Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will reach its net-zero carbon emission target by 2070 as he laid out the country's climate action plan.
PM Modi announced to the world the five commitments or ' Amrit tatva' that India would meet as it works "very hard" to tackle climate change-related issues.
Commitment 1 - By 2030, India will increase its non-fossil capacity to 500 gigawatts.
Commitment 2 - By 2030, India will fulfil 50 percent of its energy requirements with renewable energy.
Commitment 3 - India will reduce one billion tonnes of the total projected carbon emission between now and 2030.
Commitment 4 - By 2030, India will reduce its economy's carbon intensity to less than 45%.
Commitment 5 - India will achieve the target of net zero emissions by 2070.