Shimla, July 14 -- The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kavinder Gupta, on Tuesday participated in a plantation drive at Jutogh Cantonment near Shimla along with Public Works and Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh, stressing the need for sustained efforts to protect the environment in the face of global warming and climate change.

Speaking to reporters after planting saplings at the PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in the cantonment area, Governor Gupta said the impacts of climate change and global warming have become increasingly visible over the past few years, including in Himachal Pradesh, making environmental conservation a shared responsibility.

"The way climate change and global warming are affecting the world, we have witnesse...