New Delhi [India]May 15 (ANI): Delhi (ANI): To catalyze youth action for climate change as the build-up to June 5 – World Environment Day, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav launched a mobile application called “My Life”. Did.
The app is inspired by the concept of LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment), envisaged by the Prime Minister at COP 26, which emphasizes on conscious and deliberate use rather than mindless and wasteful consumption.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhupendra Yadav said that this app will showcase the power of citizens, especially the youth, in saving the environment.
He also mentioned that simple actions in daily life through this app can have a huge impact on the climate. The minister hoped that the portal and the app together would drive a national movement for LiFE.
Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) was launched by the Prime Minister on 20 October 2022 at Kevadia, Gujarat and focuses on bringing behavioral change in individuals through simple easy actions. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal ministry for national level coordination and implementation of Mission LIFE.
As part of their implementation efforts, the ministry has exhorted central ministries, state governments, institutions and private organizations to align their activities with LIFE and spread awareness about sustainable actions that individuals can take. To further catalyze pan-India support and awareness about LiFE, a month-long mass mobilization campaign is currently underway and will culminate in a massive celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June 2023.
In 10 days, over 100,000 LiFE-related events have taken place across India, mobilizing over 1.7 million people to take pro-planet action. These include cleanliness drives, cycle rallies, tree plantation drives, LiFe Marathons, plastic collection drives, composting workshops and taking the LiFe pledge. Many schools and colleges are also organizing cultural competitions like street plays, essays, painting and youth parliaments.
At the COP26 summit in Glasgow in 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to an ambitious five-part “Panchamrit” pledge to produce half of all energy needs from renewables to reach 500 GW non-fossil electricity capacity. to reduce emissions. billion tonnes by 2030.
India aims to reduce the emission intensity of GDP by 45 percent. India has committed to net-zero emissions by 2070.
India banned several single-use plastics starting July 2022. Single-use plastics are typically items that are thrown away after being used only once and do not go through the recycling process. (ANI)
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