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Environment Minister says in Lok Sabha – If everyone plants 7 trees, we can build our own oxygen bank

New Delhi (thestates.news)| : Discussion on air pollution and climate change under Rule 193 was held in the Lok Sabha. After discussion, the Lok Sabha Speaker invited Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to reply. Beginning their discussion, the Environment Minister said that thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion. We will definitely consider the suggestions that come.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar further said that we have decided that we will reduce 33 percent emission intensity. For this, we changed the standards of all industries and asked everyone to bring new technology to monitor carbon emissions. 22 percent have reached today. We have also kept a big objective for constructing forest. No country has set such a goal of increasing the forest. Green cover of only two countries is increasing, one of which is India, we should be proud of it. (HS)