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.