The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ex-post facto approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on August 2, 2022 between the National Disaster Management Authority of the Republic of India and the National Disaster Management Authority of the Republic of Maldives on cooperation in the field of Disaster Management, a press release said. The Parties will extend mutual support on the request of one Party in the time of large-scale disaster incident occurring within its territory, in the field of emergency relief, response, humanitarian assistance. They will exchange information and share experiences and best practices in disaster response, mitigation, planning and preparedness. Moreover, both the authorities will share satellite remote sensing data and expertise in space technology base applications for effective disaster mitigation, including the exchange of information on the disaster on prevention and risk assessment.