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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 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

Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi | Photo: ANI
Press Trust of India New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Jun 05 2022 | 11:32 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laun­ched the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Mov­ement’, a global initiative, and asserted 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 from the past, operates in the present and focuses on the future.

Giving the slogan of "one earth, many efforts", he said India is ready to lend its support to actions to make environment better and improve global wellness.

With the launch coinciding with World Environment Day, Modi said our planet's challenges are well-known, and the need of the hour is human-centric, collective efforts and robust actions that further sustainable development.

He added: “Our commitment to reach 40 per cent of installed electric capacity from non-fossil fuel-based sources has been achieved, nine years ahead of schedule. We have achieved 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol, five months ahead of the November 2022 target. This is a major accomplishment given that blending was hardly 1.5 per cent in 2013-14 and 5 per cent in 2019-20.”

Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh said the country has adopted a five-point agenda, which includes meeting its 50 per cent of its energy demand every year, which is 500 Gw, from renewable resources by 2030. 

CSE report

Twenty-five glacial lakes and water bodies in India, China, and Nepal have recorded over 40 per cent rise in water spread areas since 2009, posing a threat to five Indian states and two UTs, a new report stated. According to the report by the Centre for Science and Environment, over a third of India’s coastline saw some degree of erosion between 1990 and 2018. West Bengal is the worst hit with over 60 per cent of its shoreline under erosion.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jun 05 2022 | 7:31 PM IST

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