India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, today urged school students to extend the core values of Rakshabandhan, that is, love, care and protection, to the environment. She added that the Festival symbolized a bond of love that could be shared with anyone including family members, friends and even trees. She was celebrating Raksha Bandhan with students from schools across the country at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Expressing concern at the deteriorating balance of the environment, the President asked students to tie rakhis on plants and trees to preserve the equilibrium necessary for survival. Emphasizing that students were the future of the country, she said that the resolve taken t...