Follow Gandhian way of life for sustainable lifestyle: Madhav

Asking people to follow the Gandhian way of life, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave today said sustainable lifestyle is the way forward as he inugurated the India Pavilion at the crucial climate change summit taking place in Marrakesh in Morocco.
The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) started yesterday at Bab Ighli in Marrakech, Morocco and will conclude on November 18.
"Urging the audience to follow the Gandhian way of life, India's theme 'Sustainable Lifestyle is equal to positive climate action' for COP 22, the Minister expressed his happiness over the organisation of the India Pavilion which takes India's message forward," an official statement said.

Dave hoped that the pavilion will play a defining role in apprising and disseminating information on India's approach towards combating the grave threats posed by climate change.
Emphasizing that the whole world is one community, the Minister highlighted the importance of a mass movement. He invited all participants to be active members of discussions, deliberations and sessions scheduled at the India Pavilion.
Dave is leading a 25-member Indian delegation to the crucial summit.

Special Secretary, Environment Ministry Rajni Ranjan Rashmi, also expressed hope that the India Pavilion through its activities will enlighten the world about the positive steps that a developing country like India is taking to counter Climate Change challenges.

Joint Secretary, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the pavilion represents the hopes and aspirations of 1.2 billion people of India and added that it will showcase India's path to a sustainable and balanced future during the length of this pivotal COP meet.
A number of sessions, in the form of panel discussions, documentaries and presentations, will be hosted by the India pavilion from November 8-18.
These will showcase India's initiatives and actions and will also be an opportunity for visitors and invited experts to engage in discussion and think of new solutions and ideas.