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Captain DC Sekhar, a former Merchant Navy officer, has removed over 1 lakh tonnes of trash from rivers using a low-cost, fuel-free barrier. With the help of natural currents, this made-in-India innovation is protecting seas from plastic pollution.

Electric vehicles are considered cleaner depending on the type of vehicle and the source of the electricity it uses. For example, some battery electric vehicles which derive energy from sources such as solar, wind, nuclear, or hydropower have zero CO2 emissions.