Environment Conservation is Commitment and Not Compulsion for India: PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Environment Conservation is Commitment and Not Compulsion for India: PM Modi

News 18  

Environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting he believes development and nature can go hand-in-hand. With such a glorious culture and philosophy of lofty traditions of living in harmony with nature, it is only natural for India to remain at the forefront of global efforts for environment protection,” he said. India’s initiative to adopt a healthier and cleaner lifestyle include upgrading infrastructure to encourage electric mobility, increased use of biofuel for transportation, leverage hydrogen as a fuel, convert waste to wealth and water treatment plants to ensure clean rivers, the prime minister said. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India is emerging as an inspiration for countries across the globe under the leadership of PM Modi ”particularly on the fact that economic development and conservation of environment can go hand in hand”.

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PM Modi urges to conserve water, tackle textile waste
2 days, 4 hours ago

PM Modi urges to conserve water, tackle textile waste

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to lead water conservation efforts and tackle textile waste with innovative recycling, sustainable fashion, and circular economy initiatives. Modi said “many commendable efforts” are being undertaken in India to deal with textile waste. Urging to lead water conservation efforts as part of the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s “Catch The Rain” …

Embracing Nature's Positivity: A Call to Action for a Sustainable Future
5 months, 1 week ago

Embracing Nature's Positivity: A Call to Action for a Sustainable Future

Times of India  

The article emphasizes the urgency of embracing nature positivity alongside net-zero goals. It highlights the interconnectedness of biodiversity and climate action, emphasizing the need to address both issues together. The article outlines the outcomes of the COP15 summit, including the 23 targets for biodiversity conservation by 2030, which are a vision for a world where nature and humanity coexist harmoniously. …

Conservation of water, environment part of India’s cultural consciousness, says PM Modi
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservation of water, environment part of India’s cultural consciousness, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called the conservation of water and environment a part of India’s cultural consciousness, pitching for the “reduce, reuse, recharge and recycle” mantra to save water. He was virtually speaking at a programme marking the launch of the ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari’ initiative in Surat, a step aimed at strengthening community involvement in water conservation. …

Opinion: PM Modi's Independence Day Speech Was A Call To Action For Sustainable Future. It's An Achievable Goal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: PM Modi's Independence Day Speech Was A Call To Action For Sustainable Future. It's An Achievable Goal

ABP News  

Independence Day 2024: As the nation came together to celebrate its 78th Independence Day, the air was filled with a sense of anticipation, pride, and reflection. It was his maiden Independence Day speech as PM in the year 2014 when he emphasised the importance of sanitation and a clean environment, leading to the launch of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign. STRATEGIC …

CM Naidu pledges full support to Modi’s vision for sustainable development
8 months, 2 weeks ago

CM Naidu pledges full support to Modi’s vision for sustainable development

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for spearheading an India-led global mass movement through ' Mission LIFE' to promote environmental protection. Releasing a poster prepared by the central government’s media advisor for Bureau of Energy Efficiency wing for southern states and UTs, Naidu emphasized the government's dedication to eco-friendly practices like waste reduction, water …

Preserving nature essential for human survival: APPCB member secretary B Sridhar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Preserving nature essential for human survival: APPCB member secretary B Sridhar

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Preserving nature is essential for human survival, said Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board member secretary B Sridhar. Speaking at a programme held to mark World Environment Day at NAC Kalyana Mandapam in Vijayawada on Wednesday, he called for the protection of nature, setting an example for future generations. He further urged the gathering to take a pledge to prevent …

Change in lifestyle can complement environment conservation, says Principal District Judge
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Change in lifestyle can complement environment conservation, says Principal District Judge

The Hindu  

Principal District and Sessions Judge of Udupi district Kiran Siddappa Gangannavar on Tuesday said that everyone should join hands to reduce environment pollution by changing one’s lifestyle to complement conservation. Mr. Gangannavar, who is also the chairman of the District Legal Services Authority, said environment and biodiversity play their own role in the existence of human life. Stating that children …

India at forefront in taking action on biodiversity conservation, protection: PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

India at forefront in taking action on biodiversity conservation, protection: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: India has consistently been at the forefront in taking action on biodiversity conservation, protection, restoration and enrichment, and has set the bar even higher through the updated targets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. Addressing the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting here via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said he was proud to say that India …

India Leads Fight for Green Rights: Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

India Leads Fight for Green Rights: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are suffering from the flawed policies of a few developed countries and asserted that India had raised the issue of climate justice in front of every such country. The PM said: “Even today, developing and underdeveloped countries of the world are suffering …

At G7 ministers' meet, India stresses need to address climate change in tandem with environmental action
1 year, 11 months ago

At G7 ministers' meet, India stresses need to address climate change in tandem with environmental action

Firstpost  

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav addressed a plenary session of the G7 ministers’ meeting and highlighted India’s emphasis on collective action to address environmental challenges, including efforts to encourage individual and community action through Mission LiFE New Delhi: India on Sunday said there is a need to holistically address climate change issues in tandem with environmental action. Union Environment Minister …

Environment conservation is commitment and not compulsion for India: PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Environment conservation is commitment and not compulsion for India: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, asserting he believes development and nature can go hand-in-hand. Modi said environment conservation is a commitment and not a compulsion for India. India's initiative to adopt a healthier and cleaner lifestyle include upgrading infrastructure to encourage electric mobility, increased use …

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

JAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged water security as a major concern and called for the revival of the country's “emotional connection” with nature, what he said the world's calls “sustainable development”. “That's why we term water as god, call rivers mother.” “When a society makes such an emotional connect with nature, the world calls it sustainable development,” …

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Water security major concern, India should revive ancient connect with nature: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged water security as a major concern and called for the revival of the country’s “emotional connection” with nature, what he said the world’s calls “sustainable development”. “There shall be a tomorrow only if there is water, and for this we have to make joint efforts from today,” PM Modi said. Without naming anyone, …

Govt efforts alone cannot be successful, people\'s participation required: PM Modi
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt efforts alone cannot be successful, people\'s participation required: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined the importance of people's participation in the efforts for water conservation and said the governments' attempts alone cannot be successful. The prime minister said he thinks that under the MGNREGA maximum work should be done on water as he called for spreading awareness among people for its conservation. Modi also urged …

PM Modi launches Mission LiFE in the presence of U.N. Secretary General
2 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi launches Mission LiFE in the presence of U.N. Secretary General

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the presence of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, launched ‘Mission LiFE’, a new initiative for sustainable and healthy lifestyle at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. “The launch of Mission LiFE in Gujarat is important as it was the first state in the country to initiate measures in the direction of renewable energy and climate protection,” …

UN chief and Indian PM jointly launch climate action program
2 years, 5 months ago

UN chief and Indian PM jointly launch climate action program

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — The Indian government’s flagship program to encourage individual and collective action on climate was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday. The program hopes to “mobilize one billion Indians as well as people in other countries to become individuals who practice sustainable lifestyles,” Param Iyer, CEO of Niti Aayog, a government-supported …

PM Modi on ‘perception’ about climate change, AC temperature | Top quotes
2 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi on ‘perception’ about climate change, AC temperature | Top quotes

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Thursday launched the Mission LiFE movement aimed to nudge individual and collective action to protect and preserve the environment. Addressing the event, Prime Minister Modi said that climate change has been made out to be subject of government policy, but goes beyond policy making. Here are some of the top …

India’s eco-friendly lifestyle is solution to climate crisis: Modi
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s eco-friendly lifestyle is solution to climate crisis: Modi

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the crowd after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi on August 15 India’s long-held ethos of eco-friendly, sustainable lifestyles can provide a solution to the global climate crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Monday. Today, when the world is …

PM Modi calls for 'one earth, many efforts' to make environment better
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi calls for 'one earth, many efforts' to make environment better

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment Movement’, a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our planet and does not harm it. Those who live such a lifestyle are called pro-planet people," he said in a video address, and added that “Mission …

PM Modi Calls for 'One Earth, Many Efforts' to Make Environment Better
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi Calls for 'One Earth, Many Efforts' to Make Environment Better

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment Movement’, a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our planet and does not harm it. Those who live such a lifestyle are called pro-planet people,” he said in a video address, and added that “Mission LiFE’ borrows …

'India making multi-faceted efforts for environmental conservation', says PM Modi
2 years, 9 months ago

'India making multi-faceted efforts for environmental conservation', says PM Modi

Firstpost  

Speaking at the ‘Save Soil Movement’ programme, the prime minister said the average carbon footprint of the world is about 4 tonne per person per annum compared to just about 0.5 tonne per person per annum in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the various campaigns launched by the Centre as part of India’s multi-faceted efforts to reduce …

India's role in climate change negligible: PM Modi blames West for CO2 emissions
2 years, 9 months ago

India's role in climate change negligible: PM Modi blames West for CO2 emissions

India Today  

On the occasion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is making efforts for environmental conservation when its role in climate change is negligible. Be it Swachh Bharat Mission, Namami Gange, or One Sun, One Grid; India's efforts are multi-faceted,” PM Modi said while addressing a Save Soil Movement program attended by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva and top …

World Environment Day: PM Modi to launch global initiative ’LiFE Movement’ today
2 years, 9 months ago

World Environment Day: PM Modi to launch global initiative ’LiFE Movement’ today

Live Mint  

On the ocassion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching a global initiative 'Lifestyle for the Environment Movement' today at 6 pm via video conferencing. PM Modi has introduced the idea of LiFE during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow last year. The programme will witness the participation of Bill …

World Environment Day: India's efforts to protect environment multi-dimensional, says PM Modi
2 years, 9 months ago

World Environment Day: India's efforts to protect environment multi-dimensional, says PM Modi

India TV News  

World Environment Day: India's efforts to protect environment multi-dimensional, says PM Modi The 'Save Soil Movement' is a global initiative to increase awareness about deteriorating soil health and bring about a conscious response to improve it. Highlights PM Modi addressed programme on 'Save Soil Movement' in New Delhi Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev also participated in the event Save …

PM Modi to address ‘Save Soil Movement’ on 5 June, World Environment Day
2 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi to address ‘Save Soil Movement’ on 5 June, World Environment Day

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a programme on the ‘Save Soil Movement’ on 5 June in Delhi. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. World Environment Day is a global platform for public outreach, with participation from …

India's role in damaging climate negligible: PM Modi
2 years, 10 months ago

India's role in damaging climate negligible: PM Modi

India TV News  

India's role in damaging climate negligible: PM Modi Underlining that India had "no hand in exploiting our Mother Earth", PM Modi said,"We have taken on the challenge of saving her. By 2070, we have set Net Zero target.India has been able to fulfil its climate action because, unlike others who put all the responsibility of saving the planet on multilateral …

‘Pro-Planet People’: PM Modi talks climate in World Economic Forum address
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Pro-Planet People’: PM Modi talks climate in World Economic Forum address

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually addressed the World Economic Forum at its online Davos Agenda summit, where he introduced the idea of a “P3 movement” that underlines India's climate change commitments at the global forum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda via video conferencing in New Delhi on Monday. Talking about lifestyle changes …

World Nature Conservation Day: How Corporate India is Learning to Become Eco-conscious
3 years, 8 months ago

World Nature Conservation Day: How Corporate India is Learning to Become Eco-conscious

News 18  

Environment versus development is a long-standing argument that has acquired a lot of attention in recent years. While individual activities are important in bridging the rising gap between humans and the environment, huge enterprises and start-ups must also contribute to environmental protection. Grow-Trees.com, for instance, is one such organization that has helped several individuals and businesses in contributing to environmental …

Lot of work remains to be done to tackle land degradation: Modi at UN meet
3 years, 9 months ago

Lot of work remains to be done to tackle land degradation: Modi at UN meet

Hindustan Times  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated the need for the world to come together to combat land degradation as a “collective responsibility” as it threatens the very foundations the societies and economies are built on and called for more actions saying, “a lot of work lies ahead of us”. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at UN 'High-Level …

Ignoring the environment is bad economics
4 years, 2 months ago

Ignoring the environment is bad economics

Live Mint  

In hindsight, India’s tryst with liberalization came only a few years after a pivotal but increasingly forgotten moment in the world’s environmental history, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984. It developed a feeble framework to protect ecology and people; environment remained a mutable variable of India’s economic policy, appended to its corporate growth. Our deteriorating environment—abysmal air quality, toxin-laden water, …

India's Wildlife and Biodiversity Equally Imperative as Its Developmental Needs, Says PM
4 years, 5 months ago

India's Wildlife and Biodiversity Equally Imperative as Its Developmental Needs, Says PM

News 18  

India's developmental needs are paramount but wildlife and biodiversity are equally imperative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. In his message to the nation to mark the celebration of the ongoing Wildlife Week, the prime minister said India's commitment to wildlife protection and conservation is strong. However, we believe wildlife and biodiversity conservation are equally imperative," Modi said in …

World Environment Day: PM Narendra Modi urges people to preserve planet’s rich biodiversity
4 years, 9 months ago

World Environment Day: PM Narendra Modi urges people to preserve planet’s rich biodiversity

Hindustan Times  

On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged citizens to ensure that the flora and fauna thrive and take a pledge to preserve our planet’s rich biodiversity. FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media inside the parliament premises on the first day of the winter session in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2019. “On …

Environmentalism must be a political passion: Jairam Ramesh
5 years, 2 months ago

Environmentalism must be a political passion: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

Congress MP and former Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Friday said environmentalism must be a political passion, and sloganeering and making false claims at international conferences would not be enough. In a session moderated by journalist Abhilash Khandekar on Mr. Ramesh’s book Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature, he said the former Prime Minister, during her …

Modi says development, environment protection can go hand in hand
5 years, 6 months ago

Modi says development, environment protection can go hand in hand

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said development and environment protection can continue simultaneously, while affirming his government’s commitment towards conserving water. Speaking at a public meeting in Kevadia, Gujarat, Modi said while water conservation has continued in Gujarat, it has been taken up nationally also and people are making efforts to save water. People of Gujarat have …

India will restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030: PM Modi
5 years, 6 months ago

India will restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030: PM Modi

Live Mint  

India will restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, more than its earlier target of 21 million hectares, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a UN conference to combat desertification. The Prime Minister called upon leaders of the UNCCD to prepare a global water action agenda, which would be “central to the land degradation neutrality strategy”. “India will …

Conservation minus the people?
5 years, 10 months ago

Conservation minus the people?

The Hindu  

In February this year, one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries issued a court order which stood to evict more than a million forest-dwelling people from their homes. This was affirmed by the 1980 World Conservation Strategy of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Earth Summit’s 1992 Statement of Forest Principles and the Convention on Biological Diversity. …

Exploiting natural resources not Indian tradition, PM Modi: 7 ways India is trying to fight global warming
6 years, 5 months ago

Exploiting natural resources not Indian tradition, PM Modi: 7 ways India is trying to fight global warming

India Today  

Stating that global warming and environmental degradation have posed a challenge before the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need to conserve natural resources at an interaction on October 24, as PTI reported. India's carbon emissions Of all the most polluting nations -- US, China, Russia, Japan and the EU bloc -- only India's carbon emissions are rising, …

Environment protection a 'pressing challenge', vital to encourage research on matters relating to nature: PM Modi
6 years, 5 months ago

Environment protection a 'pressing challenge', vital to encourage research on matters relating to nature: PM Modi

India TV News  

Describing environment protection as a "pressing challenge", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the need to spread public awareness about the issue and said it is vital to encourage research and innovation on subjects relating to the environment. PM Narendra Modi, in a column published on Wednesday for some dailies, said people need to talk, write, debate, discuss and …

A clean environment will empower us, writes PM Narendra Modi
6 years, 5 months ago

A clean environment will empower us, writes PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Yesterday, the United Nations honoured me with the ‘Champions of the Earth Award’. It was a proud moment for every Indian to see India’s proactive role in mitigating climate change being acknowledged and appreciated by the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, and Erik Solheim, the Executive Director of the UNEP. When we as a society are aware of our …

‘PM Modi has made India one of the champions to tackle climate change’, says UN Environment Chief
6 years, 9 months ago

‘PM Modi has made India one of the champions to tackle climate change’, says UN Environment Chief

Op India  

In a recent event, the United Nations Environment Programme chief Erik Solheim has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for his initiatives to tackle the global issue of Climate Change. Solheim has also praised India for the efforts it made to reach consensus on Paris Climate change, as they faced a setback when the United States of America pulled out from …

World Environment Day 2018: From President Kovind to PM Modi, all pledge for cleaner and sustainable India
6 years, 9 months ago

World Environment Day 2018: From President Kovind to PM Modi, all pledge for cleaner and sustainable India

India TV News  

On the World Environment Day today, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged for keeping India cleaner and greener. "On World Environment Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a cleaner and sustainable planet. Plastic is a classic case of, whatever is given to us, we know how to make a problem out of it: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev …

Jairam Ramesh accuses Modi govt of tweaking environment laws to favour industries
7 years, 2 months ago

Jairam Ramesh accuses Modi govt of tweaking environment laws to favour industries

India TV News  

Former Union Environment Minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of weakening and tweaking environment laws to favour industries. In the name of ease of doing business, it is being tweaked to favour industry," he said on the sidelines of a session at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet. Recalling Indira Gandhi's passion for …

25 years of reforms: The environment vs growth debate
8 years, 10 months ago

25 years of reforms: The environment vs growth debate

Live Mint  

In his 1991 budget speech, finance minister Manmohan Singh made an emphatic declaration: “We cannot deforest our way to prosperity and we cannot pollute our way to prosperity”. While India had strong environmental legislation even in the pre-1991 era – the Wildlife Act of 1972, Water Act of 1974, Forest Act of 1980, Air Act of 1981, and the Environment …

PM Modi identifies poverty as biggest challenge for environment
9 years ago

PM Modi identifies poverty as biggest challenge for environment

Firstpost  

Asserting India’s stand in tackling climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said all countries cannot be applied by the same set of rules “uniformly” even as he identified poverty as the biggest challenge for environment. New Delhi: Asserting India’s stand in tackling climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said all countries cannot be applied by the …

Our march in step with U.N. vision: Modi
9 years, 6 months ago

Our march in step with U.N. vision: Modi

The Hindu  

Presenting his government’s domestic development agenda as completely in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a special summit of the U.N. on Friday that he came from a tradition that considered the entire world as one and the earth as our mother. Today, the time has come for us to seek a new direction,” he …

Need to strike balance between environment conservation, development, says Javadekar
9 years, 7 months ago

Need to strike balance between environment conservation, development, says Javadekar

Firstpost  

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday underlined the need to strike a balance between environment conservation and development, saying both are equally important for the survival of humanity. Dehradun: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday underlined the need to strike a balance between environment conservation and development, saying both are equally important for the survival of humanity. Addressing the annual …

Modi launches India's first air quality index, says our lifestyle needs to change
9 years, 11 months ago

Modi launches India's first air quality index, says our lifestyle needs to change

Firstpost  

As PM Modi launched the air quality index to monitor pollution levels in ten cities, he said that environment protection is a part of Indian culture. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched India’s first ever national air quality index to monitor pollution levels in ten cities in the country, he said that environment protection is a part of …

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