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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson at a past meeting. [Courtesy]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson signed off on a new shared roadmap during their virtual meeting that included measures to help limit global temperature rises and support the communities most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
India and UK agreed on a joint roadmap including plans to combat climate change by 2030. It includes new collaboration on clean energy transition and protecting forests, and joint leadership to develop resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable countries.
The roadmap will support global efforts to limit global temperature rises and achieve an ambitious outcome at COP26.
India, UK deepen work to combat climate change by 2030
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05 May 2021, 05:55 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson signed off on a new shared roadmap during their virtual meeting that included measures to help limit global temperature rises and support the communities most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
India and UK agreed on a joint roadmap including plans to combat climate change by 2030. It includes new collaboration on clean energy transition and protecting forests, and joint leadership to develop resilient infrastructure in climate vulnerable countries.
The roadmap will support global efforts to limit global temperature rises and achieve an ambitious outcome at COP26.
Corporate sector gives a big thumbs up to Budget
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India Inc. is delighted at the push given to expenditure
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India Inc. is delighted at the push given to expenditure The corporate sector largely saw it as a ‘fulfilling budget’ though there were certain minor misses.
“The kind of investments the Finance Minister has announced across sectors is historic. This will propel GDP growth to double digits,” said C.K. Ranganathan, deputy chairman, CII- Southern Region and CMD, CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. “I have not seen such a mega spending budget in my life. The government has taken us by surprise,” he said.