan & Turkey 10 agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation
To make Vishakhapatnam
Visa&Andhra Pradesh
as Indias first less-cash city
Microsoft & To utilise Microsoft Azure Stack for AP government state
Andhra Pradesh data centre
Ministry of Tourism, M/s NPCC & NBCC For the implementation of Tourism projects in Jammu and
and Government of J&K Kashmir.
To perform repair and alteration services for US Navys
Reliance Defence &US Navy
Seventh Fleet vessels
Telangana &
For setting up centre of excellence in Hyderabad
Airbus
To collaborate on the technology front for making driving
Tata Motors Ltd & Microsoft India
a more personalized experiences for the customers.
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) To explore areas of cooperation
& Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange
National Aluminium Company
Scientific, technological and educational activities in the
Limited(NALCO)& The Energy and
area of mining rehabilitation.
Resources Institute (TERI)
To start two-way direct international
AirAsia &Odisha Government
flights from Bhubaneswar to Kuala Lumpur.

March
MoUs Purposes
India and Oman To Enhance Defence Ties
India and Portugal Cooperation in IT&E
India & Portugal Cooperation in Renewable Energy
To provide technical support to the Ministry of Panchayati
India & UN-Women
Raj
To provide various services in the field of energy
India & UAE
management and conservation
India & Belgium To amending the existing Agreement and Protocol
India & with Indonesia and Kyrgyz
For cooperation in Youth and Sports Matters
Republic
India & Bangladesh To set up Border Haats on India-Bangladesh Border.
India & Brazil social security agreement (SSA)
China and Saudi Arabia Letters of Intent(LoI) potentially worth about $65 billion
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India & US
India & Nepal
FSSAI & Coca Cola
Taiwan & CSBC Corporation
Google India and Telangana
Ola & Madhya Pradesh
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
& Rotary India
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
with National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) and National Skill
Development Fund (NSDF)
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of
Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie and
Namibia Institute of Public Administration
and Management (NIPAM), Namibia
University Institute of Railway
Technology (IRT), Australia
Indian Railways
Jharkhand with AAI, DRDO
IIT Madras & Indian Army
Karnataka Bank & Bajaj Allianz General
Insurance Company
State Bank of India & CREDAI
Assam govt & SBI
Vijaya Bank & Piaggio Vehicles
Chennai Port &
Government of Puducherry
Punjab, J&K
MoUs
India & Bangladesh
India & Georgia
India With Malaysia, Serbia, Georgia
India & Australia
India & France
India & Italy
India-UK
India & Tunisia
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Cooperation in the field of Cyber Security
Renewed their Petroleum Trade Agreement
To Train Street Food Vendors
To Build Home Grown Submarines
To supporting the digitisation efforts of the state
To Train 25,000 People
To make Namami Gange programme a mass movement
through the involvement of more and more voluntary
organizations.
For skill development of its serving/retired personnel and
their family members
For Capacity Building
To support future research and technology development
related to critical infrastructure in India
For Development of Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand
To Enhance Critical Technological Areas
For General Insurance business
To promote housing for all
To provide housing loan and education loan for its
employees
For providing financial support for the purchase of vehicles
under Small Road Transport Operators (SRTO) scheme
To promote industrial growth in the region, generate
substantial employment and attract investment by major
industries
For the completion of the Shahpur Kandi Dam project
April
Purposes
Cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector
Agreement on Audio Visual Co-production
MoU on cooperation in the field of Mass Media
To promote economic, trade and investment relations
between the two countries.
Revised Air Service Pacts
Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine
Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation
Technical Cooperation in the Rail Sector
Cooperation in the energy sector.
Cooperation in the field of justice
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India & Portugal For avoidance of Double Taxation

EU & India
China and Iran
India and Republic of Korea
Forum of Regulators and the National
Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners
Ministry of Rural Development and Centre
on Integrated Rural Development for Asia
and the Pacific (CIRDAP)
India with French National Research Agency
(ANR), France
NSFDC and the Development Commissioner
(Handlooms)
Maharastra with Railways
ISRO & BHEL
HPCL and Rajasthan Govt Rs 43129 crore
Mou
CII & 3 Singapore Universities
TERI,3WAYSTE Company French firm
Tamil Nadu with BBNL
BBNL, Department of Posts and BSNL.
To strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation
For reconfiguration of Iran's Arak reactor
For Defence Industry Co-operation in Shipbuilding.
For large scale integration of renewable energy.
CIRDAP establishment Centre in Hyderabad
For supporting the Belmont Forum Secretariat
To promote production and marketing of high value quality
Handlooms products among Scheduled class weavers
To expand Green cover & Railways to set up Rs 200 Crore
Solar Power Plant
For lithium-ion batteries to have buyback agreements
For Barmer refinery
To allow the universities and International Enterprise (IE)
Singaporeto tap into CII#39 network
for 'Clean India'
To implement BharatNet
To provides broadband connectivity of BharatNet to Post
Offices in rural areas

May
MoUs Purposes
For the development of a urea and ammonia manufacturing
India & Malaysia
plant in Malaysia
Cooperation in area of Civil Aviation
India & Spain
Cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Service
Third Line of Credit of US $ 4.5 billion to Bangladesh for
India & Bangladesh implementation of developmental projects
Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
India & Germany Cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine
Development of a urea and ammonia manufacturing plant in
India & Malaysia
Malaysia.
India & FIJI Defence Cooperation
Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism and
India & Australia
Transnational Organized Crime
India & Tajikistan Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters
Amul and ISRO For Fodder acreage estimation
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)& Israel $630 million deal for supplying Long Range Surface to Air
Aerospace Industries (IAI) Missile (LRSAM) systems.
Prasar Bharati &
To step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector
Moroccos Societe Nationale de Radio
diffusionet de Television (SNRT).
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the Union Skill Development Ministry

Jharkhand and Oracle For cloud-based citizen services
Maharashtra &WHO For Eradication of Rubella
Goa & Centre To provide subsidised medicines in the state under Pradhan
Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
Indian Navy and Space Application Data Sharing and Scientific cooperation in the field of
Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad Meteorology and Oceanology.
BSNL with Facebook, MobiKwik, and To popularize the internet and its value added services
Disney Land India among its customers
IIT Kharagpur & Madhya Pradesh To collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for
measuring the well-being of the residents of the state.

June
MoUs Purposes
Protocol of Cooperation was signed between the National
Archives of India and the Minister of Culture of the
India & Portugal
Portuguese Republic in the field of archives in Lisbon,
Portugal
India & Korea For export credit of USD 9 billion
India & Cyprus Co-operation on Merchant Shipping
Mutual cooperation on matters pertaining to securities
India & Iran
markets.
India & Somalia Agreement on Transfer of sentenced persons
India & Palestine Cooperation in the field of agriculture
India & Armenia Cooperation on youth matters
India & Mali For standardization and conformity assessment
India & Mauritius To institutionalise cooperation between their parliaments
To provide fresh assistance of USD 318 million line of credit
for the development of the railway sector
India & Sri Lanka
Cooperation in Traditional Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy
Nepal & China To develop a 1,200 MW hydroelectric project
India & Israel National Campaign for Water Conservation in India
India & the USA Cooperation on Homeland Security
India & Armenia Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space
India and the Netherlands Cooperation in the field of water resources management
Ministry of Textiles & Department
Cooperation in the textiles, clothing and fashion sectors
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Meghalaya & SBI For Digital transaction
Nalanda University & South Korea's
For academic cooperation
Academy of Korean Studies
EPFO & with HUDCO For New Housing Scheme of EPF & MP Act-1952
Central Industrial Security Force & National To work together at CISF units all across the country.
Skill Development Corporation

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

(CSIR)
To implement a twinning programme
Metal Industries Development Institute
(MIDI), Ethiopia
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Punjab government & the United Kingdom
National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) & Bird Academy
Tamil Nadu & Aviation Ministry
Punjab & Aviation Ministry
Sikkim & British Council
IOC, BPCL, HPCL
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MoMSME)
with SAP India, Intel and HMT
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For imparting skill training and technical education to the
students to provide better employment opportunities in
abroad
To train 35,000 unemployed youth across various states in
the aviation space.
For implementation of UDAN scheme
For implementation of UDAN scheme
To enhance the quality of education in the state
To set up $40 billion refinery in Maharashtra
To implement Digital MSME Scheme
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