Ensure no harm to environment to meet energy needs says Pranab Mukherjee

Observing that India is a signatory to the Paris Agreement and is committed to have a specific rate of reduction in carbon emission over the years, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday cautioned against harming the environment to meet energy requirements.

Mukherjee inaugurated a Bio-Solar-Wind Microgrid Centre and Centre for Water and Environment Research at the Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West Bengal, during the day.

The President said the facilities inaugurated on Friday — Integrated Bio-Solar-Wind Micro-grid centre and Centre for Water and Environment Research — are crucial from the perspective of socio-economic development.