Climate Change In New Syllabus For Maharashtra Schools
NDTV
Under Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan, Maharashtra's environment department and UNICEF have developed the 'Majhi Vasundhara' curriculum on environment.
The Maharashtra government has announced a new syllabus for classes 1-8 to teach the students about climate change and make them conscious about tackling the issues emanating from it.
Under the Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan, which aims to inculcate climate-conscious and green values in the young minds of Maharashtra, the Department of Environment and Climate Change and UNICEF have developed the 'Majhi Vasundhara' curriculum on environment for the school students.
The new syllabus also aims at involving the students in the efforts for climate disaster mitigation.
Speaking at an event to hand over the syllabus to the school education department, State Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray said, "In this hour of climate emergency, the survival of the human race on Earth entirely depends on our actions. Introducing this curriculum is our attempt at getting the next generation to start with a green thumb and be proactively involved in a pro-earth lifestyle."
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