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Where did PM Narendra Modi address the UN Climate Action Summit and initiate Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in 2019?

Where did PM Narendra Modi address the UN Climate Action Summit and initiate Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in 2019? Correct Answer New York

  • PM Narendra Modi addressed the UN Climate Action Summit in New York and initiated Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
  • He announced that India will take the leadership launching Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in partnership with Sweden.
  • This is the second global initiative after the International Solar Alliance where India is taking the lead.

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