Question

In India, which of the following missions is/are part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), 2008?

• A. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system
• B. National Urban Livelihoods Mission
• C. National Water Mission
• D. Swachh Bharat Mission

Hint:

NAPCC, 2008 has exactly eight named missions; check each option against that fixed list rather than by general theme.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A, C

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), launched by the Government of India in 2008, sets out the country's strategy to fight and adapt to climate change through eight specific national missions. The question asks us to pick out which of the four listed missions actually belong to this set of eight.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
The eight missions under NAPCC, 2008, are: National Solar Mission, National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, National Water Mission, National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, National Mission for Green India, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, and National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change. Any mission not on this fixed list, however useful, is not part of NAPCC.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Option (A), National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, is one of the eight listed missions, dealing with protecting Himalayan glaciers and mountain ecosystems from the effects of warming. This is correct.
Option (B), National Urban Livelihoods Mission, is a poverty-alleviation and skill-training scheme for the urban poor, run by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and has nothing to do with the NAPCC's eight climate missions. This is wrong.
Option (C), National Water Mission, is one of the eight NAPCC missions, aimed at conserving water, reducing wastage, and ensuring equitable distribution both within and across states. This is correct.
Option (D), Swachh Bharat Mission, is India's 2014 national sanitation and cleanliness programme, launched years after NAPCC under a completely different policy umbrella; it is not one of the eight NAPCC missions. This is wrong.

Step 4: Final Answer:
The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system and the National Water Mission are the missions that belong to NAPCC, 2008, so options (A) and (C) are correct.