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India Aims to End Energy Imports, Boost Infrastructure Spending
India aims to wind down energy imports in the next 25 years and invest 100 trillion rupees ($1.35 trillion) in infrastructure to boost economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday, laying out national priorities on the country’s 75th Independence Day. “For India to be self-reliant it is imperative that it becomes energy independent,” Modi said in a national address from the historic Red Fort in capital New Delhi. “India will become energy independent by its 100th independence day.” The road map to energy self-reliance includes making India a global hub for green hydrogen and aiming for its ... (full story)