President Murmu calls for urgent climate action, inaugurates 8th ISA

President Droupadi Murmu has stressed the need to take urgent and concrete steps to address climate change, underlining that it is affecting the entire world. Addressing the 8th session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly in New Delhi, the President highlighted that India is committed to combating climate change and is taking determined steps in this direction. She also mentioned that civilisations in India and across the world have long revered the sun as the ultimate source of life and energy. 

Solar energy is a rediscovery of an ancient truth—that the Sun is the most democratic source of energy, accessible to all and belonging to none. pic.twitter.com/8ZVFnxdBrH

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 28, 2025

New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said that India is the fourth-largest nation in the world in terms of renewable energy capacity, at 257 GW, a three-fold jump from 81 GW in 2014. He said India's solar capacity increased from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 128 GW today. He said, "India is now the world's 4th-largest in RE capacity. Renewables in 2014 V/s Now: 81 GW - 257 GW."  
Director General of ISA, Ashish Khanna, also graced the event. Around 124 countries and over 40 Ministers across the globe are attending the global event.