Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the motivation for his strong commitment to climate action is rooted in the ancient Hindu ures, the Vedas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the motivation for his strong commitment to climate action is rooted in the ancient Hindu ures, the Vedas.
The UN Chief, who is in the Polish city of Katowice for the UN COP-24 Climate Change Conference, was responding to a question on whether he thinks religions have a role to play in climate change.
Mr Modi and Mr Guterres had met last week on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the two held discussions on climate change and India’s support for the Paris Climate Agreement.
The UN Chief thanked Mr Modi for his commitment to increase India’s nationally determined contributions to the Paris deal