{"id":147675,"date":"2024-12-19T19:39:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=147675"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T07:22:47","slug":"moldova-signed-international-solar-alliance","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/moldova-signed-international-solar-alliance","title":{"rendered":"Moldova Signed International Solar Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moldova has officially signed the <\/span><b>International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reaffirming its commitment to promoting renewable energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About the International Solar Alliance (ISA)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ISA was conceptualized in <\/span><b>2015 during COP21<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Paris as a<\/span><b> collaborative initiative between India and France.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The I<\/span><b>nternational Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> came into force in <\/span><b>2017.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following an amendment in 2020,<\/span><b> all United Nations member<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> states became<\/span><b> eligible to join the ISA.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Membership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The ISA currently has <\/span><b>104 member countries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>16 signatory countries.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently<\/span><b> Armenia became the 104th full membe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r of <\/span><b>ISA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> headquarters <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the ISA is located in<\/span><b> Gurugram, India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mission: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ISA mission is guided by the<\/span><b> \u2018Towards 1000\u2019 strategy, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which focuses on three key goals:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobilizing <\/span><b>USD 1,000 billion in solar energy investments by 2030.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing energy access to<\/span><b> 1,000 million people globally.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Installing 1,000 GW <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of solar energy capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> ISA Assembly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the<\/span><b> apex decision-making body,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> responsible for shaping policies and overseeing the implementation of the ISA Framework Agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-modules?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Modules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC Modules From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Moldova<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147746 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121300852-67651ab1afdbc.webp\" alt=\"Moldova\" width=\"298\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121300852-67651ab1afdbc.webp 1464w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121300852-67651ab1afdbc-275x300.webp 275w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121300852-67651ab1afdbc-937x1024.webp 937w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121300852-67651ab1afdbc-768x839.webp 768w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-2024-12-20t121300852-67651ab1afdbc-1405x1536.webp 1405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moldova is a <\/span><b>landlocked country <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bordered by<\/span><b> Ukraine and Romania.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the northeastern corner of the<\/span><b> Balkan Peninsula.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Balkan Peninsula is in southeastern Europe and derives its name from the Balkan mountain range.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of Moldova lies between the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meandering<\/span><b> Prut and Dniester rivers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moldova is situated to the east of the great arc of the <\/span><b>Carpathian Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regarding the European Union, Moldova i<\/span><b>s not an EU member <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but <\/span><b>attained EU candidate status in 2022.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Editorials<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a 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