Calling for action on climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the time for talking is over as he announced plans to increase India's renewable energy capacity to 450 GW from 175 GW and invited countries to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure being launched by India.Addressing the Climate Action Summit 2019 during 74th session of UN General Assembly, Modi said India has come not just to talk about the seriousness of the problem of climate change but to present a practical approach and a roadmap."We believe that an ounce of practice is worth more than a ton of preaching," he said.Modi called for a comprehensive approach which covers everything from education to values and lifestyle to development philosophy.He said that India will spend about USD 50 billion dollars over the next few years on water conservation, rainwater harvesting, and development of water resources.He also referred to India's efforts to increase the proportion of the ...
