Srinagar, June 6 -- World Environment Day is not a ceremonial reminder; it is a warning signal and a call to action. The planet is under growing stress from climate change, deforestation, pollution, and unchecked urban expansion. In regions like the Himalayas, including Jammu and Kashmir, these pressures are even more visible through melting glaciers, erratic rainfall, shrinking wetlands, and increasing ecological fragility. Environmental protection can no longer be treated as a secondary policy concern. It must become the foundation of development itself. Economic growth that destroys forests, pollutes rivers, and depletes groundwater is not progress-it is delayed crisis. Sustainable development demands a balance between human needs and ...