Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's proposal for ratification of International Solar Alliance, ISA's Framework Agreement by India. ISA was launched jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande in November last year on the side-lines of CoP 21 meeting.<br/> <br/>An official release said the ISA will strive to bring together more than 121 solar resource rich nations for coordinated research, low cost financing and rapid deployment. The foundation stone of the ISA Headquarters was laid at Gwal Pahari, Gurugram in Haryana. India has already committed the required support of operationalization of ISA.<br/> <br/>The alliance will put India globally in a leadership role in climate and renewable energy issues. It will also give a platform to showcase its solar programmes.