PM Narendra Modi inaugurates World Sustainable Development Summit 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 in New Delhi. The three-day event has been organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The summit shall witness participants from over 41 countries, conceptualized to focus on the challenges of sustainable development and climate change. The event will be hosted in Vigyan Bhawan in the capital city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 in New Delhi. The three-day event has been that has been organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
PM Modi while addressing the gathering at the inaugural speech laid emphasis on the major current environmental problems that are being faced by the developing nations.
He added that successful climate action needs access to financial resources and technology. Technology can help countries like India to develop sustainably and enable poor to benefit from it.
PM Narendra Modi also said that today we need to act upon the belief that we as humans can make a difference to the plant. "This planet, our Mother Earth, is one. So we should rise above our trivial differences and act as one to save her."
"With our deep-rooted philosophy of co-existence with nature and coexistence with each other, we invite you to join us in the journey of making this planet a more safe and sustainable place. I wish this summit a great success," says PM Modi.
Here are the highlights of the event:
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 in New Delhi. The three-day event has been organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The summit shall witness participants from over 41 countries, conceptualized to focus on the challenges of sustainable development and climate change. The event will be hosted in Vigyan Bhawan in the capital city.
There is a dire need to tackle water issues and problems which has become a grave issue in developing countries these days. Thus, we have introduced the Namami Gange Yojna to help preserve Ganga: PM Modi
We have also launched a massive campaign where we aim to teach our farmers to use their valuable agricultural waste as nutrients for the soil instead of burning them: PM Modi
We are focused on every individual's living through good governance, sustainable livelihood and a cleaner environment: PM Modi
We believe that all resources and wealth belongs to nature and the almighty and we are just the trustees or managers of this wealth: PM Modi
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Cleanliness campaign has moved from streets of the capital city to every nook and corner of the country. We have also launched a massive campaign realizing the need to keep the world clean and green: PM Modi
Respect for nature is an integral part of our value system and we are proud of our history and traditions of congruous existence between man and nature: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the inaugural speech of WSDS 2018 to the gathering.
PM Narendra Modi arrives at World Sustainable Development Summit 2018
The initiative was started in 2001. Former prime minister Atal Bihar Vajpaaye, former president Pranab Mukherjee, ex-UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Seychelles President Danny Faure have attended the Summit in the past.
The theme for World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 is 'Partnerships for a Resilient Planet'.
WSDS 2018 shall focus on key issues like land degradation, waste management, measures to deal with air pollution, facilitate a transition to clean energy and create financial mechanisms to enable effective climate change mitigation.
World Sustainable Development Summit is a platform for global business leaders to deliberate on issues related to sustainable development and climate changes.