Sadhguru, the founder of the non-profit Isha Foundation, stressed on the need to ensure good soil health in India. Calling soil and water the "most important wealth" the country possesses, Sadhguru spoke about how land in India has been deteriorating and the domino effect it has on the ability to hold water.

Sadhguru noted that in the last 100 years the amount of rainfall in the country has actually gone up. "But we have lost the ability to hold the water in the land," Sadhguru said while speaking at India Today's Safaigiri Awards 2019.

Sadhguru said for a country like India, which is largely agrarian, the most important wealth is water and soil. "If we forget that will learn this lesson in a very hard way," Sadhguru said. "Our soil has deteriorated in huge way... We're killing the soil... killing the soil is [akin to] killing the nation." Safaigiri Awards 2019: Day-long event celebrates champions of clean India | Full Coverage

Sadhguru also spoke about some of the projects being run by his foundation, including Cauvery Calling, under which the foundation aims to prevent water runoff in order to ensure that rainfall is retained by land.