India is a standard-bearer of energy leadership: The latest EnviStats account well for Total Protected Areas, increasing by 72% in numbers and 16% in areas between 2000 and 2023. Such performances demonstrate good environmental policy.
Biodiversity Increase: Mangrove cover increased by 8% between 2013 and 2021, said the researchers, which led them to believe that indeed, the conservation efforts were fruiting.
Policy Implementations: these figures create policies that help in environmental upliftment without the economic growth infringing on the environment on evidential grounds.
Demand for Inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule
Constitutional Context: The Sixth Schedule addresses tribal area administrations in NE states wherein powers have been granted to ADCs and ARCs for governing land, revenue, and local laws.
Governance Implication: It would only strengthen local governance and resource management by the agenda for decentralization undertaken by the central government.
ILO Social Protection Report for Asia and the Pacific
Coverage Statistics: The statistics show that 53.6% of the regional population covers social protection with India at 48.8%.
Challenges and Recommendations: Raises for strong social protection to build climate resilience, proposes improved coverages and subsidy reforms.
Ecomark Rules, 2024
Sustainability Norms: The ecomark mark will be applied to products with some environmental standards, encouraging eco-friendly manufacturing processes.
Consumer Impact: Empower consumers’ choices toward a step for a circular economy.
Swachh Bharat Mission: 10 Years Review
Health and Economic Impact: The mission has prevented 60,000-70,000 infant mortalities every year while saving the exchequer about ₹50,000 annually per household.
Challenges Underway: Ensure ODF status and incorporation of waste management. These are the factors that require policy attention in the respective sectors.
Grey Zone Warfare Tactics by China
Tactical Insights: Engages in low-intensity but persistent strategies to assert territorial claims but not through full-scale warfare, thereby complicating international response.
Strategic Implications: These tactics illustrate how the nature of international conflict is changing, requiring nations to keep their borders alert and maintain international diplomacy.
PM Electric Drive Revolution (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme
Objective: This shall increase the adoption of Electric Vehicles in India through big-bang subsidies to install requisite charging infrastructure.
Economic and Environmental Impact: Works in sync with India’s vision of sustainable transport and lower emissions.
People’s Plan Campaign (Jan Yojana Abhiyan)
Citizen Engagement: Engages the grassroots citizenry to work out plans so that the local governance bodies can be worked upon.
Developmental Focus: Planned growth with optimal resource utilization, at the grassroots level.
Key Concepts and Policies
SEEA Framework: It refers to the global framework of statistical standards that quantify the interactions between the economy and the environment.
Sixth Schedule: It deals with provisions related to self-governance in certain areas of NE India. Which provides the areas more control over their resources.
MGNREGA: Provides at least 100 days of wage employment every year. During the lean seasons to every rural household to gain livelihood security.
