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Source: The post is based on the article “Year End Review: Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change” published in PIB on 23rd December 2022
What is the News?
The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has launched several initiatives and schemes in 2022.
What are the schemes and initiatives launched by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change in 2022?
Lifestyle for Environment – LiFE
Steps taken by Government to promote Circular Economy
NITI Aayog has constituted 11 Committees for the development of circular economy (CE) action plans for different categories of waste.
Circular Economy Action Plans for 10 waste categories such as Lithium-ion batteries; E-waste; Toxic and hazardous industrial waste; Scrap metal among others have been finalized, and are under implementation.
Regulations on market-based Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) principle have been notified for four categories of wastes i.e. plastic packaging waste, battery waste, e-waste and waste tyre.
National Clean Air Programme(NCAP)
Articles on Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy(LT-LEDS)
India Submits its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy to UNFCCC
India establishes Asia’s largest Ramsar Sites network in the 75th Year of Independence
National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems(NPCA)
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change(MoEF&CC)
Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Aim: It is a scheme for conservation and management of identified wetlands (includes lakes) in the country on cost sharing basis between Central Government and respective State Governments.
The scheme covers various activities such as interception, diversion and treatment of wastewater, shoreline protection, in-situ cleaning, stormwater management, bioremediation, catchment area treatment, lake beautification, bio-fencing, fisheries development, weed control, education and awareness creation, community participation, etc.
Ban on identified Single Use Plastics from 1 July 2022
Prakriti & other Green Initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste Management
TX2 International Award: The TX2 Tiger Conservation Excellence award is organized by a consortium of international organizations namely the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS), Global Tiger Forum, IUCN Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme among others.
Purpose: The award is given to tiger reserves that have made significant progress towards doubling the tiger number since 2010 or displayed conservation excellence.
2021 Award: The TX2 award for the year 2021 was bagged by the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.
