Prakash Javadekar the Union Minister urged corporates and entrepreneurs to invest in technology to reduce carbon emissions by recycling and energy efficiency.

“We (government) are taking steps to ensure efficient use of electricity and also to bring down carbon emissions. But now it is the responsibility of the business community as well to take up this challenge,” said the Forests and Environment Minister.

Reuse and recycle can reduce the usage of water he said. He also said that corporates have to take new steps and reduce dependence on foreign technologies.

“We will have to find new ways to reduce consumption of water and energy and also carbon emissions. We have already released the new norms for emission and it has been well accepted by the industry. But now it needs to be implemented by them,” Javadekar said.

“They will have to invest in innovation and not just depend on foreign technology. This is an opportunity for Indian businesses and (to) support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Make in India’ and ‘Made in India’,” Javadekar said.

Ajay Mathur TERI director general said, “there is an urgent need for the pace and scope of the clean energy activities of Indian corporates to accelerate so as to lead alignment with the country’s climate change commitments. We look forward to the strengthening of corporate actions”.