The town has already conducted a soil audit, plant population census, energy audit, and more. There is also a concerted campaign against the usage of plastic bags in the region.
India ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday, marking the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which is also the International Day of Non-Violence.
The consumption of hardy millets has dropped exponentially since urbanisation made Indians switch to wheat and rice. But millets could be the answer to fighting climate change and poverty, while being packed with nutrients.
Glaciers are said to be one of the most important indicators of climate change. Scientists from the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa have set up a research station at 4,500 metre altitude in the Himalayas to study climate change.
India's very own science exhibition on wheels, Science Express, is themed on climate change. It educates children around the country about the causes of climate change, its effect, and how to reduce one's carbon footprint.