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•  This will develop new markets with specialised, trained and skilled manpower.
                 •  Creation of more eco-friendly industries will bring more employment, security and stability in the society.
                 •  Agriculture industry will also believe in promoting the growing of pesticides and chemical free crops.

                 Social Benefits
                 Social benefits of green economy are:

                 •  It improves the health and well-being of the society which increase the productivity of the country and reduce the
                   costs of health care.
                 •  It improves livelihood status and poverty rate.
                 •  It reduces environment related health problems.


                         GREEN SKILLS


                 The specialised skills which are important for building or developing Sustainable Green Economy are called Green
                 Skills. Learning green skills is one of the major ways to enhance knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes to develop
                 and support organisations that focus on improving environmental conditions.

                 With scientists all across the globe repeatedly warning about how our environment is being seriously damaged by our
                 actions, it has become necessary for us to learn the importance of implementing Green Skills in all possible ways.
                 The government of India launched the Green Skills Development Programme (GSDP) in India in the year 2017. This
                 was started by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC in partnership with National Skill
                 Development Agency (NSDA). It aims to develop green skilled workers having technical knowledge and commitment
                 to sustainable development. It will help in attainment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Sustainable
                 Development Goals (SDGs), National Biodiversity Targets (NBTs) and Waste Management Rules 2016.
                 Some of the areas in which green skills contribute to the sustainable development are as follows:

                 •  using renewable energy (example, using solar power and wind energy)
                 •  water and waste management
                 •  rain water harvesting
                 •  conserving energy
                 •  reducing pollution
                 Green skill is crucial for making a transition from energy and emissions-intensive economy to cleaner and greener
                 production and service. It also prepares people for green jobs that contribute to preserving or restoring the quality of
                 the environment, while improving human well-being and social equity. Many technologies have been developed to
                 make use of solar energy, such as solar lights, solar cookers, solar water heaters, etc. The installation of the solar panels
                 and appliances requires engineers and technicians.
                 Environmental change  can be seen as an important
                 factor that affects labour  demand and  skills  supply
                 across  all  sectors,  such  as  Automotive,  Retail,          Subject: EcoKaari- an Indian start up
                 Electronics,  Power,  Construction,  etc., which  impacts      The Indian start-up EcoKaari, collects all
                 the economy. Green Skills thus, are the skills that aim        kinds of plastic packaging to create unique
                 to balance economic development with environmental             hand bags using traditional technique.
                 conservation so that the needs of the society, economy
                 and environment are  efficiently met,  with minimum
                 damage to the environment.




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