Question. On 2 June 2021, the MoU between the Government of India and the Argentine Republic was approved in respect of which of the following?
(a) With respect to the allocation of coal mines
(b) in the field of mineral resources
(c) quarrying of bauxite
(d) in the area of mica mining
Ans. (b)
Related facts
- On 2 June 2021, an agreement(MoU) between the Government of India and the Argentine Republic was approved.
- The MoU will provide an institutional mechanism for cooperation in the field of Mineral Resources.
- The objectives of the MoU are to strengthen the activities involved like cooperation for encouraging minerals exploration and development, including extraction, mining and beneficiation of lithium; possibilities of forming joint venture in the field of base metals, critical and strategic minerals for mutual benefit; exchange of technical and scientific information and interchange of ideas and knowledge; training and capacity building; and promotion of investment and development in the area of mining activities, would serve the objective of innovation.
By — Pankaj Pandey.