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The Prime Minister inaugurated the National Green Tribunal's two-day International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 19 September 2026, and launched the NGT Mobile Application.
The conference brings together jurists, policymakers and scientists from 17 countries, along with the United Nations Environment Programme and the Asian Development Bank, across four technical sessions.
The Prime Minister argued that responsibility for carbon emissions has been wrongly placed on developing countries, with India's per-capita emissions less than half the global average.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said non-fossil sources now make up 54.18 per cent of India's installed electricity capacity, passing the 2030 target of 50 per cent nine years early.
The Chief Justice of India traced India's environmental jurisprudence — the right to a pollution-free environment, the precautionary and polluter pays principles, absolute liability and the public trust doctrine.
India's five-fold climate pledge, announced by the Prime Minister at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
Key: Non-fossil energy capacity of 500 GW by 2030; 50% of energy requirements from renewables by 2030; a reduction of one billion tonnes in projected emissions by 2030; a cut of 45% in the carbon intensity of the economy by 2030; and net zero by 2070.
Shift climate action from state policy alone to individual and community behaviour — conserving resources and cutting waste as daily habit.
Key: Launched on 20 October 2022 by the Prime Minister with the United Nations Secretary-General at the Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), Gujarat.
A market-based instrument that issues tradable green credits for voluntary environment-positive action by individuals, industries and local bodies.
Key: Green Credit Rules were notified on 12 October 2023 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, as part of the LiFE initiative, alongside the Ecomark scheme.
Bring together the largest producers and consumers of biofuels to accelerate their global adoption.
Key: Launched on 9 September 2023 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi as a Chair's initiative, with the United States and Brazil among the founding partners.
Link regional power grids so that solar generation in one time zone can serve demand in another.
Key: An Indian initiative cited by the Prime Minister alongside the International Solar Alliance as part of India's climate platform-building; the domestic One Nation, One Grid project has been completed.
Statutory quasi-judicial body for the expeditious disposal of cases on environmental protection, forest and natural resource conservation, and compensation for environmental damage.
Treaty-based intergovernmental organisation to mobilise investment in solar energy; launched jointly by India and France on 30 November 2015 on the sidelines of COP-21 in Paris.
Coalition of countries, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, the private sector and academia promoting disaster-resilient infrastructure; announced by India at the UN Climate Action Summit on 23 September 2019.
Intergovernmental body for the conservation of seven big cats — tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, cheetah, jaguar and puma; launched on 9 April 2023 at the event marking 50 years of Project Tiger, with one-time budgetary support of Rs 150 crore for 2023-24 to 2027-28.
The UN's principal environmental authority and a partner institution at this conference.
Regional development bank and a partner institution at this conference.
Constituted the NGT on 18 October 2010 as a statutory body to hear civil cases involving a substantial question relating to the environment, and to grant relief and compensation for environmental damage.
The umbrella environmental law; the Green Credit Rules, 2023 and the Ecomark scheme were notified under it.
Parties submit Nationally Determined Contributions — self-set, periodically revised climate targets — and the regime rests on Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities, the principle behind India's per-capita emissions argument at this conference.
The Chief Justice of India noted that the Supreme Court has read the right to a pollution-free environment into the fundamental right to life, and developed the precautionary principle, the polluter pays principle, absolute liability and the public trust doctrine.
GS Paper 3 > Environment > Conservation and Climate Change
General Awareness > Environment and International Organisations
General Awareness > Current Affairs and International Bodies
"Climate Action Tracker" which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a :
Answer: Database created by coalition of research organisations
What is the main goal of the 'Green Credit Programme' launched in 2024?
Answer: Encourage eco-restoration through credit incentives
Consider the following statements: 1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015. 2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 1 only
How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) different from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)? 1. The NGT has been established by an Act whereas the CPCB has been created by an executive order of the Government. 2. The NGT provides environmental justice and helps reduce the burden of litigation in the higher courts whereas the CPCB promotes cleanliness of streams and wells, and aims to improve the quality of air in the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 only
"Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by
Answer: The UNFCCC Secretariat
A country's own climate pledge under the Paris Agreement, submitted and revised periodically rather than negotiated as a binding quota.
The UNFCCC principle that all states share responsibility for the climate but developed countries, having emitted more historically, must act first and deeper.
The label for India's five climate commitments announced at COP26, Glasgow, in 2021.
The judicial principle that natural resources such as air, water and forests are held by the state in trust for the public and cannot be freely alienated.