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New Delhi: The installed capacity of solar energy in India increased by 18 times between 2014 and 2021, the union government of Lok Sabha announced on Monday. When asked in the House of Commons, Minister of State for the Environment Ashwini Choubey replied that India's share of the installed electricity generation capacity from non-fossil sources is over 40 percent. “Through the National Action Plan on Climate Change and its various national missions, India is addressing and adapting to climate change in a number of sectors. “The installed capacity of solar energy in India has increased by more than 18 times from 2.63 gigawatts in March 2014 to 47.66 gigawatts in October 2021. As a result, India's current share of installed non-fossil power generation capacity is more than 40 percent, "said Choubey. He said under the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme, 36.78 crores of LED bulbs were distributed to improve energy efficiency. "The Perform Achieve a