Question: Recently the Union Cabinet granted ex-post facto approval to the MoU between India and Japan for-
(a) Education
(b) Advanced agricultural technology
(c) Promoting sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power development
(d) River Sanitation
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 25 May 2016 the Union Cabinet has granted ex-post facto approval to the MoU between India and Japan for promoting sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power development in India.
- The signing of the MoU will help India to address issues and barriers in promoting sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power development.
- This will help in identification through the preceding Pre-Primary Study and the on-going cooperation towards Energy Efficient Renovation & Modernization.
- This will also help in new power development and by means of diagnostic activities to support Renovation and Modernization (R&M) materialization and implementation.
- This will enhance knowledge and technology exchange activities to support Clean Coal Technology (CCT) for thermal power plants such as Ultra Super Critical (USC) and other environmental technologies.
Reference:
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