National Mission for Green India The National Mission for Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It aims at protecting; restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover and responding to climate change by Read More ……
Category: GS Paper-III
National Action Plan on Climate Change
National Action Plan on Climate Change Released in 2008 to addressing climate mitigation and adaptation. The plan identifies eight core “national missions” Emphasising the overriding priority of maintaining high economic growth rates to raise living standards, the plan “identifies measures Read More ……
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS)
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) Nagoya Protocol or Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Read More ……
Drought Management in India
Drought Management in India Why Drought Management in India? Drought is a condition where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region and lack of water to satisfy the normal needs of agriculture, livestock, industry or human Read More ……
Flood Management in India
Flood Management in India Why Flood Management in India ? Floods have been a recurrent phenomenon in India and cause huge losses to lives, properties, livelihood systems, infrastructure and public utilities. India’s high risk and vulnerability is highlighted by the Read More ……
Cyclone Management in India
Cyclone Management in India Why Cyclone Management in India? According to the Home ministry, 8% of total area in India is prone to cyclones. Natural disasters cause a loss of 2% of GDP every year in India. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is the nodal agency for Read More ……
Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of 17 universal goals that United Nations members states had adopted to frame the global development agenda for the next 15 years. (2015-2030) What are the 17 goals? 1) End Read More ……
Model Contract Farming
Model Contract Farming – Can It Double Farmers’ Income? The Union Agriculture Ministry has released a Model Contract Farming Act in the hope to double farmers income in the country. The Background Budget of 2017-18, had promised to Read More ……
Eco tourism
Eco tourism is a new approach in tourism sector. Several terms relating to ecotourism such as, sustainable tourism, green tourism, rural tourism, community-based tourism, responsible tourism etc have been emerged over the last 20 years or so. Eco Read More ……
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding means practice of raising capital/fund/money for a particular project/cause from crowd (large number of people) using the internet or social media like Facebook, Twitter, Website etc It helps to improve the presence of small businesses and startups in social media, Read More ……