Centre gives assistance to IIT-B for SoUL
Q. GoI provided INR 1800 crore assistance to IIT-B for SoUL. What does SoUL stand for?- Published on 06 Jul 16a. Solar Urja Lamp
b. Sealed Urja Lamp
c. Solvent Urja Lamp
d. Sealable Urja Lamp
ANSWER: Solar Urja Lamp
Government of India has provided INR 1800 crore assistance to IIT-B for SoUL or the Solar Urja Lamp programme.
- Under the programme, the institution will disseminate solar lamps to 10 crore school children across the country
- Mission commissioned will scale up the program to INR 1800 crore
- IIT-B has partnered NGOs having presence at grass root level