Sikkim, leading the way to tackling climate change

India’s soil mapping is highly diverse, much as its people are. The most fertile areas are the Indo-Gangetic plains, followed by the Punjab?plains.

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Any random Google search for “Indian State with Best Fertile Soil” yields Punjab as the result. Despite this, the state is listed as one of the most negligent?for air pollution because of widespread stubble burning and depletion of groundwater levels. [1]

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?Climate change has turned the entire seasonal cycle on its head. This article provides a behind-the-scenes look at how a smaller state, like Sikkim, has handled the ecological disruptions that global warming is causing around the globe and sets an example for how to enhance soil health.?[3]

Sikkim has achieved the distinction of becoming the first organic state in the World Book of Records, London.[4]

The soil’s fertility and groundwater quality have both increased because to the state’s establishment of a 100 percent organic policy that was inspired by ancient techniques. By enforcing severe fines against the use of artificial fertilizers and educating farmers about organic farming, the implementation has been ensured. Climate change is being combatted here?one step at a time. By decreasing these chemicals and maintaining the groundwater levels, Sikkim has also made itself a plastic-free state, which has taken the measures to reduce its carbon footprint and also got the ball rolling for other?states to follow suit.

Many Northeast states, including Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam, have already banned single-use plastics and encouraged organic farming. Solar and wind power have also grown significantly, aided by government subsidies and efficient implementation of government plans. [6] States, as the guardians of regional policy and programme implementers, play a key role in developing critical strategies that assist the state in combating climate change and bringing about much-needed change. Even if the state stays clueless, our small contribution of being aware of the impending global warming helps to battle climate change.