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Activity        1


              Answer the following questions:
              1.  What is Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals?
              2.  How many major problems are related to sustainable development?
              3.  Write about any two challenges to sustainable development.
              4.  What is the significance of sustainable development?




            5.6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN INDIA


            India follows a holistic approach towards its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by launching various
            schemes.
               • Since 2015, the Government of India has started many policies at the central level and state level in the direction
              of achieving SDGs. Some of these are:
                 Swachh Bharat Mission
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                 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
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                 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
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                 Smart Cities
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                 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
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                 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
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               • NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog was given the task of coordinating SDGs in India.
               • The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has built key indicators to monitor the implementation
              of SDGs.

               • States are also advised to work on similar grounds in planning, implementing, developing and monitoring the
              state-sponsored schemes in support of SDGs.

               • The Namami  Gange Mission— a policy towards achieving the SDG  6, was launched to include sewerage
              project management, urban and rural sanitation, tackling industrial pollution, water use efficiency and quality
              improvement, ecosystem conservation and Clean Ganga Fund.

               • Organic farming is encouraged by the government of India. Many private sectors are now coming forward to
              help farmers grow crops using cow dung and no chemical pesticides and fertilisers to increase their production.
              This is a true example of sustainable development.

               • The Government of India in collaboration with various NGOs and non-government organisations aims to save
              water by recycling and reusing it through rain water harvesting.

               • When plastics were banned by the municipal corporation of Mangalore, an innovator and entrepreneur Mr
              Ashwath Hegde found an eco-friendly alternative. He made a 100% biodegradable bag which can dissolve in
              hot water and decompose in a natural environment. This is now being used in many countries and is going to
              help the environment.

               • Narayana Peesapaty made edible spoons from dough of wheat, jowar and rice powder, these spoons can be
              eaten and even if they are not eaten, they will easily decompose in the soil enriching it.

               • Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) has been constituted by Shri Narendra Modi for the conservation, protection and
              development of cows and their progeny. They created Diwali diyas from cow dung as an initiative towards SDG.




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