PM Modi Announces India-US Clean Energy Partnership At Global Climate Summit

"Sustainable lifestyles and a guiding philosophy of ''back to basics'' must be an important pillar of our economic strategy for the post-COVID era," PM Modi said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that India and the US are launching an "agenda 2030" partnership on green collaborations as he pitched for concrete action at a "high speed" and on a "large scale" globally to combat climate change. Addressing a virtual summit on climate change convened by US President Joe Biden, PM Modi said a guiding philosophy of "back to basics" must be an important pillar of the economic strategy for the post-COVID era and asserted that India has taken "many bold steps" on clean energy, energy efficiency and bio-diversity, despite its development challenges. The summit is being attended by some 40 world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga. "As a climate-responsible developing country, India welcomes partners to create templates of sustainable development in the country. These can also help other developing countries, who need affordable access to green finance and clean technologies.