Sat Mar 29 20:07:21 UTC 2025: ## President Murmu Calls for Youth Engagement in Environmental Protection at NGT Conference
**New Delhi, March 30, 2025** – President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated a two-day National Conference on Environment – 2025, organized by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Saturday. The conference aims to address critical environmental issues and develop sustainable management strategies.
Addressing attendees, President Murmu stressed the crucial role of youth in environmental transition, emphasizing that sustained activism based on awareness is key to ecological protection. She highlighted the moral responsibility of providing future generations with a clean environment, urging the adoption of environmentally conscious lifestyles to balance development with environmental preservation. “We all have to think about what kind of air, water, and natural beauty our children will inherit,” she stated.
NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava lauded the conference’s inclusivity, bringing together jurists, experts, faculty, and students under a shared vision of environmental stewardship. The conference is expected to yield significant action plans for environmental sustainability in India.
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