In a series of tweets, Modi said that India will set the agenda for the upcoming international conference on climate change which is to be held in France.

"Earth Day is the perfect occasion to reaffirm our commitment to keep our planet clean, green and focus on sustainable development," Modi said.
He added: "We belong to a culture that believes in the mantra - earth is our mother and we are her children."
Earth Day is an annual event which is celebrated on April 22.
"Earth Day is the perfect occasion to reaffirm our commitment to keep our Planet clean, green and focus on sustainable development. We belong to a culture that believes in the Mantra - Earth is our Mother and we are her children," he tweeted.
The Prime Minister recently asserted that the per capita emission of carbon gas is the lowest and slammed the developed world for questioning India over it.
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Source-IANS