(a) whether the Government has allotted enough fund for the latest technology to study the climate change issues in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has allotted enough fund for the latest technology to study the climate change issues in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) and (b): The study on various aspects of climate change vis-à-vis energy, water, agriculture, forestry, human health, habitat, transportation, etc. is embedded in respective sectoral schemes of various Ministries for which allocations are made in annual budget based on the projected requirement from time to time. Recently, this Ministry has launched two programs, namely National Carbonaceous Aerosols Program (NCAP) and Long Term Ecological Observatories (LTEO) Program to study black carbon impact on climate and monitor impact of climate change on flora and fauna respectively by using state of the art technology. Sufficient funds have been provided for these projects under the scheme “Climate Change Action Plan”.
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