On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for deepening efforts towards protecting the planet and overcoming the challenges facing it. Pics/ PTI
Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on June 5 since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach
During the event, the Prime Minister highlighted India's ancient tradition of environmental balance
PM Modi stressed that individual actions directly impact the environment and called for collective action to protect the world's climate
PM Modi praised India's efforts to reduce plastic usage, adding that the country has been working on this initiative for the past 4-5 years
PM Modi planted a 'sindoor' sapling, presented to him by a group of women who had shown remarkable courage during the 1971 war, at his residence on World Environment Day
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