Question: At which of the following place the 10th BRICS Summit held in July, 2018?
(a)Johannesburg, South Africa
(b)Yekaterinburg, Russia
(c)Brasilia, Brazil
(d)Ufa, Russia
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- According to PIB Press Release posted on 24 October 2018 MoU signed among the BRICS Nations on Environmental Cooperation has got ex-post facto approval from the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
- India had signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Environmental Cooperation during the 10thBRICS Summit in July, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- The areas of cooperation which this MoU identifies are Air quality, Water Biodiversity, Climate Change and Waste Management.
- It also focuses on Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals and other areas of cooperation as mutually agreed upon by the Participants.
- The Memorandum of Understanding is expected to bring in the latest technologies and best practices suited for bringing about better environment protection, better conservation, and better management of climate change and wildlife protection/conservation through both public and private sectors.
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