Cabinet approves MoU between India and Serbia

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Serbia

Question: consider the following:
1) Serbia is landlocked and
2) Serbia borders Hungary to the north
a) Both are correct
b) Both are incorrect
c) Only 1 is correct
d) Only 2 is correct
Ans: (a)
Related facts:

  • The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Serbia for promoting cooperation in the field of Information Technology and Electronics.
  • The MoU was signed on 13th October, 2016
  • The MoU aims to promote cooperation between India and Serbia in the field of IT and Electronics, and to foster active cooperation and exchanges between the private entities, capacity building institutions, the Governments and other public and private organizations of the two countries in IT & Electronics.
  • Under the terms of agreement, both countries will enhance cooperation for using IT as a tool to improve public service delivery i.e. e-learning, e-government services, tele-medicine, e-education, e-authentication, cyber security, internet-governance, e-commerce etc.
  • The two countries will also explore cooperation in R&D and Innovation in IT & Electronics sector through joint collaborative projects, organizing technical exhibitions, workshops, seminars, expert visits & training sessions and will develop cooperation on IT hubs, start-up companies and infrastructure incubators.

Reference:
https://www.mea.gov.in
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx