TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Describing environment protection as a “pressing challenge”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the need to spread public awareness about the issue and said it is vital to encourage research and innovation on subjects relating to the environment.
Modi, in a column published Wednesday for some dailies, said people need to talk, write, debate, discuss and deliberate as much as possible on questions relating to the environment.
“At the same time, it is vital to encourage research and innovation on subjects relating to the environment. This is when more people will know about the pressing challenges of our times and ways to mitigate them,” he said. He said human beings and nature have a very special relationship and the first civilisations were established on the banks of rivers.
“Societies that live in harmony with nature flourish and prosper. Today human society stands at an important crossroads. The path that we take hereon will not only determine our wellbeing but also that of the generations who will inhabit our planet after us. “The imbalances between our greed and necessities have led to grave ecological imbalances,” he said.
