Industry and business must innovate, manufacture, and operate under a new paradigm. Climate change must drive their decision making.'

He said a lot of work is being done, but there is need to do much more.

'A new Mission on Energy Efficiency is to start focussing on the most energy intensive industrial sectors. But there are other important areas -- irrigation pumps, urban water supply systems, street lighting and lighting generally.

'We are trying to maximise the harnessing of hydro, biomass and wind power at the earliest. You may also have heard of our new scheme for roof top solar (panel) to mitigate daytime use of diesel. We hope to deliver 10 percent of the energy mix by 2020 from renewables,' Gupta elaborated.