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Panchamrit
● India made five big announcements terming them as ‘Panchamrit’, at the climate change meeting in Glasgow
1) India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500GW (India had earlier extended its target to 450GW out of which 100GW is already installed) by 2030.
2) India will meet 50% of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
3) India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030.
4) By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45%.
5) By the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero.
● Note: ‘Panchamrita’ is a traditional method of mixing five natural foods — milk, ghee, curd, honey and jaggery. These are used in Hindu and Jain worship rituals. It is also used as a technique in Ayurveda.
Panchamrit
● India made five big announcements terming them as ‘Panchamrit’, at the climate change meeting in Glasgow
1) India will reach its non-fossil energy capacity to 500GW (India had earlier extended its target to 450GW out of which 100GW is already installed) by 2030.
2) India will meet 50% of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.
3) India will reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes from now onwards till 2030.
4) By 2030, India will reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by less than 45%.
5) By the year 2070, India will achieve the target of Net Zero.
● Note: ‘Panchamrita’ is a traditional method of mixing five natural foods — milk, ghee, curd, honey and jaggery. These are used in Hindu and Jain worship rituals. It is also used as a technique in Ayurveda.