Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Webinar on ‘Energy for Sustainable Growth’ tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a Webinar on Energy for Sustainable Growth tomorrow. In order to facilitate efficient and speedy implementation of Union Budget 2022 announcements, the Government of India is holding a series of webinars across various key sectors. As part of this series, the Sectoral Group on Resources comprising of Ministries of Power; Petroleum and Natural Gas; New and Renewable Energy, Coal, Mines, External Affairs, and Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organizing a Webinar on Energy for Sustainable Growth” at 10 AM tomorrow. Its objective is to discuss the initiatives of the Government of India in the energy and resources sector which have been announced in Budget 2022 and to elicit ideas and suggestions for effective implementation of these initiatives. The Budget 2022 underpins India’s energy transition journey by promoting a low-carbon development strategy, in line with the Panchamrit strategy presented by Prime Minister at COP 26. This strategy will enable India to meet its energy requirements in a sustainable manner. The webinar will have sessions on different themes of relevance and will witness participation of government officials of various ministries and state governments, industry representatives, and other experts.
The themes identified for the webinar are- Developing Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Expansion, Lifestyle for Environment, Coal Gasification, Promoting Biomass as an Alternative Energy Source, Agro and Farm Forestry, and Scaling up of Renewable Energy.