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Tubewell Operated by a Windmill
A grassroots innovation by two brothers from Darrang district
in Assam, who had just graduated from high school has
proven to be a blessing to the salt producers of Little Rann
of Kutch in coastal Gujarat. Windmill-powered pumps have
replaced diesel pump sets, on which they were previously
reliant, to pump out seawater for salt production. This has
resulted in a 40% reduction in operational expenses. Their
low-cost alternative was constructed from locally available
bamboo, tin sheet, strips of old tyres, and an iron shaft,
which was then attached to a hand pump.

¾ The term Green Economy refers to a low-carbon, resource-efficient, and socially inclusive economy.
¾ The Green Economy is a macroeconomic approach to long-term economic growth that emphasises
investments, job creation and skill development.
¾ UN Environment launched the Green Economy Initiative (GEI) in 2008, a worldwide research and
country-level assistance program aimed at encouraging policymakers to embrace environmental
investments.
¾ Sectors of a green economy include agriculture, forests, transport, water and waste management.
¾ National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) is an action plan that incorporates various missions
or strategies aimed at achieving long-term growth.
¾ The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of eight missions in India's action plan to address
the issues of climate change.
¾ National Solar Mission’s objective is to address India's energy needs in a sustainable manner.
¾ National Solar Mission aspires to make India a global leader in solar energy (a renewable form of
energy, as opposed to coal, petroleum, and other fossil fuels).
¾ The Solar Mission has been a success in Diu, which became India's first Union Territory to switch to
100% solar energy.
¾ The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched to accelerate efforts to attain universal sanitation coverage
and to focus attention on sanitation.
¾ Under the Swachh Bharat Mission 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.
¾ The functions similar to a court in disputes involving environmental preservation, forest conservation
and other natural resource conservation.
¾ All sectors of society and all sorts of individuals must actively participate for sustainable development
to occur.
¾ Governments and Private agencies create and implement sustainable development laws, policies,
plans, standards, programs, and international agreements.
¾ For the success of fostering green economy, private agencies, non-governmental organisations, social
workers, private corporations, and individual people must collaborate with the government.

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