India aligns with sustainable development goals on food security and climate crisis through effective land management, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said at the UN Desertification Summit in Riyadh on Monday. Bhupender Yadav Reiterating India’s commitment to restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, the minister said that India’s journey represents a transformative narrative of commitment and innovation. …
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 …