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Terming India’s biodiversity a “unique treasure” for the entire humankind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said in his “Mann Ki baat” that the country’s traditions and legacy, which Indians have inherited, teach them to be compassionate towards all living beings and boundless love for nature.

Addressing his monthly radio programme, Modi also referred to Tamil poetess Avvaiyar to drive home his point. “What we know is just a handful of sand. What we do not know is like a universe in itself,” he said quoting her. Similar was the case with the biodiversity of this country, he pointed out.

“The more you know, the more you realise the magnitude of what you do not know. Our biodiversity too is a unique treasure for the entire human kind. We have to preserve it, conserve it and explore further,” the PM said, adding that the traditions and the legacy “we have inherited teach us compassion toward all living beings and boundless love for nature”.