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  India's 'bigger role' will benefit International Energy Agency, affirms PM Modi

  World | February 14, 2024 17:47 IST

  At the ministerial meeting, PM Modi highlighted that India's carbon emissions account for only 4 per cent of the global total despite being home to 17 per cent of the world's population. He also said that India has exceeded all of its Paris Agreement commitments towards climate change.

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  US joins India-led International Solar Alliance; PM Modi thanks President Biden

  World | November 11, 2021 8:47 IST

  “It has long been coming, and we are happy to join the International Solar Alliance, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the lead in making,” said Kerry.

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  India calls for speedier expansion of International Solar Alliance

  India | December 10, 2019 7:34 IST

  “Four years ago in Paris, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande launched the International Solar Alliance (ISA), it was a new beginning. But, now I can say that the four-year-old child is running fast, but it must run faster because the need of the hour is that we must tap solar in a big way,”Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said. 

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  ISA delegation visits Delhi Metro

  India | November 02, 2019 6:34 IST

  “It was also discussed how it has economically benefitted the organisation besides achieving the distinction of being the first metro in the world to go green,” the DMRC said in a statement.  

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  India ready to take lead on climate action: Sushma Swaraj

  India | September 27, 2018 11:39 IST

  "The world needs a roadmap for finance and technology to achieve the goals set out in the Convention and its Paris Agreement in everyone's collective interest," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said at a high-level meeting on climate change here on Wednesday.

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  Founding conference of International Solar Alliance on March 11

  India | February 22, 2018 22:06 IST

  International Solar Alliance is open to all 121 prospective member countries falling between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.