Question: Consider the following statements:
i) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) ,Department of Space, GoI and the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University of Japan.
ii) This MoU was signed for academic and research cooperation and exchange.
iii) Union Cabinet of India was apprised of the MoU on 7th April 2021.
Which of the above are correct?
a)i
b)ii
c)iii
d) all of the above
Ans: d
Context
- Union Cabinet was apprised of the MoU signed between India and Japan in field of Academic and Research Cooperation on 7th April 2021.
Facts
- The MoU between National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) ,Department of Space, GoI and the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University of Japan was signed in November last year.
- This MoU was signed for academic and research cooperation and exchange.
- According to the MoU signed, the NARL and RISH will continue their cooperation in the areas of technology, atmospheric sciences, collaborative scientific experiments and other related modelling studies.
- The MoU will allow the countries to utilize the facilities such as Middle and Upper atmosphere radar in Japan, Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere radar available with NARL, Equatorial Atmosphere Radar in Indonesia.
- NARL and RISH have been collaborating in the area of atmospheric research since 2008.
By kameshwar shukla