EnvironmentSunday, 20 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
India’s climate and clean-energy push highlighted by PM Modi at NGT international environment conference
At an NGT-backed international environment conference in Delhi, PM Modi cited India’s solar growth from 2 GW to 160 GW and the PM Surya Ghar scheme.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Green Tribunal’s international environment conference in Delhi and said India had expanded solar power from 2 GW to 160 GW in about 12 years.
Key specifics
- The conference was organised by the National Green Tribunal in Delhi.
- Modi said India had implemented all 21 Paris climate action points agreed in 2015.
- He cited the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana as a major household solar scheme.
- India’s first hydrogen train service had recently begun, according to the speech.
- He also mentioned 70,000 new ponds and lakes created in several states and the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” tree-planting campaign.
Exam lens
Question type: Environment scheme-data match, key facts: NGT, Paris 2015, 21 points, 2 GW to 160 GW, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. TNPSC one-liner: focus on India’s renewable-energy growth and climate commitments.