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India-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor LoI

26 March 20251 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSIndia-SingaporeGreen and DigitalShipping CorridorLoI26 March 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

India and Singapore agreed at Singapore Maritime Week to build a shipping corridor that joins clean technology with digital tools.

Key facts

  • Instrument: Letter of Intent (LoI), later to become an MoU.
  • Theme: maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation.
  • Steps: identify stakeholders and run projects in digital shipping and low-carbon maritime technology.
ObjectiveMeaning
CooperationCloser bilateral maritime links
Green technologyZero or near-zero GHG emission technologies
Digital shippingEfficient, eco-friendly operations

Exam angle

  • GDSC = Green and Digital Shipping Corridor.

Test yourself

1. India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent on which initiative during Singapore Maritime Week?

The LoI is for a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).

2. The India-Singapore GDSC cooperation will eventually be formalised through which instrument?

It will be formalised through an MoU after the LoI.

3. The India-Singapore GDSC promotes shipping technologies with what emission profile?

It promotes zero or near-zero greenhouse gas emission technologies.

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