- Highlights:
- A New platform “Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders India” has been created that will work towards fast-tracking decarbonization pathways during India’s net-zero journey.
- Due to an increase in crude oil prices India's aim of a 20 percent ethanol blend has been pushed ahead from 2030 to 2025. To provide a platform for alternative sources.
- WEF is building a Global Collaboration Village” as the virtual future of public-private cooperation, in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft.
- Besides India is determined to be a politically stable, economically dynamic, and growth-driven investment destination.
- State-wise Agreements
- Maharastra joined the WEF’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) to advance regional efforts to fight plastic pollution.
- Andhra Pradesh has signed renewables investments with India’s Adani Green Energy, GIC-backed Greenko, and India’s Aurobindo Realty & Infrastructure.
- Karnataka has also signed agreements with two major companies for a total investment flow of 52,000 crore rupees.
Question:
Q.1 Ministry of Petroleum & Crude oil has shifted the target of blending ethanol from 2030 to which of the following year?a. 2026
b. 2025
c. 2024
d. 2035
