India - Water bodies

Geography and Environment (CSC)

Title

45:30

8 of 24 completed

5 of 15 completed

38 of 100 completed

8 of 20 completed

Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is :

An irrigation project involving India and Myanmar

A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries

A hydro-electric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

A defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours.

A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries

Membership: The MGC, is a sub-regional cooperation organisation comprising India and five ASEAN countries, namely, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
History: MGC was launched in 2000 at Laos capital Vientiane.
Name: MGC takes its name from the Ganga and the Mekong, the two civilisational rivers in Southeast Asia.
Mandate: The MGC aims at facilitating closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins and enhancing cooperation in tourism, culture, education, transport and communications.