INDIA’S FIRST GREEN ENERGY CONVERGENCE PROJECT AND (CURRENT AFFAIRS 18 NOV 2020 )

INDIA’S FIRST GREEN ENERGY CONVERGENCE PROJECT

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power and Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Goa, have signed a MOU to implement India’s first Convergence Project in the State.

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Under the MoU, EESL and DNRE will carry-out the feasibility studies and subsequent implementation of decentralized solar energy projects.
EESL shall implement the solar energy projects including
- establishment of 100 MW of decentralized ground mounted Solar Power projects on government lands to be used for agricultural pumping,
- replacing approximately 6,300 agricultural pumps with BEE star rated energy efficient pumps and
- distribute approximately 16 Lakh LED bulbs for rural domestic households.
The projects will accelerate the usage of renewable energy sources, especially for agricultural and rural power consumption in the State.

HURRICANE IOTA

Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua in Central America on Monday night and has developed into a category five storm.

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Iota was spotted as a tropical depression last week in the Central Caribbean Sea by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The Atlantic Hurricane season runs from June to November and covers the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, while the Eastern Pacific Hurricane season runs from May 15 to November 30
Important Info :
Tropical cyclones or hurricanes use warm, moist air as fuel, and therefore form over warm ocean waters near the equator.
The tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean are called hurricanes and the ones that form in the Northwest Pacific are called typhoons. Tropical storms that form in the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea are called cyclones.
Hurricanes are categorised on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 based on wind speed.
Hurricanes that reach category three or higher are called ‘major hurricanes’ because of their potential to cause devastating damage to life and property. Iota is a category five storm.
INDIA-KAZAKHSTAN TIES
The 7th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Kazakhstan was held.
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- During the consultations, the two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation within the framework of their Strategic Partnership. The consultations covered political, economic and commercial, energy, defence, space, consular and cultural matters.
- An MoU on "Indian Grant Assistance for Implementation of High Impact Community Development Projects in Kazakhstan” was signed.

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