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Green Jobs
People possessing Green Skills are getting jobs in the fields of
agriculture, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), Improve energy
and raw
administrative, and service activities that are aimed at sustaining material
Support
and protecting the environment. These jobs are called Green Jobs. adaptation efficiency
People with green jobs ensure that resources in an economy are to the effects of Limit
allocated in a fair and an equitable manner. These jobs help in: climate greenhouse
gas
• Ensuring judicious consumption of energy and raw materials. change Green Jobs emissions
• Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions especially that of Carbon Help to
Dioxide.
Protect and
• Minimising pollution at all levels.
resote Minimize waste and
• Putting in place proper waste management systems that minimise ecosystems pollution
waste generation and contamination of the environment.
• Protecting and restoring our ecosystems.
• Positively impacting our country’s Green Economy.
• Producing eco-friendly goods or services.
People willing to change the current environmental state can take up the green jobs in different categories given below:
• Solar Panel Installation Technician • Sustainability Supervisor
• Environmental Scientist • Electric Car Engineer
• Recycling and Waste Manager • Green Architects
• Green Constructionist
1. In which year was the Green Skills Development Programme (GSDP) launched in India?
uiz Bee 2. What do you mean by green jobs?
3. Explain any three components of Green Economy.
4. What do you mean by soil pollution?
GREEN PROJECTS IN INDIA
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. India is making rapid progress in various areas of clean
and green technologies. Many profit and non-profit organisations and startups have joined hands with the Government
of India to help the country progress in terms of promoting and protecting the environment. Some of the Green
Projects of India are:
• Digital Green: It is a multimedia solution for rural education, Digital Green is a not-for-profit organization partnered
with local public, private and civil society organizations to build innovative platforms to enable rural communities
to create and share knowledge on improved agricultural practices, livelihoods, health, and nutrition using locally
produced videos.
• Solid Waste Management by ‘Swachh Cooperative’: This green project is wholly owned by waste pickers. The
Cooperative has members who are engaged in door step collection of waste in Pune. This integrates informal waste
pickers into Pune city’s Solid Waste Management System.
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