Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited inputs for Mann ki Baat earlier this month. (PTI/File)Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting the 93rd episode of Mann Ki Baat, said that climate change is a major threat to marine ecosystems and the litter on our beaches is disturbing. He also said that it is our responsibility to tackle these challenges.
Talking about the return of the cheetahs in India, PM Modi said that 130 crore Indians were elated and filled with pride after the animals returned to India on September 17 from Namibia.
“People from many corners of the country expressed happiness over the return of the cheetahs. 130 crore Indians were elated and filled with pride. A task force will monitor the cheetahs, on the basis of which we’ll decide when you can visit them,” PM Modi said.
Over 70 years after it went extinct in India, Cheetahs returned to India on September 17, this year, coinciding with PM Modi’s birthday. Eight African cheetahs from Namibia — five females and three males between the ages of 4-6 years — were flown 8,000 km over the Indian ocean to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, where they were released as part of India’s Rs 90-crore Cheetah Introduction project.
The Prime Minister also said that the Chandigarh airport will be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi paid tributes to BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, saying his emphasis on “antyodaya” and serving the poor keeps inspiring them. His philosophy of “integral humanism” and antyodaya (uplifting the most deprived) has been cited by Modi as a guiding principle for his government’s welfare measures.
“I pay homage to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Ji on his Jayanti. His emphasis on Antyodaya and serving the poor keeps inspiring us. He is also widely remembered as an exceptional thinker and intellectual,” Modi said.
Meanwhile, BJP president J P Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, will listen to PM Modi’s radio broadcast, along with party workers in Ernakulam.
In the previous edition of Mann ki baat, the Prime Minister urged people to take part in the efforts to eradicate malnutrition in September, which is observed as a “Poshan Maah” every year.
“The month of September is dedicated to festivals as well as a big campaign related to nutrition. We celebrate the Poshan Maah every year from the 1st to the 30th of September,” the Prime Minister said in the 92nd episode of his monthly radio programme.