Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the UN’s highest environmental honour, Champions of The Earth Award, for his pioneering work on the International Solar Alliance and pledging to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.
Even as he was congratulated by the UN chief, Modi made a stirring speech about how caring for the environment was indeed in India's blood.
Even as he was congratulated by the UN chief, Modi made a stirring speech about how caring for the environment was indeed in India's blood.
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00:00Prime Minister Modi knows that we need to do what we need to do to avert catastrophes.
00:17And Prime Minister Modi understands the enormous benefits of climate action.
00:24Many other leaders also recognise, also know, and also understand the differences that Prime
00:32Minister Modi not only recognises, knows and understands, but that he acts with enormous
00:38energy to make these changes.
00:54This is the respect of the tribal brothers and sisters who live in the jungles of India,
01:05who love the jungles more than their own lives.
01:16This is the respect of the fishermen of India, who take as much from the sea and rivers as
01:27is necessary for their livelihood.
01:32These people may not have gone to school or college, but in the breeding season of fish,
01:46they stop going to the sea, they stop their work.
01:58This is the respect of the crores of farmers of India, for whom the cycle of life is the
02:10cycle of climate.
02:12They love this soil more than their own lives.
02:22This is the respect of the great woman of India, for whom reuse and recycle has been
02:35a part of her life, who sees the form of God in the plants, who breaks the basil leaves
02:45by counting them, who considers it a virtue to give food to the ants.
02:55This is the respect of the people of India, who dedicate their lives for the protection
03:10of nature and the environment, who do not worry about profit, loss, happiness or prosperity.
03:18This is the respect of the great women of India.