New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Silver Jubilee edition of TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) and Him-CONNECT, a dedicated platform organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to connect researchers working in the Himalayan region with start-ups, industry leaders, investors and policymakers.

The dignitaries on dais during the Inaugural Session featured Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President, The Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Nitin Desai, Chairman, TERI; Dr. Vibha Dhawan, Director-General, TERI; and Shri Siddhartha Sharma, CEO, Tata Trust, among others.

In his inaugural address, the Minister noted his long associa...