- Statement 1 is correct: The report 'Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region', released by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in June 2020, was highlighted as the first consolidated report on climate change assessment for the Indian region, based on Indian datasets and modelling capabilities. - Statement 2 is correct: The report provides details on observed changes in climate indicators (like temperature, rainfall, sea level rise, extreme weather events) over India and projects future changes, discusses their potential impacts across sectors, and implicitly informs policy actions required for adaptation and mitigation. - Statement 3 is incorrect: The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), a premier research institute under MoES involved in climate research including contributions to this report, is located in Pune, Maharashtra, not Coimbatore.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) released a report titled ‘Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region’. Which of the following statements are true ? 1. It is a first ever attempt to document and assess climate change in different parts of India. 2. It highlights the observed and projected changes in various climatic dimensions over the Indian region, their impacts and various policy actions to deal with the regional climate change. 3. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is located at Coimbatore. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2021 · Topic: Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change (Evidence and Indicators of Climate Change (e.g., global warming, sea-level rise, glacier melt))
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