The PM said India would have 500 Gw of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and that 50 per cent of the country's energy demand would be met from non-fossil fuel sources by that year
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After making its mark as a trusted source in pharmaceuticals, IT, among others, Modi said India is now ready to play a role in the supply chain for clean technology.
Supply chain problems have emerged as the global economy has pulled out of a pandemic-induced recession and threaten to slow recovery.
There had been a swap between India and Indonesia for hosting G20 with Indonesia now hosting it in 2022 and India in 2023.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Rome summit was not all he hoped for
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and the two leaders held extensive deliberations on the strong bilateral relations
Leaders of the world's biggest economies made a compromise commitment on Sunday to reach carbon neutrality by or around mid-century as they wrapped up a two-day summit
Live news updates: COP-26 is being held from 31 October 2021 to 12 November 2021 under the Presidency of the UK partnering with Italy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived at the G-20 summit venue in Rome to attend the event's second session titled Climate Change and Environment.The second day of the G20 Summit in Rome started with a walk of the Heads of Delegation in one of the symbolic places of the historic downtown: Trevi Fountain.After the end of the first session, the Convention Center La Nuvola will then host both the multilateral sessions and the bilateral meetings of the leaders. Later, a side event is scheduled on the role of the private sector in the fight against climate change. The main speaker will be Charles, Prince of Wales.Sunday's engagement of the G-20 also includes a working session on Sustainable Development.The Summit will end with the traditional final press conference by Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi who, opening the meeting yesterday, highlighted that "multilateralism is the best answer to the problems we face today.On Saturday, Prime Minister Modi had called on Pope Francis ..
It aims to deter multinationals from stashing profits in countries where they pay little or no taxes--commonly known as tax havens.
About 30 people were at the Mass, and security guards ringed the aisles. The Bidens sat in the last row that had been roped off as reserved.
The leaders' first face-to-face gathering since the start of the COVID pandemic - focused mainly on health and the economy, while climate and the environment is front and centre of Sunday's agenda.
In Rome summit, topic of coal is also proving extremely tricky
The previous goal had eyed vaccinating 70 per cent of the world's population by the autumn of 2022
The summit will be preceded by a G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers' meeting, which will also be hosted by Rome on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.
This year, the issues concerning climate change and the ongoing situation in Afghanistan is likely to feature heavily during the Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to pitch for a united global approach in dealing with the situation in Afghanistan