USAID with GE to improve standards in Indian solar industry

TIL Desk/Business/Washington-The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced to fund and promote research in partnership with the General Electrics to improve standards in the Indian solar industry.

This is one of the 49 projects selected by USAID’s US Global Development Lab today that would receive a total of USD 10 million to address critical areas of development, a media release said yesterday.

Funded through the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program, the individual projects will address gaps in scientific knowledge ranging from disaster preparedness to maternal and child health to food security, it said.

“Collaboration is key for accelerating the impact of scientific research on development,” said Ann Mei Chang, USAID’s Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the US Global Development Lab.