Climate Summit: PM Modi launches India-US clean energy partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday that India and the US are launching an "agenda 2030" partnership on green collaborations.PM Modi 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, Modi said a guiding philosophy of "back to basics" must be an important pillar of the economic strategy. He asserted that India has taken "many bold steps" on clean energy, energy efficiency and bio-diversity.

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.

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