India's Climate Action and Environment Conservation Quiz

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India's Climate Action and Environment Conservation Efforts

India launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008, establishing eight National Missions, even before the Paris Agreement came into being.
National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) is a central sector scheme to support adaptation activities in the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.
NAFCC has implemented 30 projects in 27 States and UTs with a total project cost of ₹847.5 crore.
India has updated its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to reduce the Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030, achieve 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030, and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
India ranks third globally with respect to the net gain in average annual forest area between 2010 and 2020.
Schemes like the Green India Mission (GIM), Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), National Afforestation Programme (NAP), and Sub-Mission on Agro-forestry (SMAF), among others, are responsible for forest conservation.
The Indian State of Forest Report (ISFR) estimates the carbon stock of forests to be about 7,204 million tonnes in 2019, with Arunachal Pradesh having the maximum carbon stock in forests (1023.84 million tonnes).
India has 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13.3 lakh ha, and 49 of these have been added in the last 8 years.
The government has taken both regulatory and promotional measures to protect and conserve mangroves through the National Coastal Mission Programme and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification (2019).
The mangrove cover in the country has increased by 364 sq. km. in 2021 as compared to 2013, according to the ISFR 2021.
Wetlands can act as sponges, storing peak rainfall and releasing water gradually during the lean season, and India has suffered floods in Kashmir Valley in September 2014 and Chennai city in December 2015 due to wetland destruction.
The government has released Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for the rejuvenation of 13 major rivers prepared by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, and provides financial and technical assistance for the abatement of pollution in identified polluted stretches of rivers in the country through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange for River Ganga and its tributaries and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other rivers.

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Test your knowledge on India's climate action and environment conservation efforts through this informative quiz! From the National Action Plan on Climate Change to the Green India Mission and the protection of wetlands and mangroves, this quiz will cover various initiatives and projects taken by the Indian government to combat climate change and preserve the environment. Get ready to learn and discover how India is contributing to a greener and sustainable future!