According to a Saudi Arabian newspaper report, India, which has long been a hub for climate justice and protection of the environment, has recently renewed its focus on these concerns with firm determination. While the topic of the state and future of the environment is still a common topic of conversation in India it was uncommon to identify specific time-bound targets the nation needed to address these urgent issues. According to Saudi Gazette, this mindset has seen a dramatic shift in the past half-a decade.
India’s renewable power capacity has increased more than 250 percent in just six years. This is an impressive rate of growth for a country of 140 million people. Notably, India is now among the top five countries for installed renewable energy capacity. India is following its normal path of economy and ecology co-existing, and now it is setting an example to the rest of the globe by showing the world how it can protect the environment without affecting infrastructure projects. India is a beacon of hope, achieving goals far ahead of schedule, even though no other country has been capable of meeting the Paris Climate Agreement goals.
The International Solar Alliance, which is based in Gurugram, shows how the country has taken responsibility for guiding the world to negotiations on sensitive environmental agreements and treaties. The country also created the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure initiative to protect small island countries from the existential threat posed by rising global temperatures and other natural disasters. This is in line with its global vision.
India’s World Environment Day celebrations included a call by the government to increase ethanol blending in the country. The government resolved to reach the 20 per cent target for petrol blending by 2025. It is now focusing on making a positive impact on the environment, as well as the lives and livelihoods of farmers. E-100 projects have been launched in pilot areas in different parts of India to achieve this goal. The government also issued a notification that allows oil companies to sell 20% ethanol-blended petrol starting in the fiscal year 2023. This will allow them to further nurture the specifications of the Bureau of Indian Standards for higher ethanol blends E-12/E-15, according the media outlet.
The country has made great strides in the past half decade, thanks to numerous achievements. India launched the Green Grids Initiative — One Sun One World One Grid — at the recent COP 26. This initiative, which aims to increase the viability of solar projects and reduce carbon footprint, is the first international network of interconnected global solar power grids. According to Saudi Gazette, these steps are not only intended to protect the environment but will also increase green investments and create millions more jobs. (ANI)
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