- India was represented by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri and the US was represented by U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm.
- Both the dignitaries discussed progress and achievements made by both nations in various sectors.
- They assured to cooperate in the energy sector by adding emerging fuels to the list of their cooperation.
- Both the nations cooperate in the areas of power and energy efficiency, oil and gas, renewable energy, and sustainable growth.
- And they have decided to add the 5th area to their cooperation i.e. the emerging fuels.
- They decided to frame India-US Task Force which will look after building and executing cooperation in the biofuels sector.
- They also announced renaming the Gas Task Force to India-US Low Emissions Gas Task Force. This task force will help to develop innovative projects to provide support to India’s vision of a gas-based economy.
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following represented India in the Ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)?
a. Mansukh Mandaviya
b. Piyush Goyal
c. Dharmendra Pradhan
d. Hardeep Singh Puri
a. Mansukh Mandaviya
b. Piyush Goyal
c. Dharmendra Pradhan
d. Hardeep Singh Puri
