Previous Year Question

India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was released on 30 June 2008.

Its objective was to formulate a national strategy for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation while taking India's development priorities into account.

The NAPCC initially identified eight National Missions—

1. National Solar Mission

2. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

3. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

4. National Water Mission

5. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem

6. Green India Mission

7. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

8. National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change

These missions cover areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation, forests, agriculture, the Himalayan ecosystem and climate-related scientific knowledge.