‘DELHI’S GREEN COVER HAS INCREASED BY 25%, THE HIGHEST AMONG ALL STATES’ Global leaders join ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ drive

Ina heartwarming tribute to both motherhood and Mother Earth, more than 75 ambassadors, high commissioners, and foreign delegates from over 72 countries gathered at Delhi Ridge on Thursday to plant saplings under the global edition of Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0.

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The programme, organised as part of Sewa Pakhwada to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, turned into a rare moment of global solidarity for climate action.

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav called the initiative “a very big event for the entire world? adding, “With the Prime Minister's call for Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, we are reminded that protecting the planet is a shared responsibility. So many ambassadors and high commissioners were deeply emotional while planting saplings in their mothers’ names. Under Sewa Pakhwada, my ministry is planting 7.5 crore saplings across the country on September 25”