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Brainy Fact


                     Indian researchers have created an eco-friendly smart screen out of groundnut shells. The screen can
                     manage the amount of light and heat that passes through it, reducing the need for air conditioning. Prof
                     Yuvraj Singh Negi's team at IIT Roorkee created a gadget that can be used for a variety of purposes, including
                     energy conservation by managing the amount and window of infrared light that is allowed to pass.




              Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA)
              On October 2, 2014, the Prime Minister of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission to accelerate efforts to attain
              universal sanitation coverage and to focus attention on sanitation. Under the project, all villages, Gram Panchayats,
              Districts, States, and Union Territories in India pledged to be open defecation free (ODF) by October 2, 2019, the 150th
              birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing over 100 million toilets in rural India.
              To ensure that open defecation free behaviour is maintained and that solid and liquid waste management facilities are
              available, the Mission is progressing to the next Phase II of SBMG, namely ODF-Plus. Under Phase II of the Swachh Bharat
              Mission (Grameen), ODF Plus activities will reinforce ODF behaviour and focus on providing interventions for the safe
              management of solid and liquid waste in villages.


              National Green Tribunal (NGT)
              The National Green Tribunal, functions similar  to a court in disputes involving environmental preservation,  forest
              conservation and other natural resource conservation. It adjudicates environmental disputes and may levy substantial
              fines on those who cause environmental harm, take action to stop and rectify environmental damage, or even imprison
              such individuals. For example, in March 2020, Jindal Power Limited (JPL) and Coal India's, South Eastern Coalfields (SECL)
              were found guilty of causing environmental harm in Raigarh by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and sentenced to pay
              160 crore as damages. This was the first time accountability was determined based on the damages caused and who

              committed them.








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