NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that development can be environment friendly and won't come at the cost of inexperienced property, while saying that India's traditions long stressed the importance of living in cohesion with nature.
Speaking at the plenary session of an event organised at Vigyan Bhavan here on World Environment Day, which India is website hosting this 12 months with the theme - 'beat plastic pollution', he said plastic now threatens to transform a menace for humanity.
"Plastic pollution is now entering into our food chain. Per capita plastic consumption in India is much lower than many parts of the developed world. Our national mission on cleanliness and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' has a special focus on plastic waste management," he said.
"Our experience shows that development can be environment friendly and it need not come come at the cost of our green assets," he identified
Noting that India is the fastest rising economic system on the earth today, he said, "We are committed to rising the standards of living of our people" and "to ensure that we do so in a way that is sustainable and green".
He said that as part of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), India is dedicated to lowering 33-35 in line with cent of emission intensity of its GDP during 2005-2030.
He said India may be heading in the right direction to fulfill the nationally determined contribution.
Speaking at the plenary session of an event organised at Vigyan Bhavan here on World Environment Day, which India is website hosting this 12 months with the theme - 'beat plastic pollution', he said plastic now threatens to transform a menace for humanity.
"Plastic pollution is now entering into our food chain. Per capita plastic consumption in India is much lower than many parts of the developed world. Our national mission on cleanliness and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' has a special focus on plastic waste management," he said.
"Our experience shows that development can be environment friendly and it need not come come at the cost of our green assets," he identified
Noting that India is the fastest rising economic system on the earth today, he said, "We are committed to rising the standards of living of our people" and "to ensure that we do so in a way that is sustainable and green".
He said that as part of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), India is dedicated to lowering 33-35 in line with cent of emission intensity of its GDP during 2005-2030.
He said India may be heading in the right direction to fulfill the nationally determined contribution.
India's traditions have stressed on living in harmony with nature: PM
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