The two day EU-India Aviation Summit began in New Delhi today. The summit focuses on EU-India air transport relations and the mutually shared challenges and opportunities of the two regions including post-COVID recovery of air traffic and increasing sustainability. Addressing the Summit virtually, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that India and the European Union (EU) have shared strong historical relations which continue to grow today on the back of robust physical, digital, and people-to-people connectivity aided by the aviation industry. He said, the Government has taken several steps to promote aircraft manufacturing in the country.<br />'' <br />''The Civil Aviation Minister invited EU players to partner India in developing adaptive technologies and support the objective of tackling emissions from the aviation Industry. He added that the government is encouraging airports to use 100 percent green energy by 2024 and achieve net zero by 2030. He informed that 25 Airports are already using 100 per cent  green energy and the target is to make another 121 Airports carbon neutral by 2025.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">During the summit, a declaration of intent was signed by Airport Authority of India with Eurocontrol, and a letter of intent memorandum of understanding was also signed by Directorate General of Civil Aviation with the European Union Aviation Safety for closer cooperation.</span><br />