Union Minister Pralhad Joshi named among 100 most powerful climate leaders

Five years ahead of schedule, India is now more than halfway to reach 500 Gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel capacity, under Joshi’s stewardship.

Hubballi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has been named in the 'TIME100 Climate 2025' list as one of TIME 100 most powerful climate leader released recently.

According to TIME, India planned to reach 500 Gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. But five years ahead of schedule, India is now more than halfway there, under Joshi’s stewardship.

Now India’s green energy transition appeared to speed up, setting the country on course to overtake the US and become the world’s second-largest growth market for renewables.

Strong steps towards solar and renewable energy production have been taken by the government in the last few years with several schemes, including PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, PM KUSUM Yojana and others, which helped the country to achieve new milestones in renewable energy production.

Considering the efforts and progress made by the country, TIME has named Joshi as climate most powerful leader.