 It was a wonderful promise of endless growth, of opportunities to harness the earth and what seemed like its limitless steps, of the black gold that would run the world, from one end to the other, and even beyond. This is a world racing to be richer and richer. But for this world, even the whole earth is not enough. The earth has its limits, and if not respected, it revolves in fearsome ways, through the clouds and the seas. But there is another world, both old and new, that has a habit of finding ways to soothe the tired earth, a way of life that hums with the earth. Don't miss it. This hum that is healing the injured earth. These are among the richest forests on the planet. But this abundance is harder. A few decades ago, these forests in Northeast India were over-exploited. Their wood sold and wildlife hunted down. Until things reached a breaking point and pushed the local people to turn the tide. They voluntarily declared large tracts of community and private areas as protected forests. This is a San Danyo villages conservation area. We have totally banned hunting, fishing, all agricultural activities, and even collection of vegetables and other forest producers are totally banned. And anybody caught roaming around in this reserve without our knowledge, are penalized. The collective decisions of the community are sacrosanct. Thanks to this wisdom, today Nagaland has nearly 500 community-conserved areas that are flourishing without any formal support of the government. This Tsukhai CCA area is very rich in biodiversity. In this small CCA area, around 450 hectares, we have collected more than 120 species. We have collected like medicinal plants, animal fodders, some trees, bear fruit, as well as some for vegetable purpose. This is called Mishis. This is called Apikus. This is called Lakhajpes. This biodiversity has returned over 15 long years. However, it can be lost within moments. While forests around the world are being brutally knocked down, in some parts of India, they have flourished because of its people. Ordinary people who can show extraordinary courage. Back in the 1970s, a few women from the northern state of Uttarakhand stunned the world with their daring act to save their forest. When the fellers came to cut them down, they hugged the trees and triggered one of the most famous environmental movements of the world, the Chipko movement. We said, we will go to Chipko at this time. Don't climb on our back. Don't cut our back. They thought, this is a treasure. When it was closed, the jungle was completely destroyed. We said, we will die, but we won't let the jungle cut. They said, the jungle is ours. I said, how about the water? The rose go on as far as the eye can see. With a capacity to produce over 600 megawatt, this is Asia's largest solar park in the Thar desert in India. Today, it is a marvel. But five years ago, a grid-connected solar park was a novel idea with few takers. The government told me, when I discussed with the government of Gujarat, somebody has to take the risk and let us take the risk to prove to the world that this is possible because coal we have to pay, gas we have to pay, nuclear we have to pay, but sun is free. Why don't we harness this sun energy in a big way? It is the big way. Following Charankar's success, nearly 25 major solar parks are coming up across India's vast deserts and wastelands. India's resources may be scarce, but its ideas are abundant. This canal-top solar project on the Narmada Canal in Gujarat, the first such in the world, has avoided the use of precious land and saves millions of litres of water from evaporation. And then there are rooftops. In the city of Gandhinagar, unused rooftops of public and private buildings are feeding electricity into the grid. Taking cue, a host of cities are preparing to tap the sun on their rooftops, helping to make the grid more efficient and secure. It's an idea whose time has come.