International Relations - Current Affairs Questions and Answers for Q. 22317
Q. What does USICEF stand for in the context of financial assistance for clean energy?- Published on 09 Jun 16a. US India Clean Energy Finance
b. US India Cleanliness Energy Finance
c. US India Conventional Energy Finance
d. US India Carbon Energy Finance
ANSWER: US India Clean Energy Finance
India and the US announced the setting up of two financial assistance programmes worth US $60 million for supporting India’s much needed clean energy initiatives including solar power and other renewables
- US is committed to bear its technical capacity, resources and private sector and is jointly lunching initiatives with India for clean energy development
- Apart from the US India Clean Energy Finance Initiative, two leaders Modi and Obama also agreed on a US $40 million US-India Catalytic Solar Finance Programme