In this regard, he said that India was targeting 175 GW of renewable energy to meet its energy needs. “Solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy — it is these that will meet our energy needs,” he stated. Modi also said that the target of providing electricity to 18,000 villages within 1,000 days was set to be met soon. “Under the Digital India mission, we are laying optical fibre network, so that those living in our villages can use mobile phones.” Modi urged the Indian diaspora across the world to main (IANS)