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The Hindu
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- The Hindu
PM Modi meets Cuban President; discuss ties in pharma, UPI on sidelines of BRICS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Sunday (July 6, 2025) discussed ways to bolster bilateral ties across key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, traditional medicine and digital public infrastructure during a meeting on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit. According to an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both leaders also exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in areas including Ayurveda, Unified Payment Interface (UPI), disaster management, and capacity building. The two leaders agreed to work on issues of concern to the global South, including in the areas of health, pandemics and climate change. They appreciated the cooperation between the two countries in the multilateral arena, the statement added. "PM Narendra Modi met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez of Cuba on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X. He posted, "Both leaders exchanged views on various facets of India-Cuba relationship including in the areas of economic cooperation, biotechnology, pharma, Ayurveda and traditional medicine, Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI, disaster management, and capacity building."
The Print
33 minutes ago
- The Print
‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign reaching new heights of success in UP: Adityanath
The second phase of the nationwide tree plantation campaign, 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' was launched on June 5, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide campaign on World Environment Day on June 5, 2024, encouraging people to plant trees as a symbol of love, respect, and honour for their mothers. Lucknow, Jul 6 (PTI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign that aims to combat land degradation and restore degraded areas is reaching new heights of success in Uttar Pradesh. According to an official statement, Adityanath interacted with mayors, panchayat chairpersons and members, councillors, and village heads through video conferencing for the successful implementation of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign. 'Before 2017, Uttar Pradesh's forest cover was declining. However, in the last eight years, due to well-planned efforts, the forest cover in the state has increased from 9 per cent to 10 per cent,' he said. He said Uttar Pradesh ranks second in the country in terms of green cover growth. From 2017 to 2024, the state saw an increase of 5 lakh acres in its green cover, the chief minister said, adding between 2021 and 2023 alone, the forest and tree covers increased by 1.38 lakh acres. Overall, from 2017 to 2023, there has been a historic increase of 3.38 lakh acres in the green cover, Adityanath said. Emphasising the importance of saving forests, Adityanath warned that global warming could become a major threat in the future as it could lead to landslides, heavy rainfall, floods, and more. 'To prevent this, it is essential to maintain climate balance,' he said. He sought the participation of all in the plantation campaign to ensure a better environment for future generations. 'The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign can only succeed if it becomes a public movement,' he asserted. He also laid stress on the importance of river restoration, saying, 'Just like arteries in the human body, rivers are lifelines for Mother Earth. Therefore, restoring rivers is essential, and public representatives must treat this as a campaign and actively work on it.' Adityanath also urged the state ministers and legislators to actively promote the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign. Meanwhile, a major plantation drive — 'Vriksharopan Maha Abhiyan-2025' — aimed at planting a record 37 crore saplings in a single day across the state will be launched on July 9, according to the statement. During a meeting with legislators, the chief minister announced that Uttar Pradesh plans to make a national record by planting 37 crore saplings in a single day, aligning with the prime minister's vision for protecting the environment. Public representatives were instructed to lead local plantation efforts, involving private organisations, NGOs, and community groups. The chief minister encouraged farmers to plant trees on their field boundaries, assuring them of financial compensation under the carbon credit programme after five years. He also directed ministers and MPs to visit their constituencies to inspire people to participate, the statement read. PTI COR CDN RHL This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Mint
33 minutes ago
- Mint
We welcome India's Candidacy to host COP 33 in 2028: BRICS declaration
Leaders of the BRICS nations have welcomed India's candidacy to host the 33rd Conference of the Parties (COP 33) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2028. In a joint declaration at the 17th BRICS Summit on Sunday, the leaders also expressed their commitment to remain united in pursuing the Paris Agreement's purpose and goals. 'We stress our commitment to uphold multilateralism as necessary to address challenges threatening our shared planet and future such as climate change. We resolve to remain united in the pursuit of the purpose and goals of the Paris Agreement and the objectives of the UNFCCC and call on all countries to uphold their existing commitmentas Parties to the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement and to maintain and scale up their effort to combat climate change,' the joint statement read. The BRICS is a forum for cooperation among a group of leading emerging economies. It includes 10 countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Russian Federation, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. "We further reaffirm our steadfast commitment, in pursuit of the objective of UNFCCC, to tackle climate change by strengthening the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, including its provisions related to mitigation, adaptation and the provision of means of implementation to developing countries, reflecting equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in light of different national circumstances," the declaration said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 17th summit of the BRICS leaders inBrazil's Rio de Janeirofrom July 5 to 7 which will be followed by a State Visit on July 8. "In this regard, we express our full support to the Presidency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP-30, which will take place in the city of Belem, in Brazil, highlighting the importance of action and cooperation on all pillars of the UNFCCC as applicable considering each country's membership and commitments thereunder. We also underscore our full commitment to a successful COP30 that will catalise progress in implementing the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. We welcome India's Candidacy to host COP 33 in 2028," it added. In December 2023, Prime Minister Modi had proposed that India host the United Nations-sponsored COP summit in 2028 as he sought to position the country as a global leader in climate action Speaking at the opening ceremony of COP28 in Dubai, Modi reiterated his call for a 'just, inclusive and equitable' energy transition and said that India was committed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process. 'I propose that India will host COP33 in 2028. I hope over next 12 days, the Global Stocktake will show us the path to a secure future,' he said at the ceremonial opening of the high-level segment for heads of States and governments. The leaders called for a strengthened global response to climate change, in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. They endorsed the BRICS Climate Leadership Agenda as a statement of their resolve to exercise collective leadership through mutual empowerment, by advancing solutions that support BRICS development needs and priorities, while accelerating action and enhancing cooperation towards the full implementation of the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement. They stressed that this outcome demonstrates that multilateralism and Global South cooperation can shape a more inclusive and sustainable governance for a better future. BRICS nations underscored the critical role of all types of forests. The joint declaration stated, "We underscore the critical role of all types of forests, including tropical forests, for conserving biodiversity, preserving water basins and soils and providing timber and non-timber forest products of high value for economic sectors, regulating hydrological cycles, as well as combatting desertification and serving as vital carbon sinks." The leaders emphasised the urgent need to reform the governance of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to ensure more balanced and equitable representation for developing countries, in line with the value of natural capital that these countries uphold. "We commend Brazil's BRICS Chairship in 2025 and express our gratitude to the government and people of Brazil for holding the XVII BRICS Summit in the city of Rio de Janeiro." The leaders also expressed full support for India's BRICS Chairship in 2026 and the holding of the 18th BRICS Summit in India," the joint declaration said, according to news agency ANI. We stress our commitment to uphold multilateralism as necessary to address challenges threatening our shared planet and future such as climate change. Brazil assumed the BRICS Chairship on January 1, 2025, with the theme 'Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and Sustainable Governance'.
