Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the motivation for his strong commitment to climate action is rooted in the ancient Hindu ures, the Vedas. <br />''<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the motivation for his strong commitment to climate action is rooted in the ancient Hindu ures, the Vedas. <br />''<br />''The UN Chief, who is in the Polish city of Katowice for the UN COP-24 Climate Change Conference, was responding to a question on whether he thinks religions have a role to play in climate change.<br />''<br />''<br />''Mr Modi and Mr Guterres had met last week on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the two held discussions on climate change and India's support for the Paris Climate Agreement.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The UN Chief thanked Mr Modi for his commitment to increase India's nationally determined contributions to the Paris deal. </span><br />