India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Government of Japan, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced a new initiative to accelerate climate action in 10 States and Union Territories across the country.
At the COP26 summit in Glasgow in November 2021, India pledged to cut the country's total projected carbon emission by 1 billion tonnes by 2030, install 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030, reduce the carbon intensity of the nation's economy by less than 45% by the end of the decade and net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.
Clean Energy Infrastructure and Low-Emission Technologies: Deploying clean energy infrastructure and low-emission technologies in key sectors including Transport, Health, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and Agriculture.
This includes solarizing 150 healthcare facilities, 20 micro-enterprises, and installing 85 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations and 30 solar cold storage systems across the 10 states.
Resilient Climate Planning: Demonstrating resilient climate planning at the grassroots through climate information flow systems for 30 Gram Panchayats.
Green Jobs and Green Entrepreneurship: Promote green jobs and green entrepreneurship in sectors like Renewable Energy by providing skilling and training to more than 2000 people.
