‘India will assist developing nations to meet climate goals’

NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday reiterated India’s commitment to fighting the impacts of the climate crisis and assured support to developing countries in achieving their development goals.

Yadav also met Japan environment minister Akihiro Nishimura to discuss India’s global mission Lifestyle for Environment

(LiFE) and marine and plastic waste among other issues.

Speaking at the two-day Voice of Global South Summit, Yadav said that developed countries have consumed a significant share of climate resources and it is time for them to take accountability for their past actions.

“Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of UN secretary general António Guterres at the

Statue of Unity. First proposed by the Prime Minister at COP26, Mission LiFE is envisioned as a global mass movement that will nudge individual and collective action to protect and preserve the environment. India seeks to lead by example, and invites the global community to be a part of Mission LiFE for individual, family and community-based actions,” he said.

“India is committed to tackling the impact of climate change and supporting the efforts of developing countries to achieve their developmental goals through necessary developmental and technical assistance. India has always encouraged a global initiative that champions the interest and concerns of developing countries,” he added.

Yadav also said that while economic growth, since the industrial revolution, has granted countries greater prosperity and opportunities, it has come at a huge cost to the environment.

MP receives investment proposals of ₹15.5L-crore in investors summit

BHOPAL: Investment proposals worth ₹15.50 lakh crore were received during the two-day Global Investors Summit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday.

He said the state received investments in the renewable energy, urban infrastructure, agriculture and food processing, mineralbased industry, IT and electronics, petroleum and service sectors.

I-T dept seizes ₹11 cr from premises linked to TMC legislator Hossain

KOLKATA: The Income Tax (I-T) department seized around ₹11 crore cash from premises linked to former West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Jakir Hossain during raids, officials aware of the matter said. The searches at Hossain’s residence and a mill in Murshidabad district were held from Wednesday till Thursday morning. “Cash was seized during the searches,” a senior I-T official said.

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav said India is committed to fighting the impacts of the climate crisis.