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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Phayeng Village of which state has been tagged as India’s first carbon-positive settlement?
A
Manipur
B
Haryana
C
Odisha
D
Uttarkhand
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phayeng Village of Manipur has been tagged as the India’s first carbon-positive settlement. As part of the carbon-positive village project, Phayeng will receive a grant of Rs10 crore in phases to facilitate afforestation in the catchment of river Maklang that flows along the village.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phayeng Village of Manipur has been tagged as India’s first carbon-positive settlement. Phayeng is a scheduled caste village of the Chakpa community in Imphal West district.

Detailed explanation-3: -Durgada Nagenahalli is also one of the nine hamlets in India identified in a review study as a carbon positive village – where a mix of soil and water conservation technologies that absorb and minimise greenhouse gas emissions has helped the village offset more carbon than released, over a long period of time.

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