Website on Climate Change launched

Start new website on climate change,India's Intended Nationally Determind Contribution

Ques: Recently, a new website was launched for the purpose of putting up India’s stands and efforts for the Paris Summit on-

(a) 10th November
(b) 11th November
(c) 12th November
(d) 13th November

Ans: c

Related facts:

  • Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar launched a new website on Climate Change in Pune.
  • This website has been created especially for the purpose of putting up India’s stands and efforts till Paris Summit.
  • This website included Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).
  • This has been receiving appreciation and comments around the world.
  • Built on a ‘break away and play’ architecture, each page, story or section can be posted/shared by viewers anywhere in the world.
  • The website brings most of its content in the form of videos that can be shared on personal social media channels.
  • The website is an aggregator of projects of over thirty ministries and agencies that can influence and curb India’s carbon emissions.

Reference:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=130398

http://www.moef.gov.in/content/india-climate-action-website-cop21

http://envfor.nic.in/sites/default/files/press-releases/Press%20Release%20of%20NCDMA.PDF