India has 1.3 billion people and has the ability to achieve success in the 2030 Agenda. The Indian government is collaborating with state governments, civil society organizations, the commercial sector, and local communities. India's dedication to the SDGs is evident in its motto, Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas (Everyone's Involvement for Everyone's Growth). According to the evidence supplied by the SDG India Index, India has built an SDG localization model focusing on implementation, adaptation, and monitoring at the local level.
The following stories help to promote sustainability practices in India:
Sashakt Bharat - Sabal Bharat (Empowered and Resilient India): India has helped over 271 billion people transcend poverty via economic growth and advancement. Inequalities have been lessened as nutrition, child health, drinking water, sanitation, education, power, and housing have become more widely available.
Swachh Bharat - Swasth Bharat (Clean and Healthy India): India achieved a significant drop in child and maternal mortality rates through a statewide Clean India Campaign and National Nutrition Mission. India was one of the first countries to call for a global response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. India has provided crucial medical supplies to numerous countries and contributed more than $10 million to the SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund. Domestically, India responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic with a USD 22.5 billion economic stimulus program, front-line worker health coverage, and financial assistance to the most disadvantaged.
Satat Bharat - Sanatan Bharat (Sustainable India): Clean and efficient energy generation, planned eco-restoration, and disaster-resilient infrastructure are all part of India's Climate Action initiatives. India has delivered electricity to all of its villages in accordance with its national policy. India has also decreased CO2 emissions by 38 million tonnes per year by giving clean cooking gas to 80 million underprivileged homes. On a global scale, India ranks third in renewable energy, fourth in wind power, and fifth in solar power. India pledged at COP26 to decrease its carbon emissions to zero by 2070.
Sampanna Bharat- Samriddh Bharat (Prosperous and Vibrant India): According to a 2019 report, India has a GDP of USD 2.72 trillion and plans to reach a GDP of USD 5 trillion by 2025. India seeks for long-term progress via stimulating manufacturing, encouraging technical innovation, encouraging entrepreneurship, encouraging investment, and constructing infrastructure. India's vow to "Leave No One Behind" has inspired the country to enter the decade of action. The Indian government will continue to collaborate with global stakeholders to support Mother Earth's long-term growth.
All of these efforts are being undertaken by the government on a national and state level, but we may make efforts to contribute to the country's long-term development. Let's look at how different sectors can practice sustainability: -
Sustainable Development In Agriculture
With increased awareness of the negative consequences of unethical agricultural methods, eco-friendly framing has become a top focus. Every farming problem, such as high carbon outputs, pesticide effects, habitat damage, and so on, can be addressed by sustainable farming. Let us look at various farming strategies that encourage sustainability: -
1. Permaculture
It is a system that replicates how plants develop in their natural environment. The use of natural principles combines intention, design to minimize, and smart farming to reduce resource waste while increasing output. Growing grains and vegetables without tillage, herb and plant spiral, and each plant serves a different purpose are all part of permaculture.
2. Aquaponics and Hydroponics
It is a method of growing plants and vegetables in a soilless environment by simply delivering all of the nutrients the plant requires to flourish. The hydroponic technique delivers minerals straight to the roots of the plants; however, aquaponics farming mixes aquaculture and hydroponic features. The roots of plants and vegetables are fed by water containing nutrients from the mineralization of fish feces. The plants then purify the water before returning it to the hydroponics system.
3. Using Renewable Energy Sources
A critical component of sustainable farming is the use of alternative energy sources that are renewable and have an infinite supply; wind energy, solar energy, hydro energy, and so on should all be included in your sustainable farming.
4. Crop rotation and polyculture
Crop spoilage and soil erosion can be avoided through crop rotation, which involves planting new crops after each harvesting season. This approach also decreases the usage of fertilizers and pesticides, promoting cost-effective farming and healthy crops.
Sustainability Practices at Home
Sustainability, like generosity, begins at home. Our tiny contribution to sustainability may not appear to be significant, but when these small efforts are combined, they make a significant difference:-
1. Eliminate Energy Waste
Our parents have always advised us to turn off the lights and fans before leaving our rooms. We ignored them as children, thinking they were making a big deal out of nothing. We know how big of a difference these tiny conservation efforts can make now that we are adults. As a result, try to avoid any energy waste by taking basic steps such as turning off the fans in your room before leaving, reading with a lamp, not using an air conditioner until absolutely essential, and so on.
2. Stop Wastage of Food
Don't throw away food. Your plate should only include the amount of food that you can eat. Avoid bringing additional food, and if something is accidentally left in your kitchen, don't throw it away. Feed it to stray animals or the homeless instead.
3. Avoid using Disposable Plates
We frequently choose throwaway plates over conventional ones because we are too lazy to wash our dishes, but what we don't understand is how much these disposable plates harm our environment. These disposable dishes eventually end up in dumpsters, which end up in our oceans. As a result, use reusable plates or biodegradable plates (in India, people use plates made of leaves and even banana leaves as plates), so that you can compost them later.
4. Use Rainwater Tanks
Rainfall is free and abundant in the country, as rain falls on sometimes, but instead of simply enjoying the rain and posting Instagram Stories about it, start utilizing that rainwater by collecting it in Rainwater Tanks. This water, however, is not safe for direct ingestion because it contains a high level of pollutants. As a result, use it to water your plants, clean your dishes, and clean your bikes and cars.
5. Start Composting
Instead of tossing away your fruit peels and veggie scraps, compost them. Composting is simply the process of fermenting biodegradable trash in a pit for an extended length of time to produce compost that will supply extra nutrients to your home grown plants and vegetables.
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