The Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Italy's Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (CNR-IRPI) to collaborate on landslide prediction and early warning. This partnership aims to enhance India's Landslide Early Warning Systems (LEWS) to international standards, ensuring better prediction and mitigation of landslide-related damages. The collaboration will focus on developing and operationalizing regional LEWS across India and integrating GSI's data with the PM Gati Shakti initiative.