Visit of Minister of State (IC) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister of State (IC) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change visited Moscow on 21-22 April 2015 to participate in BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting. Apart from projecting India’s perspectives on environmental issues and BRICS cooperation, the Minister also held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Mr. Chen Jining, on the sidelines of BRICS meeting.

Separately, Minister had a meeting with senior officials of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and a water treatment plant in Moscow about best practices and possible cooperation.

The Minister met Indian diaspora in an interactive meeting with the Indian community organization ‘Hindustani Samaj’.