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India has been praised for its commitment to sustainability, according to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal. Goyal highlighted the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in COP21's success and emphasized India's commitment to renewable energy targets. He highlighted India's 50% renewable energy capacity installed and its goal to reach 500 GW by 2030. Goyal also urged startups to innovate solutions for challenges like water harvesting and energy efficiency. He praised India's supply chains for resilience and self-reliance, highlighting the collective contributions of 1.4 billion people to the nation's 7.8% GDP growth in Q1 2021. Goyal emphasized India's future depends on sustainability, high quality, cost competitiveness, and inclusive growth. He criticized developed nations for failing to deliver on their Paris commitments and urged collective action on sustainability. India is expanding trade ties globally and is in dialogue with the United States for a bilateral trade agreement.