Our Environment

Themneivah Sitlhou
Contd from last Saturday
Recently, UN General Assembly was held. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a grand speech. India has taken decisive actions to tackle climate change. India committed to cut green house gas emission and it is still doing its best to bring out the best. The 6th assessment report of Inter-Govt Panel on Climate Change was brought out. It reports that over the last decade our temperature has increased by 1.09%. How vulnerable the situation is for India to rank 7th on Global Climate Risk. An initiative like setting up of solar energy is done and supported by Govt. Lastly, we shouldn't find comfort in present which can hinder the future. An example can be drawn from a recent incident in Uttarakhand. As a result of deforestation and heavy projects from Government, our glacier melted massively as it is sensitive to climate change. There was enormous flood and it robbed our wealth and life as well. Usually, we have cyclone occuring in Bay of Bengal every year or after unlike in Arabian sea. But what we witnessed lately is that cyclone started occuring more in Arabian sea due to climate change. This is a clear warning given that we should tackle our problems before we reach a point of no return. Just as how we tackle hunger, human rights , corruption etc.we should take our environmental issues very seriously. This starts with you and I. According to Global Happiness Report 2021, India ranked 139 out of 149 countries where we lag way behind to reach the desired goal. I hope and pray that a happy Environment will push us forward in the coming World Happiness Report. It should be noted that “nature has provided us enough of our needs but not our greed. Be the change you want to see on earth", Mahatma Gandhi.