Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ in New Delhi on June 5 on the occasion of World Environment Day.
- The Prime Minister said that the average carbon footprint of the world is about 4 ton per person per annum compared to just about 0.5 ton per person per annum in India.
- He said that India is working on a long term vision in collaboration with the International community on protecting the Environment and established organizations like Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, International Solar Alliance.
- The Prime MInister reiterated India’s goal of Net-Zero by 2070.
About Save Soil Movement
- Save Soil Movement is a global movement to increase awareness about deteriorating soil health and bring about a conscious response to improve soil.
- The movement was started by Sadhguru in March this year, who embarked on a 100 day motorcycle journey passing through 27 countries.
Five main things for save the soil
The Prime Minister informed that to save the soil, we have focused on five main things.
- First- How to make the soil chemical free.
- Second- How to save the organisms that live in the soil, which are called Soil Organic Matter in technical language.
- Third- How to maintain soil moisture, how to increase the availability of water till it.
- Fourth- How to remove the damage that is happening to the soil due to less groundwater.
- And fifth, how to stop the continuous erosion of soil due to the reduction of forests.
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