India, March 30 -- The developed nations must transcend the political boundaries in environmental thinking. Adopting models where planetary health becomes foundational to human prosperity and well-being, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday during the valedictory session of the National Conference on Environment- 2025, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Recalling the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, Dhankhar said, "The Bhopal gas tragedy lesson is still unlearned. The Union Carbide Leakage of 1984; it was a mega environmental negligence. Even after four decades, families suffered, generation after generation-- genetic disorders and groundwater contamination... Just imagine how pathetic the lack of awareness was. We did not...