Incidentally India and France are in the driver’s seat when it comes to steering the ISA. The two nations occupy the positions of President and Co-President respectively in the Standing Committee of the ISA. At the first ISA meet in New Delhi that was co-hosted by France and India, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing and sunshine-rich countries that would facilitate the harnessing of solar energy at affordable costs. Mr Modi had said that India pledged to fulfill at least 40 percent of its energy requirements from renewable sources by 2030, for which ISA nations would need to “increase solar in our energy mix.” This would, undoubtedly, reduce in a very significant way, the earth’s carbon footprint.

There are plenty of other stories that may tickle your interest in the magazine. Read about the Jindal Global University that has expanded its international partnership portfolio by signing twelve new MoUs with prestigious business schools and universities in five countries, spanning four continents. Among them are the likes of Wharton School in the U.S. and the Queensland Business School in Australia. Discover New Zealand’s secret landscapes that are breathtaking and are a true delight to the eyes. Read about how IIT-Delhi has proposed to the Bangladesh envoy in New Delhi about signing a MoU that can result in more vigorous exchange visits of faculty members to explore areas of cooperation. There is, after all, a fresh momentum in relations between India and Bangladesh after both Mr Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind visited Dhaka in 2021.

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