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  2. Green Movement in India - Wikipedia

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    The Green Movement in India is an emerging movement that stresses environmentally friendly practices and initiatives in transport, construction, law and more.

  3. Green Revolution in India - Wikipedia

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    The state of Punjab led India's Green Revolution and earned the distinction of being the "breadbasket of India." [1] [2]The Green Revolution was a period that began in the 1960s during which agriculture in India was converted into a modern industrial system by the adoption of technology, such as the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, mechanized farm tools, irrigation facilities ...

  4. Environmental movement - Wikipedia

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    India has a national campaign against Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola plants due to their practices of drawing groundwater and contaminating fields with sludge. The movement is characterized by local struggles against intensive aquaculture farms. The most influential part of the environmental movement in India is the anti-dam movement.

  5. M. S. Swaminathan - Wikipedia

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    Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. [1] Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution. [2]

  6. Green Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The world population has grown by about five billion [88] since the beginning of the Green Revolution. India saw annual wheat production rise from 10 million tons in the 1960s to 73 million in 2006. [89] The average person in the developing world consumes roughly 25% more calories per day now than before the Green Revolution. [81]

  7. Green building in India - Wikipedia

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    A green building is one that uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to a conventional building. The Indian green building council (IGBC) is the leading green building movement in the country. Throughout the building lifecycle, green ...

  8. Vandana Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, ... She has assisted grassroots organisations of the Green movement in Africa, Asia, Latin America, ...

  9. Greenpeace India - Wikipedia

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    Greenpeace India is the Indian branch of the global environmental group Greenpeace, a non-profit NGO, with a presence in 55 countries across Europe, the America, Asia. Greenpeace India has legally registered society in four locations with Bengaluru as its headquarters and other branches at Delhi, Chennai, Patna.