India And Climate Change

Question 1

National Solar Mission

Answer 1

● To promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge.
● Mission has set the ambitious target of deploying 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022, which was revised to 1,00,000 MW by 2022 during June 2015.
● The target will principally comprise of 40 GW Rooftop and 60 GW through Large and Medium Scale Grid Connected Solar Power Projects.

Question 2

National Mission For Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)

Answer 2

● To strengthen the market for energy efficiency by creating conducive regulatory and policy regime.
● Four New Initiatives
a) Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) under BEE.
b) Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency c) Energy Efficiency Financing Platform (EEP) d) Framework for Energy Efficient Economic Development (FEEED)

UJALA is also under this.

Question 3

National Mission On Sustainable Habitat

Answer 3

● Promote sustainability of habitats through improvements in energy efficiency in buildings, urban planning, improved management of solid and liquid waste, modal shift towards public transport
● Ability of habitats to adapt to climate change by improving resilience

Question 4

National Water Mission (NWM)

Answer 4

Ensuring integrated water resource management for conservation of water, minimization of wastage and equitable distribution developing a framework for optimum water use

Question 5

National Mission For Sustaining The Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE)

Answer 5

● Primary objective of the mission is to develop a sustainable National capacity to continuously assess the health status of the Himalayan Ecosystem.
● Enable policy bodies in their policy-formulation functions and assist States in the Indian Himalayan Region with their implementation of actions selected for sustainable development.

Question 6

National Mission For A Green India

Answer 6

● Increased forest/tree cover on 5 million hectares (ha) of forest/non- forest –lands.
● Improved quality of forest cover on another 5 million ha of non-forest/forest lands.
● Improved ecosystem services including biodiversity, hydrological services, and carbon sequestration.

Question 7

National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

Answer 7

It has identified 10 key dimensions for adaptation and mitigation:

1. Improved Crop Seeds, Livestock and Fish Culture
2. Water Efficiency
3. Pest Management
4. Improved Farm Practices
5. Nutrient Management
6. Agricultural Insurance
7. Credit Support
8. Markets
9. Access to Information
10. Livelihood Diversification

Question 8

National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change

Answer 8

To gain a better understanding of climate science, impacts and challenges, the plan envisions a new Climate Science Research Fund, improved climate modeling, and increased international collaboration. It also encourages private sector initiatives to develop adaptation and mitigation technologies through venture capital funds.