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Budget 2021 puts green recovery at the centre of policy framework
Published : Feb 18, 2021, 4:49 am IST
Updated : Feb 18, 2021, 4:49 am IST
The Budget has a long-term vision for this decade on environmental sustainability
Moving towards use of renewable energy to meet India’s energy requirements is one of the priorities of this Budget. (Photo: AFP)
The Union Budget 2021-22 presents a structured approach to put our country on the path of green recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic. The Budget has a long-term vision for this decade on environmental sustainability. It is marked by wisely planned investments in the control of air pollution, providing potable water, deep-sea biodiversity conservation and promoting renewable energy. These steps are reflected in the fact that the environment forms an integral part of many of the six pillars of the Budget.
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By Harsh V. Shringla
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The country aims to be ‘a leader in thought and action on climate’, its foreign secretary says
Harsh V. Shringla is India’s Foreign Secretary.
Five years after the Paris Agreement, India is among the few developing countries that are not only meeting their “green” targets but are aspiring to more ambitious climate goals.
At the recent Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulated the Indian approach. He said that we must set our sights “even higher”, even as we do not lose sight of the past. He added that India would not only achieve its Paris Agreement targets, but would exceed them.
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