On World Environment Day 2020, PM Modi pitches 'whatever possible' to make nature thrive

On occasion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to people and reiterated his pledge to preserve rich biodiversity of our planet. Sharing a mess from an earlier Mann Ki Baat address, PM Modi ackwledged that nationwide lockdown has helped in reviving animals and birds that were earlier hard to sight.

Prime Minister encourd people to renew ir bond with nature by planting trees, saving water, and looking after animals and birds.

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Prakash Javadekar's mess on World Environment Day

Earlier in morning, Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Prakash Javadekar also extended his greetings on World Environment Day and said that India is proud of its rich biodiversity. In a series of tweets, minister listed down several measures people can undertake to make planet environment friendly.

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"Plant a tree and ensure its growth where ever possible. This will create an oxygen bank for life. This is how we can grow our tree cover and create additional carbon sink," Javadekar said. He added that citizens need to save water, recycle water, and harvest water so that re will t be a dearth of water resources any time in future.

"We must save electricity and generate electricity through solar or wind so that we will save carbon emission. We need to use efficient electrical lights, LED lights for saving electricity, and switch off plugs whenever we go out.," Environment Minister added.

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World Environment Day 2020: me

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