Lucknow, March 21 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke at the inaugural ceremony of the National Forestry Dialogue on International Forest Day on Saturday in Lucknow, highlighting the importance of forests and the need for ecological balance in the country.

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister reflected on India's ancient wisdom and the lessons from the Vedic period, emphasising how humans have long faced the consequences of tampering with nature.

"From India's Vedic tradition to the current challenges facing us all across the world, every person has suffered the consequences of tampering with nature. The problems of global warming and global cooling that have arisen before us are giving us a new warning," he sa...