Need to evolve environmental ethics: Dhankhar

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said there is a global need to evolve and believe in environmental ethics.

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“....There is a global need to evolve and believe in environmental ethics, this underscores human’s moral obligations to protect and preserve the environment…….we have to be aware the planet is not exclusive to us,” the Vice President said during the valedictory session of National Conference on Environment- 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, here.

He said India has been following the path of “sustainability” since ages, long before became a global buzzword.

“India lived it for centuries where every Banyan tree was a temple, every river a goddess and best an unknown concept in a civilisation that worshipped secularity. Our Vedic literature is goldmine for nurturing Mother Earth and propagating harmony between man and nature,” he said.

Dhankar said developed nations must transcend the political boundaries in environmental thinking and adopt models where planetary health becomes foundational to human prosperity and well-being.

Highlighting the interconnectedness of NGT with law, science and ethics, Dhankhar said the way he looks to NGT, N stands for nurturing, G for green and T for tomorrow.

“NGT for me is nurturing green for tomorrow. This is not just word play. It is vision of an institution that connects law, science and ethics to transform our relationship with nature. Let us grow from our very roots, wield cutting edge, tools and uphold climate justice with unwavering resolve,” the VP said.