India, Oct. 3 -- People need to plant more trees to ensure access to adequate air and water and protect the environment, said Dr Heera Lal Patel, an IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, while addressing the Earth Again Conference 2026 in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

Speaking on the second day of the third edition of the Punashcha Pruthibi (Earth Again) Conference, organised by Sambad and Ama Odisha at Utkal University, Patel stressed the need to look beyond the conventional focus on water, forests and land and pay equal attention to the other two elements - fire and air/sky.Odisha Travel Planning

"Mother Earth is made of three elements -- water, forest and land. We need to conserve and protect it. Life needs five elements. We are alwa...