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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 similarly 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.
                           Reboot


                      1.  Name the first Indian region to switch to 100% solar energy.


                      2.  Name any two Indian ‘green economy’ policies.


                      3.  Name any 3 sectors of a green economy.

                      4.  List two ways to conserve water.


                      5.   The NGT adjudicates environmental disputes and may levy substantial fines on those who
                         cause environmental harm. (State True or False)




                        Stakeholders in Green Economy

                 A  stakeholder  is  defined  as  somebody  who  has  an  interest  or  concern  in  something  (company,  policy,  or  activity).
                 A green economy has many stakeholders since it impacts everyone and requires the assistance of many individuals.
                 Because the environment impacts you and your activities have an impact on the environment, you are an important
                 stakeholder as well!
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