PM Modi Meets Bill Gates On Sidelines Of COP26 Climate Summit In Glasgow
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The meeting between PM Modi and Bill Gates took place after the prime minister launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States for developing infrastructure of small island nations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on the sidelines of the UN conference on climate change in Glasgow. By bringing the world together at #COP26, we can find more ways to accelerate the development and adoption of the clean technologies we need to reach net-zero emissions. https://t.co/kIJqTVaOCJ
The meeting between PM Modi and the American business magnate, whose foundation is focusing on fighting the pandemic, took place after the former launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) for developing infrastructure of small island nations.
Details of the meeting were not immediately available.
On Monday, Gates said that at this year's UN Climate Conference, innovation will take center stage and he was optimistic about the road ahead.
