International Solar Alliance
2 checked stories, newest 2 Nov 2026.
What the paper can ask
- Proposed by India in November 2015; framework agreement opened for signature at Marrakesh in November 2016.
- India provided the land and initial funding for the headquarters.
- More than 110 countries have joined; the United States joined in 2021 and announced its withdrawal in January 2026.
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PM Modi inaugurates Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026, sets 500 GW more non-fossil target
Revise first Summits India hosts were asked in CLAT 2024 and AILET 2024 and 2025
The PM opened a big clean-energy summit in Delhi and set a new goal: 500 gigawatts (GW) more power from sources other than coal, oil and gas, over the next 10 to 11 years.
Exam angle, detailsExam angle: Renewable energy targets, the International Solar Alliance and COP pledges are favourite exam topics.
Details
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 2 November. He said India has over 50% non-fossil installed capacity and nearly 300 GW toward its 500 GW target for 2030, and announced a goal of adding another 500 GW over 10 to 11 years.
- Inaugurated on 2 November 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi; the event coincides with the Ninth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance and a conference on green hydrogen
- India's COP26 pledge is 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030; PM said nearly 300 GW is already achieved
- India met its Paris pledge of 50% non-fossil installed capacity in 2025, five years ahead of schedule
- New goal announced: add another 500 GW of non-fossil capacity over the next 10 to 11 years
- PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (launched February 2024, target one crore rooftop solar homes) has over 65 lakh households, per the PM
- National Green Hydrogen Mission aims at 50 lakh tonnes of green hydrogen by the end of the decade
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PM Modi visits Jordan on first full prime-ministerial trip
PM Modi visited Jordan on 15 and 16 December 2025, the start of a three-country tour. India and Jordan signed deals on clean energy, water and digital systems and aim to raise trade to USD 5 billion in five years.
Exam angle, detailsExam angle: Amman is Jordan's capital; 75 years of India-Jordan ties; Petra-Ellora twinning.
Details
Modi began a three-nation tour of Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman on 15 December. In Amman, India and Jordan signed MoUs on renewable energy, water and digital transformation, and set a target of doubling trade.
- Tour: Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman, 15-18 December 2025 (Jordan 15-16 December)
- Marks 75 years of India-Jordan diplomatic ties
- Trade goal: USD 5 billion over five years (trade was USD 2.3 billion in 2024)
- Five instruments signed: renewable energy, water resources, cultural exchange programme, Petra-Ellora twinning, and digital public infrastructure letter of intent
Test yourself
1.The International Solar Alliance, launched by India and France at COP21 in 2015, is headquartered in:
Correct. ISA's headquarters is at the National Institute of Solar Energy campus in Gurugram; it was the first treaty-based international body headquartered in India.
Not quite. ISA's headquarters is at the National Institute of Solar Energy campus in Gurugram; it was the first treaty-based international body headquartered in India. It goes into your error book.