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- Still five more nations namely the
- This is the first time that India is hosting the annual meetings of the AfDB and its sister institutions
- India had joined the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 1983.
About Nauru
- Nauru is a tiny island republic in Micronesia located in the northeast of Australia.
- Dominated by a central phosphate plateau, it՚s surrounded by a coral reef and ringed by windswept palm trees and a sandy beach
- Nauru has limited tourism activities
- Nauru is a phosphate rock island with rich deposits near the surface, which allowed easy strip mining operations
- The highest point in the island measures only 65 metres above sea level
- 30 per cent of the country՚s needs are currently met through solar power installations
- The tiny republic has set a target for attaining 50% of energy production from renewable sources by 2020
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Motto | “God՚s will first” |
Anthem | “Nauru, our homeland” |
Capital | Yaren |
Largest city | Denigomodu |
Official languages | Nauruan (official) English |
Government | Non-partisan democracy, parliamentary republic |
President | Baron Waqa |
Legislature | Parliament |
Currency | Australian dollar |
Population | 10,200 |
Religions | Christian |
Land Area | 21 sq. km (8 sq. miles) |
Location of Nauru in World Map
The International Solar Alliance (ISA)
- India launched the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at the CoP21 Climate Conference in Paris.
- The alliance brings together
- Developed and developing countries
- Governments and industries
- Laboratories and institutions in a common enterprise
- The main aims of ISA include
- Reducing financial risk across a larger global market
- Encouraging cooperation on technology
- Building capacity
- Increasing energy access
- To force down prices by driving demand
- To foster research and development
- All the countries, located fully or partly between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, have been invited to join the Alliance.
- The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 120 countries
- The ISA is to be headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India
✍Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021