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• Biotoilet by ‘Green Solution Foundation’: GSF (Green Solution Foundation) has created a bio-toilet solution
              for hygienic sanitation in villages and slums that lacked sewage systems.
               • Feeding India: This green project takes leftover food to the poor. This is done by helping the needy get access
              to excess cooked food from restaurants and caterers.

               • HelpUsGreen: This green  project recycles waste flowers. Kanpur-based HelpUsGreen makes 'flowercycled'
              natural and certified organic products from flowers. They collect flower waste from places of worship and even
              the Ganges river and repurpose it into vermicompost,  incense sticks  and bathing bars through proprietary
              methods.

               • SayTrees: This green project conducts tree plantation drives: SayTrees is a professionally-run group of people
              that is determined to protect the environment by sensitising others towards the importance of environment
              conservation.

               • Fourth Partner Energy: This green project makes solar energy accessible. It was founded  2010 by Vivek
              Subramanian,  Saif Dhorajiwala  and  Vikas Saluguti. Fourth Partner  Energy (4PEL)  focuses on financing and
              building rooftop solar projects for commercial, industrial and residential clients. It recently raised $125mn in
              equity funding from Norwegian investment fund Norfund and existing shareholder, The Rise Fund.





                          Brainy Fact

                  The G20 is an international forum for the world's major economies. India had launched in 2023 and
                  set “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth  • One Family  • One Future” as the theme for its G20
                  Presidency, rightly aiming to instill a sense of unanimity essential for addressing these global challenges
                  collectively and effectively.




                      At a Glance

                   • Environment refers to our surrounding consisting of physical, chemical and biological elements that maintain a
                  balance between the living and non-living components.
                   • An Ecosystem is defined as a community where living and non-living organisms interact with each other and their
                  surrounding environment to form a balanced system.
                   • The resources that exist without any intervention of humans and are present in abundance in our surroundings are
                  called natural resources.
                   • Earthworms are considered as a farmer's best friend. By introducing more earthworms, we can increase the fertility
                  of soil.
                   • The modern waste management techniques using 3R's— Reduce, Reuse and Recycle will definitely help in managing
                  our waste sensibly.
                   • Global Warming is an increase in the average temperature of the earth mainly due to greenhouse gases (mainly
                  carbon dioxide) produced by a lot of human activities.
                   • Well-being and prosperity for all people by providing good education, decent livelihoods and jobs is one of the
                  characteristics of Green Economy.
                   • There are six basic components of Green Economy: Renewable Energy, Green Buildings, Green Transport, Water
                  Management, Waste Management and Land Management.
                   • The specialised skills which are important for developing Sustainable Green Economy are called Green Skills.
                   • Green Jobs protect and restore our ecosystems.
                   • The environmentally friendly projects that aim to reduce pollution, reduce fossil fuel consumption or some other
                  positive effects on the environment are called Green Projects.


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