World Environment Day 2022 --- LiFE movement

Question 1

Celebrated on

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5th June

Question 2

Theme for 2022:

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OnlyOneEarth

mirrors the theme of the first World Environment Day in 1973

Question 3

The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in

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1972

Question 4

2022 is a historic milestone as it marks ___ years since the 1972 Stockholm Conference

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50

Question 5

This Movement aims to utilise the power of collective action ,seeks to leverage the strength of social networks to influence social norms. name it

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LiFE Movement

Question 6

The idea of LiFE was introduced by

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India

Question 7

The idea of LiFE was introduced by India during the

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26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021

Question 8

The LiFE Mission plans to create and nurture a global network of individuals, namely :

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‘Pro-Planet People’ (P3)

Question 9

India’s commitment to reach ____ from non-fossil fuel-based sources has been achieved

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40% of installed electric capacity

9 years earlier

Question 10

The target of ____ has been achieved 5 months ahead of the November 2022 target

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10% ethanol blending in petrol

Question 11

____ focuses on the rehabilitation of degraded forests and afforestation around forests

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National Afforestation Programme (NAP)

Question 12

(?) was launched in 1974 to improve the irrigation potential utilization and to optimize agricultural production through efficient water management.

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Command Area Development

Ministry of Water resources

Question 13

____ aims to restore ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources with the creation of Rural Employment.

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Integrated Watershed Management Programme

was launched in 1989-90

was named as “Haryali Guidelines” in 2003

Question 14

____ was launched in 1995 to minimize the adverse effect of drought and to rejuvenate the natural resource base of the identified desert areas.

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Desert Development Programme

implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development

was launched for hot desert areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and cold desert areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Question 15

India became a signatory to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in

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1994 and ratified in 1996

Question 16

The scheme aims at improving the physical conditions and productivity status of alkali soils for restoring optimum crop production. Name it

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Soil Conservation in the Catchment of River Valley Projects and Flood Prone Rivers

since 2000

is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Question 17

___ aims to improve degraded grassland and also the vegetation cover of problematic soils like saline, acidic and heavy soil.

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Fodder and Feed Development Scheme

in 2010

is being implemented by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Diaries

Question 18

Combating desertification and land degradation is one of the thrust areas covered by it

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Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India

was released by ISRO in 2016

Question 19

(1) is an Initiative by (2) , where eleven countries in Sahel-Saharan Africa have focused efforts to fight against land degradation and revive native plant life to the landscape

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Great Green Wall , Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Question 20

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on

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17 June