NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the fourth Global Renewable Energy Investor's Meet ( RE-INVEST 2024 ) in Gandhinagar , Gujarat on Monday and said that the world knows that India is the best bet in the 21st century. "The world knows that India is the best bet in the 21st Century," PM Modi said at the expo, held at Mahatma Mandir, showcased contributions from public and private sectors, state governments, and start-ups. "During his earlier visit, the then US president Barack Obama asked whether we face the pressure to achieve targets.
I had responded that ‘This is Modi. And the only pressure I feel is of the future generation that is not even born yet.’ I am working for the next generation.
" Praising the efforts of Gujarat govt, PM Modi said, "Gujarat is that state that started the first solar power policy in India. We created among the earliest climate change department. Gujarat was already installing solar power plants where there were just talks about the solar power elsewhere.
" "Mahatma Gandhi was leading minimum carbon footprint life. He had said that the resources are adequate to meet our need, but not our greed. His vision has stemmed from India’s great history.
Net zero is not a fancy word for us, it is India’s need and commitment. It is commitment of every state," he added. Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and Union minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi were also present with PM Modi at the event.
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