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National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)

                 This is an action plan that incorporates various missions or strategies aimed at achieving long-term growth. A policy
                 that has a set action date and a budget plan becomes a mission. The NAPCC has eight main missions that include many
                 areas of the environment as shown:



                                                          National Solar Mission



                          National Mission on Strategic                               National Mission for Enhanced
                         Knowledge on Cinema Change                                        Energy Efficiency






                            National Mission on                                              National Mission on
                          Sustainable Agriculture                NAPCC                       Sustainable Habitats






                               National Mission for a
                                  Greener India                                         National Water Mission



                                                       National Mission for Sustaining
                                                           Himalayan Ecosytem


                 Green India Mission (GIM)

                 The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of eight missions in India's action plan to address the issues of climate
                 change. GIM aims to conserve, restore and expand forest cover. It combines strategies for ecosystems, biodiversity,
                 water, biomass, maintaining mangroves, wetlands, and key habitats, as well as services such as fuel, feed, timber, and
                 non-wood forest products (fruits, flowers, seeds, herbs, honey, etc).
                 National Solar Mission

                 National Solar Mission aims to address India's energy needs in a sustainable manner. It aspires to make India a global
                 leader in solar energy (a renewable form of energy, as opposed to coal, petroleum and other fossil fuels). Along with
                 energy and environmental preservation, the Solar Mission supports local energy production and delivery. The Solar
                 Mission has been a success in Diu, which became India's first Union Territory to switch to 100% solar energy.
                 The  transition to  solar  energy  has also aided  in the
                 reduction  of  electricity  bills for  its citizens. Solar  power
                 plants have been erected over 50 acres in one of India's
                 least populous UTs, with a geographical span of only 42
                 kilometres. On a daily basis, the  UT generates a total of
                 13 megawatts of power through solar power generation
                 plants. Rooftop solar plants produced roughly 3 megawatts
                 (MW),  while other  solar power plants produced  10
                 megawatts (MW).

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