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India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin has said, India is pushing ahead on its national efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in the UN yesterday, Akbaruddin said the country is pushing ahead on the SDGs by undertaking one of the highest rates of renewable energy expansion and building 11 million homes under the world’s largest affordable housing programme.
Highlighting the efforts underway in India in pursuit of SDGs, Akbaruddin said under the Clean India Mission (Swachh Bharat), a total of 72 million household toilets had been constructed to improve hygiene and make the country open defecation free by October 2, 2019.
He said India is also undertaking the transformation of its energy mix towards renewable energy, with particular emphasis on expanding the use of solar and wind power, including off-grid.
The envoy said,the rate of expansion in renewable energy sector in India is highest in the world and by 2022, India plans to produce 175 GW of renewable energy including100 GW of solar power.
Akbaruddin said India is looking forward to engaging constructively in global efforts for the achievement of the goals encapsulated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
