ISA Flashcards
____ is an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platform for increased deployment of solar energy technologies
International Solar Alliance
The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by
India & France
India is a co-founder
Vision:
Let us together make the sun brighter
Mission:
Every home, no matter how far away, will have a light at home.
Headquarters:
Gurugram
Headquarters:
Gurugram
Who has granted Observer Status to the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
The International Solar Alliance is headed by the
Director General
Dr. Ajay Mathur
has a term of four years and is eligible for re-election
____ is the apex decision-making body which comprises representatives from each Member Nations.
Assembly of the ISA
Who focuses on a framework for facilitating global cooperation, building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources (mainly solar energy) that can be seamlessly shared?
One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG)
The vision behind the OSOWOG is
‘The Sun Never Sets’
What is done to build a network of technical training, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation centres in order to exchange best practices and promote knowledge dissemination and capacity-building?
ISA Solar Technology and Application Resource Centre (ISTAR C)
What is done to build a network of technical training, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation centres in order to exchange best practices and promote knowledge dissemination and capacity-building?
ISA Solar Technology and Application Resource Centre (ISTAR C)
The Government of India has been supporting the ISA by providing training to master trainers in the field of solar energy through the
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Scheme
Which scheme is to establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating the policy conditions for its diffusion across the country as quickly as possible?
National Solar Mission
is part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change
Who signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project?
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) & Renewable Energy Ltd (REL)
International Solar Alliance (ISA) have planned to launch which bank at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow that is scheduled for November 2021?
World Solar Bank (WSB)
Which award recognises the countries with a maximum floating solar capacity in each of the four regions of ISA?
The Visvesvaraya award
Which award for outstanding contribution of scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy?
Kalpana Chawla award
Which award recognises organisations and institutions that have been working for the benefit of differently-abled people and have maximised the use of solar energy in the host country?
Diwakar award
The world’s largest floating solar energy project to be constructed at:
Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh
600MW
By COP26 , the country has set a target of setting up renewable energy projects of ____ by the year (?)
500 GW , 2030
How many countries in ISA?
109
____ is a Non-Banking Financial Institution under the administrative control of this Ministry for providing term loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
