- Green India Mission is part of NAPCC. - Aims to increase forest and tree cover by 5 million hectares. - Also aims to improve the quality of existing forest/tree cover on 5 million hectares.
Under the National Mission for Green India outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), India aims to increase its forest cover by ________ million hectares.
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2017 · Topic: Forest and Wildlife (Forest conservation policies, acts, and rules (e.g., Forest Conservation Act, Indian Forest Act))
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- Which of the following modifications were proposed by the government of India to the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980? 1. Maintaining “pristine forests”. Non- forestry activity will not be allowed within the pristine forests, under any circumstances. 2. Grant exemptions to railways, roads, tree plantations, oil exploration, wildlife tourism and 'strategic' projects in forests. 3. Empower state governments to lease forest land to private individuals and corporations.
- The National Forest Policy was launched in :
- Select the correct statements from the following : (i) Supreme Court of India has allowed the State for silviculture green felling of three species on experimental basis. (ii) Forests in H.P. cover an area of 37947 sq. kms of total geographical area of the state (iii) In H.P. presently 30% of the total geographical areas support forest cover. (iv) The aim of the forest department is to enhance the forest cover in the state to 35% of its geographical area by 2030.
- Match List I with List II : List-I List-II (Environmental Policy) (Year) (a) Wildlife Conservation Strategy (i) 2014 (b) National Biodiversity Action Plan (ii) 1991 (c) National Forest Policy (iii) 2002 (d) National Zoo Policy (iv) 1988 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Consider the following statements about e- greenwatch portal: (a) Created to manage the works using CAMPA funds and monitor progress of plantations raised in CA lands. (b) Launched by Government of Karnataka in compliance with the orders of the High Court of Karnataka. (c) The portal is jointly monitored by the MoEF & CC and the Forest Survey of India. (d) It enables user agencies to register themselves and apply for forest land diversion proposal under forest Conservation Act, 1980. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- Which of the following plant, grown in non- forest area has been omitted from the definition of trees in the Indian Forest (Amendment) Act 2017?
- The Government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year:
- Consider the following statements: 1. As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels. 2. People's participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
