Current Affairs Sun Jan 19 2025

Daily Current Affairs – 19-01-2025

Tamil Nadu

National Turmeric Board

launched in New Delhi.

®      The board will be headquartered in Nizamabad, Telangana . Palle Ganga Reddy will be its first chairperson.

®      The board aims to boost farmers’ income and increase turmeric production, especially in Andhra Pradesh

and Telangana .

India and Sri Lanka

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India and Sri Lanka signed two agreements.

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A joint statement titled “Fostering Partnerships for a Shared Future” outlined the collaborative initiatives.

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India will provide financial assistance to 100 students annually from University of Jaffna and Eastern University in Sri Lanka

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India provided a grant of $14.9 million for a signalling project on the Maho-Anuradhapura railway line.

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India and Sri Lanka signed two agreements on double taxation , capacity building and training.

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India extended financial assistance of $20.66 million to settle payments due for completed projects under existing Lines of Credit (LoC).

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India, Sri Lanka, and the UAE agreed to build a multi-product pipeline from India to Sri Lanka.

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India and Sri Lanka are working on a solar power project in Sampur .

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India will foster cooperation between Start-up India and Sri Lanka’s ICTA.

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This will support Sri Lanka’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)

promoting UPI digital payments.

India-Moldova

agreements signed

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India and Moldova signed a Declaration of Intent to establish a migration and mobility partnership.

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The partnership aims to enhance cooperation in labour migration and exchange of expertise.

Indian Coast Guard

and AIIMS Delhi sign MoU

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It aims to upskill ICG medical officers.

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The training will focus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) as per Indian guidelines.

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