Overview

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar framed climate change as a global crisis, highlighting the critical role of forests and agriculture as India's 'lungs and lifeline.'
• Speaking at the College of Forestry in Sirsi, Karnataka, he underscored the importance of forests in regulating climate, buffering disasters, and supporting marginalized communities.
• Dhankhar called on youth to become 'environment protection warriors' through awareness, advocacy, and activism to safeguard natural resources.
• He stressed the need to limit resource exploitation to what is minimally necessary, drawing on India’s Vedic traditions of sustainability.
• The Vice President announced an upcoming interactive session with students at Parliament House to further engage on environmental priorities.