Consider the following statements:The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nation

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Consider the following statements:The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Answer: A — 1 onlySolution:Statement 1 — ISA launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in 2015: This is correct. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was jointly launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande on 30 November 2015 on the sidelines of COP21 — the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. It was a landmark initiative to accelerate solar energy deployment globally. ✓Statement 2 — ISA includes all UN member countries: This is incorrect. The ISA is not open to all UN member countries. Originally, membership was restricted to countries lying fully or partially between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn — the 'sunshine countries' with abundant solar resources. This was later amended (2020) to allow all UN member countries to join, but at the time of the 2016 exam, membership was restricted to solar-resource-rich nations between the tropics. ✗Why other options are incorrect:Options B, C, D: Statement 2 is factually wrong as described above.Key Concept: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was the first international intergovernmental organisation headquartered in India (at Gurugram, Haryana). Its framework agreement was opened for signature in 2016. The ISA aims to mobilise over $1 trillion in investments for solar energy by 2030 and work to reduce costs of solar technology through collective deployment. India was the first country to ratify the ISA Framework Agreement. The ISA now has 120+ member and signatory countries. ISA programmes include: International Solar Technology Applications Resource Centre, Global Solar Atlas, and the 'One World, One Sun, One Grid' initiative for a global solar grid connecting India, the Middle East, and Europe.

Consider the following statements:The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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