Question: Recently, The Cabinet approved MoU concerning the Demonstration Project for ICT based Green Hospital at AIIMS in Delhi among Ministries of Finance, Health & Family Welfare, AIIMS and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of… .
a) Japan
b) Australia
c) South Korea
d) Russia
Ans: (a)
Reletad facts:
- On 23rd November, 2016, The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan and Ministries of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Health & Family Welfare and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) concerning the Demonstration Project for ICT based Green Hospital at AIIMS in Delhi.
- The project shall encompass surveys required for engineering and design, construction and operation of the equipment besides basic planning and engineering and design.
- It will also include manufacture, commissioning, installation, transportation, demonstration of the equipment and its technology dissemination in India.
- The MoU shall come into effect on the date of its signature and shall remain effective until March 31, 2020.
- The objectives of the project are to contribute to the efficient use of energy and the protection of the environment in India by installing the energy efficient and IT related equipment in AIIMS Delhi.
- Efforts will be made to widely disseminate the technology in India through demonstration of the equipment.
- The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, or NEDO, is Japan’s largest public management organization promoting research and development as well as deployment of industrial, energy and environmental technologies.
Reference:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/cabinet-approves-mou-among-new-energy-and-industrial-technology-development-organization-japan-and-ministries-of-finance-health-family-welfare-and-116112400324_1.html
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