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'National clean energy' fund constituted which of the following account?- a)Consolidated Fund of India
- b)Public Account of India
- c)Contingency Fund of India
- d)Green Environment Facility Fund
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
'National clean energy' fund constituted which of the following account?
a)
Consolidated Fund of India
b)
Public Account of India
c)
Contingency Fund of India
d)
Green Environment Facility Fund
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Arun Khatri answered |
NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY FUND
• 'National Clean Energy Fund’ (NCEF) was constituted in the public account of India in the Finance Bill 2010-11.
• Objective - to invest in entrepreneurial ventures and research & innovative projects in the field of clean energy technology.
• 'National Clean Energy Fund’ (NCEF) was constituted in the public account of India in the Finance Bill 2010-11.
• Objective - to invest in entrepreneurial ventures and research & innovative projects in the field of clean energy technology.
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?
1. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis
2. LaBL has successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)- a)1 only
- b)2 only
- c)Both of them
- d)Neither of them
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
Which of the following statements is/ are incorrect?
1. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis
2. LaBL has successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
1. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis
2. LaBL has successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both of them
d)
Neither of them
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Harshitha Gupta answered |
Incorrect Statements about LaBL Campaign by UNEP
LaBL (Lighting a Billion Lives) is a campaign by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) that aims to provide clean energy solutions to people living in energy poverty. The campaign promotes the use of solar lanterns that are specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis. The lanterns are distributed in areas where people do not have access to electricity.
1. Incorrect Statement: LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis.
This statement is correct. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns that are designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis. The lanterns are distributed in areas where people do not have access to electricity. The campaign aims to provide clean energy solutions to people living in energy poverty.
2. Incorrect Statement: LaBL has successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
This statement is incorrect. LaBL has not successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The campaign faces several challenges in terms of funding, distribution, and awareness. However, the campaign has collaborated with various organizations, including NGOs, government agencies, and private companies, to promote the use of solar lanterns. The campaign has also trained local entrepreneurs to manufacture and distribute the lanterns, creating job opportunities and promoting economic growth in rural areas.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the correct answer is option C, both statements are incorrect. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns that are designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis. However, the campaign has not successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
LaBL (Lighting a Billion Lives) is a campaign by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) that aims to provide clean energy solutions to people living in energy poverty. The campaign promotes the use of solar lanterns that are specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis. The lanterns are distributed in areas where people do not have access to electricity.
1. Incorrect Statement: LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns specially designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis.
This statement is correct. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns that are designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis. The lanterns are distributed in areas where people do not have access to electricity. The campaign aims to provide clean energy solutions to people living in energy poverty.
2. Incorrect Statement: LaBL has successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
This statement is incorrect. LaBL has not successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The campaign faces several challenges in terms of funding, distribution, and awareness. However, the campaign has collaborated with various organizations, including NGOs, government agencies, and private companies, to promote the use of solar lanterns. The campaign has also trained local entrepreneurs to manufacture and distribute the lanterns, creating job opportunities and promoting economic growth in rural areas.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the correct answer is option C, both statements are incorrect. LaBL is a campaign by UNEP that promotes the use of solar lanterns that are designed and manufactured on a decentralized basis. However, the campaign has not successfully engaged the public sector and leveraged Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
National Bamboo mission implemented by which ministry?- a)Ministry of cooperative and farming
- b)Ministry of agriculture
- c)Ministry of Animal husbandry
- d)Ministry of health and family welfare
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
National Bamboo mission implemented by which ministry?
a)
Ministry of cooperative and farming
b)
Ministry of agriculture
c)
Ministry of Animal husbandry
d)
Ministry of health and family welfare
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Arun Khatri answered |
NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION
The National Bamboo Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with 100% contribution from the Central Government.
The National Bamboo Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with 100% contribution from the Central Government.
National wildlife action plan strategies mentioned which of the following statements:
i. Strengthening and Enhancing the Protected Area Network
ii. Effective Management of Protected Areas
iii. Conservation of Wild and Endangered Species and Their Habitats
Select the correct code given below:- a)Only 1
- b)1 & 2 only
- c)1 & 3 only
- d)All of the above
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
National wildlife action plan strategies mentioned which of the following statements:
i. Strengthening and Enhancing the Protected Area Network
ii. Effective Management of Protected Areas
iii. Conservation of Wild and Endangered Species and Their Habitats
Select the correct code given below:
i. Strengthening and Enhancing the Protected Area Network
ii. Effective Management of Protected Areas
iii. Conservation of Wild and Endangered Species and Their Habitats
Select the correct code given below:
a)
Only 1
b)
1 & 2 only
c)
1 & 3 only
d)
All of the above
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Rahul Desai answered |
Strategy for Action
• Adopting and implementing strategies and needs outlined above will call for action covering the following parameters:
i. Strengthening and Enhancing the Protected Area Network
ii . Effective Management of Protected Areas
iii. Conservation of Wild and Endangered Species and Their Habitats
iv. Restoration of Degraded Habitats outside Protected Areas
v. Control of Poaching, Taxidermy, and Illegal Trade in Wild Animal and Plant Species
vi. Monitoring and Research
• Adopting and implementing strategies and needs outlined above will call for action covering the following parameters:
i. Strengthening and Enhancing the Protected Area Network
ii . Effective Management of Protected Areas
iii. Conservation of Wild and Endangered Species and Their Habitats
iv. Restoration of Degraded Habitats outside Protected Areas
v. Control of Poaching, Taxidermy, and Illegal Trade in Wild Animal and Plant Species
vi. Monitoring and Research
'Mangroves' for the Future are a partnership-based initiative promoting investment in coastal ecosystems for sustainable development. Which of the following countries are members of this initiative?- a)India, Indonesia, Maldives
- b)Bhutan, Nepal, China
- c)Malaysia, Taiwan
- d)Cambodia, Laos, Singapore
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
'Mangroves' for the Future are a partnership-based initiative promoting investment in coastal ecosystems for sustainable development. Which of the following countries are members of this initiative?
a)
India, Indonesia, Maldives
b)
Bhutan, Nepal, China
c)
Malaysia, Taiwan
d)
Cambodia, Laos, Singapore
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Arun Khatri answered |
Mangroves for the Future are a partnership-based initiative promoting investment in coastal ecosystems for sustainable development. Mission.
• Member countries: India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. Outreach countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Timor Leste. Dialogue countries: Kenya, Malaysia, Tanzania.
• MFF provides a collaborative platform to help countries, sectors and agencies in the MFF region tackle the growing challenges to coastal sustainability.
• Member countries: India, Indonesia, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. Outreach countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Timor Leste. Dialogue countries: Kenya, Malaysia, Tanzania.
• MFF provides a collaborative platform to help countries, sectors and agencies in the MFF region tackle the growing challenges to coastal sustainability.
Identify the mission for ECO CLUBS?- a)To educate children about their immediate environment and impart knowledge about the eco-systems
- b)To promote healthy coastal ecosystems through a partnership-based, people-focused, policy-relevant, and investment-orientated approach
- c)To promote the growth of the bamboo sector through an area-based regionally differentiated strategy
- d)It is to provide shade for the crops; as wind shelters; soil conservation or to use wasteland
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Identify the mission for ECO CLUBS?
a)
To educate children about their immediate environment and impart knowledge about the eco-systems
b)
To promote healthy coastal ecosystems through a partnership-based, people-focused, policy-relevant, and investment-orientated approach
c)
To promote the growth of the bamboo sector through an area-based regionally differentiated strategy
d)
It is to provide shade for the crops; as wind shelters; soil conservation or to use wasteland
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Rahul Desai answered |
ECO-CLUBS (NATIONAL GREEN CORPS)
The main objectives of this program are to educate children about their immediate environment and impart knowledge about the eco-systems, their inter-dependence and their need for survival, through visits and demonstrations and to momobilizeoungsters by instilling in them the spirit of scientific inquiry into environmental problems and involving them in the efforts of environmental preservation.
The main objectives of this program are to educate children about their immediate environment and impart knowledge about the eco-systems, their inter-dependence and their need for survival, through visits and demonstrations and to momobilizeoungsters by instilling in them the spirit of scientific inquiry into environmental problems and involving them in the efforts of environmental preservation.
Consider the following statements.
1. A National Afforestation Programme (NAP) was launched in 2002, which involves plantations in the degraded forests of the country.
2. Joint Forest Management started in consonance with the CAMPA Policy 1988.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?- a)1 only
- b)2 only
- c)Both 1 and 2
- d)Neither of them
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?
Consider the following statements.
1. A National Afforestation Programme (NAP) was launched in 2002, which involves plantations in the degraded forests of the country.
2. Joint Forest Management started in consonance with the CAMPA Policy 1988.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A National Afforestation Programme (NAP) was launched in 2002, which involves plantations in the degraded forests of the country.
2. Joint Forest Management started in consonance with the CAMPA Policy 1988.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both 1 and 2
d)
Neither of them
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Rahul Desai answered |
● Joint Forest Management (JFM) started in consonance with the National Forest Policy 1988, which has recognized the importance of involving the local communities and the government has issued necessary resolutions and guidelines subsequently to initiate such institutions and strengthen them further. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.
● A National Afforestation Programme (NAfP) was launched in 2002, which involves plantations in the degraded forests of the country. NAfP is a flagship program of the National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB) and provides physical and capacity-building support to the Forest Development Agencies (FDAs), which are the implementing agencies.
● A National Afforestation Programme (NAfP) was launched in 2002, which involves plantations in the degraded forests of the country. NAfP is a flagship program of the National Afforestation and Eco-development Board (NAEB) and provides physical and capacity-building support to the Forest Development Agencies (FDAs), which are the implementing agencies.
Comprehensive performance Environmental index more than 70 indicating the status- a)Severely polluted
- b)Critically polluted
- c)Polluted
- d)Extremely polluted
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
Comprehensive performance Environmental index more than 70 indicating the status
a)
Severely polluted
b)
Critically polluted
c)
Polluted
d)
Extremely polluted
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Utkarsh Joshi answered |
● Classification of industrial clusters: CEPI score status measures > 70 critically polluted detailed investigations and appropriate remedial action 60 – 70 severely polluted surveillance and implementation of pollution control < 60 normal.
● The Central and State Pollution Control Board, in collaboration with IIT, Delhi has applied the CEPI for environmental assessment of 88 Industrial Clusters across the country. 43 such industrial clusters having CEPI greater than 70, on a scale of 0 to 100, have been identified as critically polluted.
● The Central and State Pollution Control Board, in collaboration with IIT, Delhi has applied the CEPI for environmental assessment of 88 Industrial Clusters across the country. 43 such industrial clusters having CEPI greater than 70, on a scale of 0 to 100, have been identified as critically polluted.
Consider the statements regarding Eco mark is/are correct?
1. To recognize good environmental performance.
2. It is used to identify the environment-friendly product.
Select the correct code given below:- a)1 only
- b)2 only
- c)Both of them
- d)Neither of them
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
Consider the statements regarding Eco mark is/are correct?
1. To recognize good environmental performance.
2. It is used to identify the environment-friendly product.
Select the correct code given below:
1. To recognize good environmental performance.
2. It is used to identify the environment-friendly product.
Select the correct code given below:
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both of them
d)
Neither of them
|
|
Anita Desai answered |
ECO MARK
• A government scheme of labeling of environment-friendly products to provide accreditation and labeling for household and other consumer products which meet certain environmental criteria along with quality requirements of the Bureau of Indian Standards for that product.
• Objective - to recognize good environmental performance as well as improvements in the performance of the unit
• Any product, which is made, used, or disposed of in a way that significantly reduces the harm to the environment, could be considered as an ‘Environment-Friendly Product’.
• A government scheme of labeling of environment-friendly products to provide accreditation and labeling for household and other consumer products which meet certain environmental criteria along with quality requirements of the Bureau of Indian Standards for that product.
• Objective - to recognize good environmental performance as well as improvements in the performance of the unit
• Any product, which is made, used, or disposed of in a way that significantly reduces the harm to the environment, could be considered as an ‘Environment-Friendly Product’.
Which of the following agency is responsible for the implementation of project URBAN SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SYSTEM (USERS)?- a)UNEP
- b)UNDP
- c)UNFCCC
- d)TERI
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?
Which of the following agency is responsible for the implementation of project URBAN SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL RATING SYSTEM (USERS)?
a)
UNEP
b)
UNDP
c)
UNFCCC
d)
TERI
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Anita Desai answered |
Project funded by UNDP executed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and implemented by TERI.
• Aim - to develop an analytical tool to measure the performance, concerning delivery of basic services in local bodies of Delhi and Kanpur. (Identified as pilot cities).
• Performance measurement (PM) tool was developed through a set of performance measurement indicators that are benchmarked against set targets using the inputs-outputs efficiency outcomes framework.
• Aim - to develop an analytical tool to measure the performance, concerning delivery of basic services in local bodies of Delhi and Kanpur. (Identified as pilot cities).
• Performance measurement (PM) tool was developed through a set of performance measurement indicators that are benchmarked against set targets using the inputs-outputs efficiency outcomes framework.
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