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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.





                  REVISIT


                 ▶ 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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