India, March 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged Indians to lead water conservation efforts and tackle textile waste with innovative recycling, sustainable fashion, and circular economy initiatives.

Addressing the 120th episode of his monthly radio broadcast, Mann Ki Baat, Modi shared several initiatives which are underway in many states for water conservation and efforts being undertaken to deal with the textile challenge. He also spoke on cookies made from Mahua flowers, performance of para-athletes in Khelo India Games 2025, importance of International Yoga Day, rising popularity of Indian culture, and urged children and their parents to share their holiday experiences with #HolidayMemories.

He said that textile waste ...