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NITI Aayog proposes new panel to supercharge net-zero push
Mint Kolkata
|October 22, 2025
India’s top government think-tank has called for setting up a panel to guide policy and coordinate multi-ministry efforts on climate action and energy transition, two people aware of the development said.
India plans to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2070.
(MINT)
In its draft roadmap for net-zero pathways, NITI Aayog has said that the proposed Low Carbon Development Commission would develop bankable project pipelines for mitigation and adaptation, while mobilizing $100 billion annually by building capacity to attract and absorb climate investment, the people cited earlier said on the condition of anonymity.
This story is from the October 22, 2025 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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