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Which of the following are environment friendly practices ? (a) Carrying cloth-bags to put purchases in while shopping (b) Switching off unnecessary lights and fans (c) Walking to school instead 

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HARITHA,SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT at Edumarz


Solution:All the options given above are environmentally friendly practices.

Use cloth bags for shopping 

  • Reusable

  • Biodegradable

  • Eco-friendly

  • Less weight and strong

  • Highly durable

  • Available in low rates

  • Proper maintenance is not required

Switching off unnecessary lights and fans

  • It saves electricity

  • Conserve energy 

Walking to school

  • Health benefits

  • Reduce pollution

  • Reduce use of fossil fuels

  • Conservation of energy

  • Reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses


Ways to conserve our environment

  • Plant more trees

  • Use LED lights

  • Sustainable management of natural resources

  • Conserve water resources

  • Follow rainwater harvesting methods

  • Turn off all the tapes when you are not using them and also solve leakage in taps.

  • Create awareness among people by setting up campaigns

  • Recycle non-biodegradable things

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  • Stop cutting of plants

  • Avoid use of toxic chemicals

  • Use public modes of transport

  • Use reusable masks while going out

  • Use organic fertilizers in farming practices

  • All kinds of waste should be properly disposed

  • Stop hunting of animals and conserve our wildlife

Environmental organizations

  • World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)

  • Greenpeace

  • Central Pollution Control Board

  • Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change

  • National Green Corps

  • Earthjustice

  • Natural resources Defense Council

  • Conservation International

  • NAVDANYA

  • Institute for Sustainable Communities

  • Hara Jeevan

  • Environics Trust

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