Modi Government Accelerating Clean Energy Transition with Focus on Indigenous Capacities
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that India’s clean energy transition is part of a larger national strategy aimed at reducing import dependence, strengthening indigenous capacities, and enabling the country to play a leading role in the global shift towards a greener future.
Addressing the Planet C3 Summit on Climate, Circularity and Community, the Minister said the clean energy agenda spans a wide spectrum, from securing critical resources such as lithium and rare earth-based permanent magnets to scaling up domestic manufacturing, accelerating innovation, and introducing new policy interventions.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said India has emerged as an important global voice in the transition towards sustainable development, and maintaining this position requires both accelerated scaling of existing initiatives and the launch of new ones in a time-bound manner.
Highlighting the growing demand for critical materials, Dr. Jitendra Singh said sectors such as electric mobility, renewable energy, electronics manufacturing, space, and defence are increasingly dependent on resources like lithium and permanent magnets. The Minister said India currently meets a large share of its requirement through imports, making it necessary to rapidly build domestic capacity. (UPDATED ON 27TH MARCH 2026)
