President raises climate change concerns in I-Day eve speech

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ President Droupadi Murmu on Monday asked scientists and policymakers across the world to give special attention to global warming and climate change which are leading to flash floods and droughts, warning that a “culture of greed” is taking “the world away from nature”.

In her address to the nation on the eve of the 77th Independence Day, the President stated that science or knowledge is not an end in itself but a means for the betterment of all people.

“One area that merits urgent attention of scientists and policymakers all over the world is climate change. We have faced numerous extreme-weather events in recent years. Parts of India have faced extraordinary floods. At the same time, there are places facing drought,” Murmu said.

The comments from the President come at a time when 48 people lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh, seven of them buried under the rubble of a temple in Shimla as rains wreaked havoc in the state, triggering landslides that blocked key roads and brought down houses.

“These events are also attributed to the phenomenon of global warming. Therefore, it is necessary to make efforts at the local, national and global levels for the environment,” the President said.