Last year, Prime Minister Modi made a series new promises to India regarding climate action.
India's climate change goals for 2030 were increased Wednesday by incorporating two of the promises made last year at the Glasgow conference by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India announced that it would now commit to a minimum of 45 percent reduction in GDP's emissions intensity (emissions per unit GDP) over 2005 levels. India has also pledged to ensure that at most 50% of its installed electricity generation capacity by 2030 will be generated from non-fossil fuel sources. This is an increase on the 40 percent target. On Wednesday, the union cabinet approved the updated NDC. India's original NDC was submitted in October 2015 just before the Paris Agreement was finalized. The updated NDCs aim to increase India's contribution towards strengthening the global response to climate change. This action will also help India usherin low emission growth pathways," stated an Environment Ministry statement. India's original NDC had eight goals but only three were quantified. India has set a forestry goal, promising to create an additional carbon sink equivalent to 2.5 to 3 billion tones CO2 equivalent by 2030, in addition to the ones mentioned above.
1. At Glasgow, India sets the tone
Last year, Modi made a series new promises in Glasgow to increase India's climate action. Although only two of the above have been converted into official targets, the other promises are interlinked and any progress on one would result in corresponding progress on all.
2. Concessions and incentives
Tax concessions and incentives will be included in the updated framework for India's shift to cleaner energy from 2021-2030. These include production linked incentive schemes and tax concessions for manufacturing and adoption of clean energy. This will allow India to increase its manufacturing capabilities and exports and lead to an increase of green jobs in renewable energy and clean energy industries. Sources say India is already on track to achieving its non-forestry targets and that an improvement was possible. Officials stated that the attainment of the NDC targets was contingent upon receiving climate finance and technology from developed countries.
3. How far India is on track for meeting PM Modi's climate promise
These are achievable targets but they will not be possible to meet without resources," said sources. The Environment Ministry stated that the increased target was another step towards achieving net zero status by 2070. A country's emissions are offset by the absorption or removal from the atmosphere of carbon dioxide, net zero.
:>Congress Meet Today After Probe Agency Seals Young Indian Office:>
According to Congress, the government had "under siege" the party's headquarters and homes of chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi New Delhi. Congress MPs are meeting today to discuss strategy. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), sealed the Young Indian office in Delhi after a case involving the National Herald newspaper.
1. Sources within the Enforcement Directorate claimed that the office of the Young Indian at Delhi’s Herald House was temporarily sealed because there was no one on their side who could conduct searches on Tuesday or Wednesday.
2. To conclude the search, Mallikarjun Kharge (the principal officer) has been summoned. Sources said that the seal will be lifted as soon as the authorized person appears to complete the search.
3. Sonia Gandhi, the chief of Congress, was also under heavy security. The roads leading to Congress headquarters were temporarily blocked off.
4. Congress claimed that the Congress was "under siege" and that the government had surrounded its headquarters as well as the homes of Sonia Gandhi, chief of the party, and Rahul Gandhi, as if they were terrorists.
5. Gairam Ramesh and Ajay Makena, senior Congress leaders, called it an "undeclared emergencies" and stated that they will not be intimidated if their party is involved in "petty politics."
6. The probe agency conducted raids at 12 locations in Washington DC and other places on Tuesday, just days after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was interrogated in the case.
7. Earlier, the ED also questioned Rahul Gandhi (Sonia Gandhi's son) for approximately 50 hours
8. This case concerns the ED investigation into alleged financial irregularities between Young Indian Publishing Company and Associated Journals Ltd. (AJL).
9. The Young Indian purchased Associated Journals Limited, which owns the National Herald. The Young Indian took 800 crores of assets from AJL. According to the Income Tax department this should be treated as an asset by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi who are Young Indian shareholders. They should therefore pay tax. The Congress claims that the Young Indian is non-profit and therefore the shareholders can't make any money.
10. Young Indian was not deemed to have done any charitable work by the Enforcement Directorate and therefore cannot be claimed benefit. Its sole transaction was the transfer AJL's debt. The Congress countered by stating that the newspaper is the charity.
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