Recent events in Bengaluru, often hailed as India's Silicon Valley, illustrate the urgency of addressing water challenges. Facing its worst water crisis in decades, the city grapples with dwindling water resources, prompting swift government action to drill new borewells and repair existing ones.

The CEC said that the ECI wants environmentally sustainable elections and ensures proper waste management at polling stations. We want to reduce paperwork. We are also leveraging technology."

Officials express optimism that the PM Surya Ghar scheme will reignite interest in solar power among residents of Jammu and Kashmir, a region that has historically lagged in harnessing its solar power generation capacity.

In the most recent State Energy Efficiency Index 2023, Karnataka has been ranked as the leading state in the nation, with Andhra Pradesh following closely behind. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have both shown significant enhancements in their performance.

Discussing India's sustainability targets, Minister Puri celebrated the remarkable journey of ethanol blending, with targets brought forward due to exceptional progress. He underscored government efforts to create an enabling ecosystem for emerging technologies such as battery energy storage systems and e-mobility, aligning with India's net-zero target of 2070.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was looking forward to meaningful dialogues and collaborations for a sustainable future at the COP-28 Summit here.