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Source- This post on the Ideas4LiFE Portal has been created based on the article “Shri Bhupender Yadav launches Ideas4LiFE portal for inviting ideas related to products and services for inducing behavioral changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles” published in “PIB” on 1 August 2024.
Why in the news?
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recently launched the Ideas4LiFE portal at IIT Delhi.
About Ideas4LiFE Portal
| Aim | It encourages and motivates students, faculty, and research scholars to contribute innovative ideas to the global initiative of Mission LiFE. It also seeks to invite ideas related to products and services that promote behavioral changes towards environmentally friendly lifestyles. |
| Significance | It provides a significant opportunity for inspired minds to participate in a global movement dedicated to environmental sustainability. |
| Themes Covered | The Ideas4LiFE Ideathon covers seven themes of Mission LiFE– 1. Save Water 2. Save Energy 3. Reduce Waste 4. Reduce E-Waste 5. Say No to Single-Use Plastics 6. Adopt Sustainable Food Systems 7. Adopt Healthy Lifestyles. |
About Mission LiFE
| About | It is an India led global mass movement to encourage individual and community actions to protect and preserve the environment. |
| Launch | It was launched at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November 2021. |
| Goal | It aims to mobilize one billion Indians and people in other countries to adopt sustainable lifestyles. It promotes the P3 model, which stands for Pro Planet People. |
Read More- PM launches Mission LiFE in the presence of U.N. Secretary General
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