Energy Transition Can Drive Industrialisation, Jobs and Competitiveness in Emerging Economies: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

• Union MNRE Minister Pralhad Joshi, at the WEF Annual Meeting 2026 session "Energy: The Great Funding Gap" in Davos (22 Jan 2026), framed India's clean energy transition as a deliberate instrument of industrialisation, jobs and global competitiveness for emerging economies.
• Important for UPSC as it links GS-III (energy, infrastructure, growth) with GS-II (international groupings, India@WEF) and ties to NDC/Panchamrit, PLI, PM-Surya Ghar, ISA and the 500 GW by 2030 non-fossil target.