Offer 'reverence and gratitude' to planet: PM Modi on Earth Day

April 22, 2016 09:55

With India set to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change in New York today on the occasion of Earth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the nation to offer 'reverence and gratitude' to mother Earth, which has given mankind everything it needs for survival.

The PM took to micro-blogging site Twitter to convey his message."On Earth Day, reverence and gratitude to our planet that has given us everything," he tweeted.

Earth Day is being celebrated as an annual event on April 22 since 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The event is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.

At a high-level ceremony convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar will sign the agreement.

The agreement was adopted by more than 190 countries in the French capital in December last year.

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