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28/06/22 04:53 AM IST

G7 Summit

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  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Mr. Olaf Scholz recently  on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany.
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  • India is home to 17% of the world population, accounts for only 5% of global carbon emissions.
  • Besides India, countries such as Indonesia, South Africa, Argentina and Senegal have been invited to the summit of seven of the world’s largest economies in an effort to strengthen international collaboration on key issues such as climate action, health and energy security.
  • India has delivered LED bulbs and clean cooking gas door-to-door and showed millions of tons of carbon emissions can be prevented while ensuring energy for the poor.
  • India achieved the target of generating 40% of energy from non-fossil sources nine years ahead of the target of 2030, while the target of blending 10% ethanol in petrol was achieved five months ahead of the target.
  • India has the world’s first fully solar-powered airport and its railway system will become net zero in this decade.
  • India launched the Global Initiative for LiFE campaign on the World Environment Day this year.
  • The goal of this campaign is to encourage an eco-friendly lifestyle.
  • WHO has decided to set up a global centre for traditional medicine in India.
  • This centre will be a repository of traditional medicine systems from across the world and encourage research in this area.
G7 Countries 
  • It is an intergovernmental organisation that was formed in 1975.
  • The bloc meets annually to discuss issues of common interest like global economic governance, international security and energy policy.
  • The G7 countries are the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
  • All the G7 countries and India are a part of G20.
  • The G7 does not have a formal constitution or a fixed headquarters.
Source- PIB 

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