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PM, French President travel to Gurgaon by metro, for the foundation stone laying ceremony of International Solar Alliance Headquarters

Published By : Admin | January 25, 2016 | 16:50 IST
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, and the President of France, Mr. Francois Hollande, today travelled by metro train from Delhi to Gurgaon, for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the International Solar Alliance.

In his address at the event, the Prime Minister recalled how the world has been thinking of how to tackle the challenge of climate change. He mentioned that on the sidelines of the CoP 21 meeting in Paris, two significant initiatives were taken. One of these was “Mission Innovation” which aims to make clean energy more easily accessible for people through innovations in technology. The other was the International Solar Alliance, which aims at bringing together countries with abundant sunshine, to harness the power of the sun.

The Prime Minister said the International Solar Alliance will work as a lifeline for people facing the brunt of climate change. In this context, he mentioned small island nations facing the threat of rising sea levels.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the International Solar Alliance will be an independent organisation, just like the United Nations.

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List of Outcomes: Prime Minister’s State Visit to Uzbekistan
August 30, 2026

MoUs and Agreements

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Title
1.

Cultural Exchange Programme between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the years 2026-30.
2.

Letter of Intent between the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the conservation and restoration of ancient buddhist sites of Fayaz Tepa and KaraTepa located in Termez, Uzbekistan.
3.

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of archival work between the National Archives under the Ministry of Culture of India and the Agency "Uzarchive" under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
4.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine.
5.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Mines of the Republic of India and Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation in the fields of Geology and Mineral Resources.
6.

Partnership Program on cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of India and the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of tourism for 2026-28.
7.

Memorandum of Understanding between The Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of India and the Diplomatic Academy at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
8.

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan for an Economic and Financial Dialogue.
9.

Agreement between the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change of the Republic of India and National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of environmental protection.
10.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
11.

Cooperation Agreement between the Gujarat state of the Republic of India and the Samarkand region of the Republic of Uzbekistan of establishment of partnership relations.

Announcements

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Title
1.

Elevating the India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
2.

Grant of USD 1 million for afforestation in the Aral Sea region
3.

 Lal Bahadur Shastri Scholarship for Hindi Language (100 Scholarships)
4.

ICCR Sanskrit Chair at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies
5.

Commercial Agreement between NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) with National Interbank Processing Centre JSC (NIPC), Uzbekistan to enable UPI Apps of India to scan national QR - UZQR for making merchant payments in Uzbekistan.