India imports Phosphate from Morocco
Q. India imports primarily which of the following from Morocco?- Published on 01 Jun 16a. Gold
b. Crude Oil
c. Pulses
d. Phosphate
ANSWER: Phosphate
- India sources a large chunk of its rock phosphates and phosphoric acid requirements for is fertiliser industry from Morocco, the world's biggest phosphate exporter.
- The MoUs on Cultural Exchange and Institutional Training for Foreign Service officers were signed recently.
- MoUs relating to other three areas of cooperation—Water Resources, Television Broadcasting and Education—have been finalised.
- India appreciates Morocco’s support for India’s candidature for the UN Security Council. The two sides identified new areas of mutual cooperation which included information technology.
- India will also train Moroccans in various other fields like English speaking and e-governance, including creating data base of 33 million population of Morocco like the Aadhaar scheme in India.
