Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Mission Lifestyle for Environment(LiFE) in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, launched the state’s ‘Mission Lifestyle for Environment’ (LiFE), a global mass movement led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sarma stated that the initiative aims to encourage an environmentally conscious lifestyle, with a focus on utilizing resources rather than engaging in wasteful consumption.
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Significance of the Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) initiative:
- Various week-long activities will be held across all districts in Assam as part of the Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) initiative. These activities will target seven identified categories, including energy and water conservation, reducing plastic and e-waste, and promoting healthy lifestyles, according to Sarma.
- He emphasised that human actions against nature have resulted in a slew of issues for humans, plants, and animals.
- Due to deforestation, loss of wetlands, and other natural bodies, seasonal changes have become unpredictable, and research suggests that North East India will suffer severe consequences of climate change.
- To promote a healthy environment, the state government has cleared over 6,000 acres of land by removing encroachments over the past two years, as stated by the Chief Minister.
What is Mission LiFE:
- India’s Mission LiFe is a global initiative that aims to aid the world in combatting climate change and promote a sustainable way of life to attain the United Nations’ set sustainable development goals.
- India introduced the concept of LiFE during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021 to promote an environmentally conscious lifestyle that emphasises “mindful and deliberate utilisation” instead of “mindless and wasteful consumption”.
- On June 5th, 2022, India launched the LiFE Global Movement, calling on academics, researchers, and startups around the world to devise specific and scientific ways to harness the full potential of collective action to address the environmental crisis. The Mission is founded on the P3 model, which stands for Pro Planet People, and emphasises a “Lifestyle of the planet, for the planet, and by the planet.”