Question: Recently, Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Singapore in which of the following fields?
(a) In agriculture
(b) Information and Technology
(c) In the field of civil aviation
(d) Shipping sector
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- The Union Cabinet on 6 January 2016 gave its ex-post facto approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Airports Authority of India and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise in Civil Aviation.
- The MoU was signed between the two nations in November 2015 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Singapore.
- The MoU aims at establishing mutual cooperation in the field of civil aviation, which will cover the airports of Jaipur and Ahmedabad. This cooperation will be extended to other airports with mutual consent.
- This includes collaboration in Civil Aviation Sector between both countries will be in the areas of (i) Master-planning and design (ii) Commercial development (iii) Traffic development Training and development (iv) Service quality improvement (v) Maintenance, repair and overhaul (vi) Cargo handling and Management (vii) Operation and management.
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