India, March 29 -- India's nationally determined contributions are no longer just environmental pledges but set the direction for India's economic trajectory, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday. The consultations to approve India's revised NDCs for 2031-35 explicitly took into account the geopolitical contexts and their impact on global energy markets and supply chains. Further, on whether India's NDCs could have been more ambitious, Yadav said as energy demand continues to grow rapidly, maintaining and expanding this share to 60% by 2035 requires massive investments in grid infrastructure, storage, and system flexibility. Issues like intermittency of renewables, land availability, and integration at scale become mu...