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| Last Updated:: 19/03/2024

LiFE

 MISSION LiFE – Lifestyle for Environment

 

This word is LiFE, which means ‘Lifestyle for Environment’. Today, there is a need for all of us to come together and take Lifestyle for Environment forward as a campaign. This can become a mass movement towards an environmentally conscious lifestyle.

 

In this context, the concept of ‘Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP26 in Glasgow on 1st November 2021, calling upon the global community of individuals and institutions to drive LiFE as an international mass movement towards “mindful and deliberate utilisation, instead of mindless and destructive consumption” to protect and preserve the environment. LiFE puts individual and collective duty on everyone to live a life that is in tune with Earth and does not harm it. Those who practice such a lifestyle are recognised as Pro Planet People under LiFE.

 

The Mission embodies the philosophy of the P3 approach, i.e., Pro Planet People, since it is founded on the fundamental principles of a ‘lifestyle of the earth, for the earth, and by the earth.’ It promotes the circular economy, arguing that the principle of ‘Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle’ may help balance progress, economic expansion, and conservation. 

 

Changing our lifestyle, however, is not easy. Our habits are deeply ingrained in our daily lives and are continually reinforced through several elements of our environment. Translating our intention to do good for the environment is not always easy to translate into action. However, it is not impossible. By taking one action at a time and making one change daily, we can change our lifestyle and inculcate long-term environment-friendly habits. Studies suggest that practising an action for a minimum of 21 days helps make it a habit.

 

In that context, the LiFE 21-Day Challenge is launched to enable Indians to take one simple environment-friendly action per day for 21 days and eventually develop an environment-friendly lifestyle. It is a challenge to change one small thing in your life daily and become Pro Planet People.

 

List of Actions

 

Energy Saved

1

Use LED bulbs/ tube-lights

2

Use public transport wherever possible

3

Take the stairs instead of an elevator wherever possible

4

Switch off vehicle engines at red lights and railway crossings

5

Use bicycles for local or short commute

6

Switch off irrigation pumps after use

7

Prefer CNG/ EV vehicle over petrol/ diesel vehicles

8

Use carpooling with friends & colleagues

9

Drive in the correct gear. Keep your foot off the clutch when not changing gears

10

Install a solar water or solar cooker heater on rooftops

11

Switch off appliances from plug points when not in use

12

Use biogas for cooking and electricity needs

13

Keep temperature of Air Conditioners to 24 degrees

14

Prefer pressure cookers over other cookware

15

Keep your electronic devices in energy-saving mode

16

Use smart switches for appliances which are used frequently

17

Install community earthen pots for cooling water

18

Defrost fridge or freezer regularly

19

Run outdoors instead of on a treadmill

Water Saved

20

Adopt cultivation of less water intensive crops like millets

21

Participate in recharge of rural water bodies through Amrit Sarovar Scheme

22

Practice crop diversification. Move from rice & wheat cultivation to pulse & oil seed cropping system.

23

Use efficient water saving technologies (like micro-irrigation, bunding, farm ponds, zero tillage, direct seeded rice, alternate wetting and drying and others)

24

Create rainwater harvesting infrastructure in home/ schools/ offices

25

Use drip irrigation systems created with waste materials, wherever possible

26

Reuse water from washed vegetables to water plants and other purpose

27

Pre-soak heavy pots and pans before washing them

28

Do not discard unused stored water every time there is fresh water coming in taps

29

Use buckets instead of hose pipes to water plants/ floors/ vehicles

30

Fix leaks in flushes, taps and water pipes

31

Use water-efficient fixtures for taps, and showerheads, and toilet flush units

32

Invest in a water meter for your house to measure water consumption regularly

33

Reuse water drained out from AC/RO for cleaning utensils, watering plants and others

34

Prefer a water purification system that wastes less water

Single Use Plastic Reduced

35

Use cloth bag for shopping instead of plastic bags

36

Carry your own water bottle wherever possible

37

Reuse glass containers/ packaging plastic items as storage boxes

38

Participate in and mobilize participation for clean-up drives of cities and water bodies

39

Prefer using non-plastic eco-friendly cutlery during gatherings and events

40

Turn off running taps when not in active use

41

Use menstrual cups instead of sanitary napkins

42

Use recycled plastic over virgin plastic, wherever possible

43

Use steel/ recyclable plastic lunch boxes and water bottles

44

Cut the packaging bags used for milk, buttermilk, etc. only partially to avoid plastic bits from mixing into biodegradable waste

45

Opt for bamboo toothbrushes and neem combs

Sustainable Food Systems Adopted

46

Include millets in diets through Anganwadi, Mid-Day meal and PD scheme

47

Compost food waste at home

48

Create kitchen gardens/ terrace gardens at homes/ schools/ offices

49

Prepare organic manure from cow dungs and apply to farms

50

Prefer locally available and seasonal foods

51

Use smaller plates for daily meals to save food wastage

Waste Reduced (Swachhata Actions)

52

Contribute cattle waste, food waste, and agricultural waste to biogas plant (provided under GOBARDHAN)

53

Practice segregation of dry and wet waste at homes

54

Use agricultural residue, animal waste for composting, manuring and mulching

55

Recycle and reuse old newspapers, magazines

56

Feed unused and uncooked vegetables leftovers to cattle

57

Set printer default to double-side printing

58

Repair, reuse and recycle old furniture

59

Buy paper products made from recycled paper

60

Donate old clothes and books

61

Do not discard waste in water bodies and in public spaces

62

Do not let pets defecate in the public places

Healthy Lifestyles Adopted

63

Encourage use of millets in food and indigenous herbs and medicinal plants for nutrition and well being

64

Prefer consuming natural or organic products

65

Start biodiversity conservation at community level

66

Plant medicinal plants such as neem, tulsi, giloy, mint, curry leaves, ashwagandha, curry leaves etc. within household premises

67

Practice natural or organic farming

68

Plant trees to reduce the impact of pollution

69

Avoid purchasing products/souvenirs made from skin, tuskers and fur of wild animals

70

Create and volunteer at community food and cloth banks, and at animal shelters

71

Initiate and/or join green clubs in your residential area/ school/ office

E-Waste reduced

72

Repair and use electronic devices over discarding the devices

73

Discard gadgets in nearest e-recycling units

74

Use rechargeable lithium cells

75

Prefer cloud storage over a pen drive / hard drive

 

LiFE – Lifestyle for Environment – Brochure

 

LiFE Lifestyle for Environment – Booklet

 

LiFE -- Book of Painting - Book

 
LiFE– Prayaas Se Prabhav Tak - Book
 

LiFE– Lexicon of LiFE - e-Book

 

LiFE -- PARAMPARA - India's Culture of Climate Friendly Sustainable Practices - flipbook

 

LiFE --Thought for Planet- Pdf 

 

LiFE -- Mindful Living Live Practice- Pdf