Category 13 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes
Environment and Climate Schemes
9 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC); Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA): Fund Rules and Recent Developments; and 7 more.
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National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
The National Action Plan on Climate Change, or NAPCC, is India's umbrella policy on climate change, released by the Prime Minister on 30 June 2008 and coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.…
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Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA): Fund Rules and Recent Developments
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, or CAMPA, manages money paid by users of forest land for compensatory afforestation under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016, and the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018. When…
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National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
The National Clean Air Programme, or NCAP, is a time-bound, city-specific programme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, launched on 10 January 2019 to cut particulate pollution in cities that do not meet…
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Green India Mission
The Green India Mission, or GIM, is one of the eight National Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, run by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Union Cabinet approved it…
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National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change
The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change, or NAFCC, is a Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, set up in 2015 with an initial allocation of Rs 100 crore to…
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Nagar Van Yojana (Urban Forestry)
Nagar Van Yojana, also called the Nagar Van Udyan Yojana, is a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change scheme to create urban forests in cities with a municipal body, on forest or other available land,…
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LiFE Movement (Lifestyle for Environment)
Mission LiFE, or Lifestyle for Environment, is a global mass movement launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on 20 October 2022 at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat, run in India…
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National Mission for a Green India coming soon
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Panchamrit Climate Commitments (COP26) coming soon
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Environment and Climate Schemes?
Environment and Climate Schemes has 9 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC); Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA): Fund Rules and Recent Developments; National Clean Air Programme (NCAP); Green India Mission; National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change; Nagar Van Yojana (Urban Forestry); LiFE Movement (Lifestyle for Environment); National Mission for a Green India; Panchamrit Climate Commitments (COP26).
Is Environment and Climate Schemes important for UPSC Prelims?
Environment and Climate Schemes is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 7 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.