India, June 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, today launched Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0 in New Delhi. He also launched Special Modules for this initiative, including Eco Clubs for the Mission LiFE Web Portal and a Microsite for Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0. Minister of State for Education and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar; Education Minister, Government of NCT of Delhi, Shri Ashish Sood; Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Shri Sanjay Kumar; Director, NCERT, Prof. Dinesh Prasad Saklani; and other dignitaries were also present at the event.
While speaking at the event, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted the significance of the special modules, the web portal, and the microsite in the conservation of nature and in raising awareness among students about environmental protection, ensuring their greater participation in addressing environmental challenges.
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He noted the efforts of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, under NEP 2020, to mainstream environmental education. "Eco Clubs for Mission LiFE" in schools will sensitize students to concerns related to the environment and climate change while fostering environmentally friendly behaviour and values in them, he added.
Shri Pradhan also stated that, compared to the world, India has never been a polluting nation. Indian civilization considers the entire world as one family, he said. He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his resolve to achieve the target of Net Zero for India by 2070, with 2047 being an important milestone. In this great endeavour of environmental protection, everyone should play their role, he said.
The Minister noted how, in the last year, educational institutions had planted more than 5 crore trees across the country. This time, the target is to plant 10 crore trees nationwide, and more momentum must be given to the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0 campaign to make it a mass movement, he mentioned.
Shri Pradhan also said that the next generation must be guided in this direction to achieve the Net Zero 2070 goal and the Sustainable Development Goals. He urged everyone to fulfil their responsibility towards nature by planting a tree in the name of their mother and uploading a selfie with it on the dedicated portal
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