PM Narendra Modi At UN Climate Summit: Time For Talks Over, The World Needs To Act Now

Speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world was not doing enough to tackle the climate crisis. Modi said that the time for talking is over and the world needs to act now. “We have provided clean cooking gas connections to millions of families. We have started the 'Jal Jeevan' mission for water resource development, water conservation and rainwater harvesting.” He further added, “On this year's India's Independence Day, we called for a mass movement to have freedom from single-use plastic. I hope that this will raise awareness against the usage of single-use plastic, at a global level. The time for talking is over, the world needs to act now.”

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