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Rajasthan
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Punjab
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Assam
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Government of Assam notified Majuli as “Majuli Biodiversity Heritage Site”, vide the Assam Notification No. FRW 57/2005/Vol-II/14 dated Dispur, the 29th March, 2017. Majuli Island in the Brahmaputra River is located about 15 km from the district headquarters at Jorhat in eastern Assam.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is a major step towards achieving the Glasgow goal, says PM Modi. Palli village in Jammu’s Samba district has become the country’s first panchayat to become carbon neutral, fully powered by solar energy and with all its records digitised and saturation of benefits of all the Central schemes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Assam is famous for “Majuli”, the world’s largest river island and “Umananda”, the smallest inhabited river island in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -Action for Climate Resilient Development in Majuli’ (SACReD, Majuli) to make river island Majuli country’s first ever Carbon Neutral district by 2020.
Detailed explanation-5: -The island situates itself is in the state of Assam, mid-stream of the Great male river Brahmaputra river, which is also one of the largest rivers in the world.