"Focus Of India Is On Growth, On Green Jobs": PM Modi
NDTV
Throwing light on the groundwater issues, PM Modi said the states with abundant water are also facing water shortages nowadays.
Drawing attention to the net zero emissions target for the year 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India's focus is on green growth and green jobs.
"India has set a target of net zero till the year 2070. Now the focus of the country is on growth, on green jobs. And to achieve all these goals, the role of the environment ministry of every state is enormous," PM Modi said at the inauguration of the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat via video conferencing.
Stressing on the need to maintain equilibrium with nature, the prime minister said the role of the environment ministries of the states in achieving these goals is of vital importance.
"I urge all environment ministers to promote a circular economy as much as possible in the states," Prime Minister Modi said.
