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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By which year has the Uttar Pradesh government announced to make Mathura Vrindavan a carbon-neutral tourist destination?
A
2041
B
2050
C
2052
D
2030
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has announced that Mathura-Vrindavan is aiming to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mathura-Vrindavan, one of India’s largest pilgrimage centres, aims to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041, Uttar Pradesh government officials have told The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since 2007, Google claims it has been carbon-neutral, meaning the tech company purchased the same quantity of carbon offsets and renewable energy to make the company’s net operational carbon emissions zero. (Although offsets are not rigorously enforced and do not always represent an actual reduction in emissions.)

Detailed explanation-4: -Tencent today announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality in its own operations and supply chain by no later than 2030. The world-leading internet and technology company also committed to using green power for 100% of all electricity consumed by the end of the decade.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared a seed farm, located in Aluva here, as the first carbon neutral farm in the country.

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