President Macron,
Excellencies,
Namaskar!
I congratulate President Macron on this important global initiative for oceans.
India has always been a maritime civilization.
Our ancient scriptures and literature talk about the gifts of the oceans including marine life.
Today, our security and prosperity are linked to oceans.
India's ''Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative'' contains marine resources as a key pillar.
India supports the French initiative of a ''High Ambition Coalition on Bio-diversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ''.
We hope for a legally binding international treaty this year.
India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic.
India recently undertook a nation-wide awareness campaign to clean plastic and other waste from coastal areas.
Three hundred thousand young people collected almost 13 tons of plastic waste.
I have also directed our Navy to contribute100 ship-days this year to cleaning plastic waste from the seas.
India will be happy to join France in launching a global initiative on single use plastics.
Thank you, President Macron.
Published By : Admin | February 11, 2022 | 19:06 IST
Comments (158)
Login or Register to add your comment
Explore More
Popular Speeches
Do things that you enjoy and that is when you will get the maximum outcome: PM Modi at Pariksha Pe Charcha
Media Coverage
PM Modi's Talks Motivate Me, Would Like to Meet Him after Winning Every Medal: Nikhat Zareen
Nm on the go
Always be the first to hear from the PM. Get the App Now!
Social Media Corner 3rd July 2022
July 03, 2022
India and the world laud the Modi government for the ban on single use plastic
🙏🙏🌹🌴🌹🌴 Plastics in all its forms – Straws, bottles, packaging, bags, etc. – Are all choking our planet… We must find ways to reduce and eventually eliminate single-use plastic products. #BeatPlasticPollution #Ban #SingleUsePlastic #Throwback2018 #SaveSoil @SadhguruJV https://t.co/XqdjuE9rAm
— Saroj Devi#SaveSoil(@SDsavesoil) (@SarojDe65108343) July 3, 2022
India says ‘time’s up’ on single-use plastics as it imposes a nationwide ban https://t.co/k3Ex0swLfv
— Freedom (@Freedomflight50) July 3, 2022
🇳🇴 & 🇩🇰 welcomed #PM Modi's decision to ban single-use plastic items in 🇮🇳.Norway's charge d'affaires Bottheim, said the ban would reduce the amt of plastic that ends up in landfills & oceans - and endangers the environment n marine animals - and thanked Modi for taking this step pic.twitter.com/RhKLPJbpgz
— RV 🇮🇳 (@Radigua_V) July 3, 2022
Amazing!!! The government is all set to implement the ban on single-use plastic from July 1 in India.#RACE4SupFreeUP
— Your Ex 🐍 (@hum_kya_kar_rhe) July 3, 2022
Government has announced that India will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic items race for making uttarpradesh plastic free.#RACE4SupFreeUP
— Papa Ji Bol (@So_jao_bhai) July 3, 2022
Gift to planet !
— Kishor Kumar 🇮🇳 (@iKishorjangid) July 3, 2022
Norway & Denmark welcomed PM Modi Ji's decision to ban single-use plastic in India.
Denmark & Norway laud PM Modi Ji’s decision to ban single-use plastichttps://t.co/cJVuyqceWt pic.twitter.com/FLyHLiygTh
Citizens give a big thumbs up to the government's policies and reforms bringing economic and infrastructure development.
Excellent article by @wadhwa
— Aditya Pittie 🇮🇳 (@PittieAditya) July 3, 2022
"India has the ability to democratize e-commerce and reign in the technology companies that are building monopolies.
UPI transactions exceed $100 billion per month.
India is very astutely leaping ahead of the world!"@UPI_NPCI https://t.co/hpxaJ5EqT2
Kudos PM @narendramodi Ji Govt Policy Of #VasudhaivaKutumbakam To provide Humanitarian Assistance to Afghan People.
— Zahid Patka (@zahidpatka) July 3, 2022
India sends 2,500 MT more wheat to Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah border India.Has sent 36,000 MTs of wheat to Afghanistan so far.https://t.co/0BrRE0MipH@PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/myTBNo825e
#PositiveNews
— DINESH CHAWLA (@iChawlaDinesh) July 3, 2022
The transaction value under Unified Payments Interface digital payments in June 2022 stood at Rs 10,14,384 crore.
Kudos Team @narendramodi for encouraging people to use digital platforms for payments.
👏👏#DigitalIndia @UPI_NPCI @NPCI_BHIMhttps://t.co/Xqb8TZHlOV
"American roads are good not because America is rich, But America is rich because American roads are good." - Nitin Gadkari Ji
— Visit Udupi (@VisitUdupi) July 3, 2022
Thankyou @nitin_gadkari Ji for giving us World Class Highways 🙏#PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti https://t.co/6VTGp9bndp
#AatmaNirbharBharat
— Dr. Suchitra Raghavachari (@DrSRaghavachari) July 3, 2022
SAIL's Bhilai Plant Supplies Over 80,000 Tonnes Of Steel For Mumbai - Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project https://t.co/F4vNaSgTVM via @swarajyamag
Agniveer scheme aims to capitalize the broad based talent pool of the nation & select the best for a career in the Armed Forces. A perfect opportunity for the youth of India to serve & protect their motherland#AgnipathGamechanger#AgnipathRecruitmentScheme #Agniveers
— Anoop Vashisht (@VashishtAnoop) July 3, 2022
Posted via www.narendramodi.in