‘Traditional rural living to guide world in climate crisis’

Vadodara: India’s “traditional rural way of living” has been providing lessons to the world community as it faces the climate change crisis, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday. The president addressed a ‘Yuva Shivir’ (youth camp) organised by Shree Swaminarayan Temple at Kundaldham in Vadodara district through a pre-recorded video message.
He was happy to be speaking before the camp “organized with the sacred purpose of instilling life-values of the Indian Vedic Sanatan culture in the younger generation,” he said.
“India’s traditional rural way of living has been guiding the world community which is battling the challenges of climate change. All of us can save our Earth by protecting the environment and treating nature in a compassionate way. By protecting our rivers, ponds, trees, seeds, cows and all living beings, mankind can also be saved,” Kovind said.
He appreciated the initiatives taken by the temple to protect the environment.
“While Gujarat has presented a tableau of industrial progress in front of the country, the example of natural farming and zero budget agriculture has also been put forward,” the president said.PTI