Modi versus Wild: Indian PM to join Bear Grylls in wilderness


  • World
  • Monday, 29 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Television personality Bear Grylls arrives at the 2013 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, California, April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is teaming up with British TV adventurer Bear Grylls to venture into India's wilderness to raise awareness about protecting nature, the show's host said.

India is struggling to protect its environment and its wildlife, as a huge and growing population puts ever more pressure on its wild spaces.

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