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Detailed explanation-1: -Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday declared a seed farm, located in Aluva here, as the first carbon neutral farm in the country. A significant reduction in carbon emission has helped the seed farm, under the Agricultural Department, achieve carbon neutral status, he said making the announcement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today declared the State Seed Farm at Aluva in Ernakulam district as the first carbon-neutral farm in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Energy trading platform Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) became the country’s first carbon-neutral power exchange, using market based tradable instruments to offset its carbon emissions, the company said on December 14 in a press release.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Himachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -State Seed Farm Aluva near Kochi has become the first seed farm in the country to achieve carbon neutral status. Carbon neutral indicates that emissions made during agricultural practices in a farm must be absorbed into the soil itself. Normally, agricultural practices emit a lot of carbon dioxide.