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Detailed explanation-1: -Kerala seed farm declared as first carbon neutral farm in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -#Kerala| Chief Minister pinarayivijayan declares Ernakulam Aluva Seed Farm as India’s first carbon-neutral farm. Compared to the emission rate, more than 170 tons of more carbon have been procured at the seed farm, which helped it to be recognised as the country’s first carbon-neutral seed farm.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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-5: -Measures undertaken. Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, will declare the carbon neutral status of the farm on Saturday.