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PM to receive UNEP Champions of the Earth Award on October 3

Published By : Admin | October 2, 2018 | 16:19 IST

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will receive the United Nations'highest environmental honour, the ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award at a specialceremony in PravasiBharatiya Kendra, New Delhi on October 3.

The award announced on 26th September,on the sidelines of 73rd UN General Assembly at New York City, will be presented by UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres. The Prime Minister will also address the gathering.

Prime Minister Modi has been selected in the leadership category for his pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and for his unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022.

The annual ‘Champions of the Earth’ prize is awarded to outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have had a positive impact on the environment

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