Global electricity grid plan
India has started consultations with the World Bank as its technical partner to implement an ambitious global electricity grid plan pitched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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#Global #gridplan #NITIAayog #ISA #electricity #WorldBank #Saarc

Strategic sale of NINL approved
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the strategic sale of Neelachal Ispat Nigam (NINL), in which multiple state-owned companies own a stake.
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#NINL #MMTC #BHEL #IPICOL #OMC #MECON #DIPAM

4,000-year-old pre-historic site destroyed
A 3,500 to 4,000 years old Chalcolithic-era site located at Maharashtra’s Aurangabad has been destroyed during a soil scooping work for a highway project. The site was to be excavated by Maharashtra archaeology department and Deccan College in February.
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#historic #Maharashtra #Chalcolithic #Khandesh

US justifies killing Soleimani to UN
The United States told the United Nations that the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani was self-defense and vowed to take additional action "as necessary" in the Middle East to protect US personnel and interests.
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#US #Soleimani #Article51 #killing #Islamic

Reliance Jio launches Wi-Fi calling
Reliance Jio on 8 January 2020 launched voice and video calling over Wi-Fi service, less than a month after rival Airtel launched a similar service in Delhi-NCR. The service allows customers to switch seamlessly from LTE to Wi-Fi-based calling when they are at home or office.
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#Reliance #Jiolaunches #WiFi #DelhiNCR #VoLTE #WhatsApp

World Solar Bank
International Solar Alliance (ISA) is preparing a detailed project report (DPR) on the creation of the World Solar Bank with authorised capital of USD 15 billion to fund projects.
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#WorldSolarBank #ISA #DPR #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

ISA signs MoUs for OSOWOG
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has signed an MoU with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and the World Bank to design a plan for implementing ‘One Solar One World and One Grid’ (OSOWOG).
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#ISA #MoUs #OSOWOG #InternationalSolarAlliance #solarpower #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

India elected Solar Alliance chief again
India and France were re-elected as president and co-president of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a term of two years at its third assembly on 14 October 2020.
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#SolarAlliance #ISA #France #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Watch KSG Explainer - What's So Interesting About ISA, UNFCCC ink pact to fight climate change?#UPSC #IAS
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