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THE GREEN TIGHTROPE

is a patchwork of ambition and oversight. On the one hand, initiatives like the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) have seeded nearly 40 climate resilience projects. India’s leadership in launching the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure shows global intent. The plan to generate 50 per cent of all its power using cleaner fuels by 2030, from 44 per cent at present and attain net-zero emissions by 2070 are bold

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