June 14, 2023
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Climate, tech to supercharge UK-India development ties

Minister Mitchell visited the Chakr Innovation research lab in Gurugram, which is developing cutting-edge tech to tackle climate challenges…reports Asian Lite News

As UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell attended the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting in Varanasi on Monday, new climate and tech partnerships were announced to benefit all by tackling global challenges, informed the British High Commission in India.

Mitchell joined India and G20 partners in calling for reinvigorated efforts to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The new UK support includes funding for a tech start-up focusing on sustainable agriculture, including through growing vegetables in an environmentally-friendly way, as per an official release by British High Commission.

UK’s International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell is in India for the G20 starting Monday – and to boost UK-India cooperation on development including through climate and tech partnerships.

He reinforced at the gathering in Varanasi how the UK’s partnerships and investments are having a multiplier effect in tackling the biggest shared challenges of today – including climate change, poverty and food insecurity.

The G20 Development Ministerial meeting in Varanasi is laying the groundwork to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals ahead of the G20 Leader’s Summit in New Delhi this September.

At the G20, the UK emphasised the need to redouble global efforts to tackle the climate crisis and shocks facing the most vulnerable countries demonstrating our position as a development leader set out earlier this year.

New UK programmes announced in India include an investment of 10 million Pounds in the Avaana Fund, a women-led climate-tech fund that supports innovative businesses to develop solutions to climate change and create jobs for women in sectors such as clean energy, energy storage and agriculture.

An investment of 12 million Pounds from the UK Government-supported Neev II fund will go to Nutrifresh, an Agri-Tech start-up enterprise focused on making agriculture more sustainable by growing vegetables in an environmentally friendly way.

On Sunday, Minister Mitchell visited the Chakr Innovation research lab in Gurugram, which is developing cutting-edge tech to tackle climate challenges.

The UK-supported lab is now developing innovative batteries for e-vehicles that do not need charging infrastructure and are fully recyclable, providing a cleaner and safer alternative to older Lithium tech. The lab has previously developed devices that capture pollution-causing emissions and convert them to pigment for black inks and paints.

Targeted investments like these play a central role in tackling climate change and supporting sustainable development. They improve access to clean energy, create jobs and boost economic growth, all of which are vital to ending poverty.

Andrew Mitchell, UK Minister for Development, said, “We commend India for putting development and the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable at the heart of its G20 Presidency. The UK is committed to working with G20 partners to tackle the climate crisis and reduce poverty,” as per an official release. (ANI)

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