Forum Launched to Focus on Clean Tech Manufacturing to Tackle Climate Crisis

With adequate capital and a focused approach, India can be made self-reliant in manufacturing clean technology to address the climate crisis, ministers and experts said at the launch of the Bharat Climate Forum on Friday.

- Jayashree Nandi

NEW DELHI:

The Indian government's Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign embodies the country's drive for "economic sovereignty and technological leadership through innovation and collaboration", Union minister for information and technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the event.

"Our 4G-5G telecom stack showcases this spirit which the cleantech sector can imbibe, with public-private partnerships enabling world-class, competitive solutions," he said.

Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, who was also present at the event, said that India is one of the best performing countries under the Paris Agreement.