Did you know that India is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gasses around the globe? If we talk about figures, India emits about three gigatonnes (Gt) CO2eq of greenhouse gasses each year; about two tons per person, which is half the world average. The country emits 7% of global emissions. At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26), the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, pledged India to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. Moreover, this commitment brings India in line with other big emitters, including the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, and the European Union, which have made similar promises. Intrinsically, net-zero denotes the employment of mechanisms that would compensate for the amount of carbon emitted by a country into the atmosphere by absorbing an equivalent amount of greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. What is India Doing to Reduce Carbon Emissions? Furthermore, the net-zero commitment is part of a strategy of Panchamrit or five elixirs. Mor...