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India will continue to remain the top importing nation for coking coal in the near future, industry body ISA said noting that the rising prices are affecting the domestic steel industry the most. Coking coal is a key raw material that is used to manufacture steel through the blast furnace route. The Indian steel industry is finding ways and means to explore sustainable pathways for coking coal usage by way of using various technologies. However, it is a long journey, Indian Steel Association (ISA) President Dilip Oommen said on Monday. "India in the near future will remain the largest coking coal export destination, one due to a significant increase in domestic steel demand and the other as China will depend more on its own resources," he said, addressing the ISA Coking Coal Summit in the national capital. India will continue to remain the top importer of coking coal as most of the Indian steel players have already planned new capacities in the BF-BOF route, Oommen said, adding tha

The DH further said that the ISA is supporting the growth of 9.5 GW of solar energy in projects across the world

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the Global Biofuel Alliance launched during the recently concluded G20 summit is an important step taken under India's leadership after the International Solar Alliance, noting that new and renewable sources will help in making the country self-reliant in the energy sector. Murmu was addressing the Gujarat assembly here after inaugurating its National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) project. She said the entire world is experiencing the negative effects of climate change and global warming, mainly caused by the use of fossil fuels. "To tackle this situation, G20 nations under India's presidency have agreed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by 43 per cent by 2030. This resolution by G20 nations is significant because the contribution of G20 nations in the total emission is nearly 80 per cent," Murmu said. "Use of fossil fuels plays a key role in polluting the environment. That is the reason why we should promote new and renewable energ

There is an urgent need to tackle the lack of affordable funding to set up solar projects in least developed and small island developing member nations of the International Solar Alliance, he said

Meeting scheduled for October 17-20 in New Delhi under India's presidentship; ministers, missions and delegates from 109 member and signatory countries of ISA likely to participate

The US has ratified the International Solar Alliance Agreement.

There is an urgent need to increase and improve the logistics arrangement for the domestic steel sector, ISA said

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Sector experts said ISA is inspired from Sun-Son but now taken up at a larger level

International Solar Alliance (ISA) will create ecosystems for startups in solar innovations by enabling incubation, partnerships, access to finance and standards. The task force, set up in March this year by ISA, is being chaired by SoftBank Group Corp Chairman & CEO Masayoshi Son. The task force in its meeting held yesterday also decided to identify six star centres of global excellence, said a statement issued by Softbank. "This global leadership Task Force is meant for bringing about transformative action across the world. With the help of global corporates, we expect this transformative action to be undertaken on ground, resulting in access to light for the 1 billion unconnected people," Upendra Tripathy, Interim Director General, ISA, said. It will also develop an overarching innovation strategy, which would spell out practical measures to promote innovation based actions in member countries. The meeting was convened by industry body Ficci. "This Task Force will be the key .

Cabinet has approved extension of contract between Ministry of Earth Sciences and ISA for exploration of Polymetallic Nodules

Ministers and representatives from over 25 countries participated in the event where India and France announced the ambitious solar plan