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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Critically polluted 43 Industrial Clusters
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has developed
a Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI). CPCB has done a
nation wide environmental assessment of Industrial Clusters based on
CEPI and 43 such industrial clusters having CEPI greater than 70, on a
scale of 0 to 100, has been identified as critically polluted. The
State-wise list of critically polluted areas is annexed.
The Government has imposed a temporary moratorium on
13.01.2010 on consideration of developmental projects in critically
polluted industrial cluster/areas including the projects in pipeline
for clearance with immediate effect till August 2010. However, some
specific projects relating to public interest and national interest
such as pollution control, defence and security and renewal of mining
will continue to be appraised and decision will be taken on merits.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also undertaken the
task of preparation of Action Plans to improve the environmental
quality in these critically polluted areas.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri N.K. Singh in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:55 hrs.
ANNEXURE
Critically Polluted Industrial clusters / areas (CEPI Scores >70)
State No. of clusters Industrial clusters / areas CEPI
Andhra Pradesh 2 Vishakha patnam
Patancheru-Bollaram 70.82
70.07
Chhatisgarh 1 Korba 83.00
Delhi 1 Nazafgarh drain basin 79.54
Gujarat 6 Ankaleshwar
Vapi
Ahmedabad
Vatva
Bhavnagar
Junagarh 88.50
88.09
75.28
74.77
70.99
70.82
Haryana 2 Faridabad
Panipat 77.07
71.91
Jharkhand 1 Dhanbad 78.63
Karnataka 2 Mangalore
Bhadravati 73.68
72.33
Kerala 1 Cochin 75.08
Madhya Pradesh 1 Indore 71.26
Maharashtra 5 Chandrapur
Dombivalli
Aurangabad
Navi Mumbai
Tarapur 83.88
78.41
77.44
73.77
72.01
Orissa 3 Angul Talchar
Ib valley
Jharsuguda 82.09
74.00
73.34
Punjab 2 Ludhiana
Mandi Gobind Garh 81.66
75.08
Rajasthan 3 Bhiwadi
Jodhpur
Pali 82.91
75.19
73.73
Tamil Nadu 4 Vellore
Cuddalore
Manali
Coimbatore 81.79
77.45
76.32
72.38
Uttar Pradesh 6 Ghaziabad
Singrauli
Noida
Kanpur
Agra
Varanasi-Mirzapur 87.37
81.73
78.90
78.09
76.48
73.79
West Bengal 3 Haldia
Howrah
Asansole 75.43
74.84
70.20
kp/dk/kol/14:55 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Grants to NGOs
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Ministry gives 'grant-in-aid' to NGOs under different
schemes/ programmes. Like Greening India Scheme, Environmental
Information System (ENVIS) Scheme, Research & Development Scheme,
National Natural Resource Management Scheme (NNRMS), National River
Conservation Directorate (NRCD), and Climate Change.
Details of grants sanctioned/ released to NGOs during the
last three financial years under various schemes/ programmes of the
Ministry are given in the Annexure.
Annexure
"GRANTS TO NGOs"
S. No. Name of the scheme/ programme Grants sanctioned/ released (Rs in lakh)
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
(till 26.2.2010)
1 Grants-in-Aid to Greening India Scheme 854.00 395.00 82.00
2 Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme 85.91 147.05 130.65
3 Environment Education Awareness and Training Scheme 546.79 956.30 1099.78
4 Centres of Excellence Scheme 478.32 464.75 413.08
5 Grants-in-Aid under Research & Development Scheme 8.35 40.24 21.49
6 Grants-in-Aid under National Natural Resource Management Scheme
(NNRMS) 2.26 7.43 17.41
7 Strengthening of Wildlife Division and Consultancies for Special
Tasks 25.64 49.07 30.09
8 National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) 0.40 2.75 Nil
9 Climate Change 198.00 144.00 80.00
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. Dhiraj Prasad Sahu in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:56 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Lok Sabha
Commercial production of Genetically modified vegetables
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has accorded approval for
conducting genetic engineering tests on Genetically modified (GM)
crops. They include cotton, rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut,
tomato, corn, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard and sorghum for generation
of biosafety data. GEAC is the apex body notified under the 'Rules for
Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro
Organisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells 1989' of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, namely
Some of the State Governments, NGOs and some sections of the
scientific and farming communities have expressed apprehensions on the
safety of Bt brinjal and have called for extreme caution as Bt brinjal
is the first GM food crop to be introduced in the country.
The Government has imposed a moratorium on commercialization of Bt
brinjal event EE-I on February 09, 2010 till such time independent
scientific studies establish the safety of the product from the point
of view of its long-term impact on human health and environment
including the rich genetic wealth existing in brinjal in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. Nand Kumar Sai in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:57 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Decrease in population of wild animals
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The population of major species like Rhinoceros, Elephants and Lions
has increased. There is no decline in population of major species. The
last All India tiger estimation done in the year 2008,states the
population of the tigers in the country (excluding Sunderbans) at 1411
(mid value); the lower and upper limits being 1165 and 1657
respectively. This estimation is not comparable to earlier estimates,
as previously different methodology was used for estimation. There are
several existing Centrally Sponsored Schemes like 'Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats', 'Project Elephant', and 'Project
Tiger' for protection and conservation of wild animals in the country.
Poaching is the main reason for tiger killing because tiger products
are in high demand in the international clandestine trade.
The 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' scheme was modified
in 2008 to accord better protection and conservation to wildlife in
the country by adding two new components namely Protection of wildlife
outside protected areas and recovery programme for saving critically
endangered species and their habitats.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri Raghunandan Sharma in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:57 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Lok Sabha
Evaluation of transgenic crops
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has been regularly
undertaking capacity building activities for enhancing biosafety
awareness and regulatory compliance, since 2002.This is being done in
collaboration with the R & D institutions Training of scientists of 19
State Agricultural Universities with respect to use of new guidelines
for confined field trials, safe operation practices, formats for
monitoring and recording of data, etc, has been completed during
2008-09. The training was funded jointly by Department of
Biotechnology (DBT) and MoEF.
Further on behalf of MoEF, DBT, Ministry of Agriculture and Indian
Council of Medical Research, the Biotech Consortium India Limited has
organized 79 awareness workshops on Genetically Modified (GM) crops
with a focus on post-release monitoring in all major Cotton growing
States during 2006-07 to 2008-09. Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Phase I Project on biosafety was completed in June 2007 by the MoEF
with GEF-World Bank assistance of one million US $, of which
approximately 60% was utilized for capacity building. MoEF is
developing the GEF phase-II Capacity Building Project on Biosafety
which would include (i) Risk Assessment and Management; (ii) Handling,
Packaging and Transportation of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs);
(iii) Institutional Strengthening for LMO Detection; (iv) Socio
Economic Assessment; (v) Public Awareness; and (vi) Training of
Trainers.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. Moinul Hassan in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:58 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Treatment of industrial effluents in Kaveri
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is monitoring the
compliance of the effluent discharge into the Kaveri river and
untreated effluents are not allowed to be discharged into the river or
its tributaries. . The State have taken steps to treat the industrial
effluents before being discharged into the Kaveri river. The
industrial units of Tamil Nadu are equipped with Effluents Treatment
Plants or Reverse Osmosis system for zero discharge. The treated
effluents are either re-used for process, cooling, gardening, and
irrigation or discharged into inland surface water bodies after
meeting the standards prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control
Board (TNPCB)
The Kaveri river originates in Karnataka before entering into the
State of Tamil Nadu. As per the Central Pollution Control Board, no
industry in Karnataka has been identified discharging industrial
effluent into Kaveri river.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Smt. Kanimozhi in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:58 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Copenhagen accord on climate change
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Environment Ministers of BASIC group of countries i.e. Brazil,
South Africa, India and China regularly consulted each other and
adopted a coordinated approach to the negotiations on climate change
and Copenhagen Accord during the Copenhagen Conference. The BASIC
Ministers also met in New Delhi on 24th January 2010 to discuss the
strategy for climate change negotiations in 2010 in the wake of
developments at Copenhagen.
The Accord does not have a legally binding character of its own and
India considers Accord as an input to the multilateral negotiations
under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. The Copenhagen Accord could not be
adopted by Parties and was only 'noted' by them. The interest of
developing countries like India remains protected in the Decisions
taken by the Conference of Parties at Copenhagen.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri Ramdas Agarwal in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:59 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Lok Sabha
Scientific study on Himalayan glaciers
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Government recognises the need for comprehensive and long term
studies to determine the causes of recession of glaciers including the
impact of global warming on Himalayan glaciers. A new research centre
on Himalayan Glaciology has been established at Wadia Institute of
Himalayan Geology, Dehradun to address this objective.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has also published a
discussion paper titled "Himalayan Glaciers: A state –of-Art Review of
Glacial Studies, Glacial Retreat and Climate Change authored by Shri
V.K. Raina, Ex. Deputy Director General, Geological Survey of India.
This paper contains information on Glacier Monitoring and key finding
of recent studies in the Indian Himalayas and notes that glaciers have
retreated throughout history as part of a natural cyclic phenomenon.
The National Action Plan on Climate Change, lunched in June 2008
includes a National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
Amongst the tasks and functions of the mission is included the
identification of the challenges of, and the responses to, climate
change through research and technology development and funding of high
quality and focused research into various aspects of climate change.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated recently
that the conclusion contained in the Fourth Assessment Report of the
IPCC, suggesting disappearance of Himalayan glaciers by 2035, was
based on poorly substantiated estimates of recession. IPCC has further
stated that clear and well established standards of evidence, required
by the IPCC procedures, were not applied properly in drafting the
paragraph on the subject in question.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. D. Raja and R.C. Singh in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:59 hrs.
From: Press Information Bureau Ministry of I&B <pib.kolkata@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Releases........pt2
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Critically polluted 43 Industrial Clusters
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has developed
a Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI). CPCB has done a
nation wide environmental assessment of Industrial Clusters based on
CEPI and 43 such industrial clusters having CEPI greater than 70, on a
scale of 0 to 100, has been identified as critically polluted. The
State-wise list of critically polluted areas is annexed.
The Government has imposed a temporary moratorium on
13.01.2010 on consideration of developmental projects in critically
polluted industrial cluster/areas including the projects in pipeline
for clearance with immediate effect till August 2010. However, some
specific projects relating to public interest and national interest
such as pollution control, defence and security and renewal of mining
will continue to be appraised and decision will be taken on merits.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also undertaken the
task of preparation of Action Plans to improve the environmental
quality in these critically polluted areas.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri N.K. Singh in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:55 hrs.
ANNEXURE
Critically Polluted Industrial clusters / areas (CEPI Scores >70)
State No. of clusters Industrial clusters / areas CEPI
Andhra Pradesh 2 Vishakha patnam
Patancheru-Bollaram 70.82
70.07
Chhatisgarh 1 Korba 83.00
Delhi 1 Nazafgarh drain basin 79.54
Gujarat 6 Ankaleshwar
Vapi
Ahmedabad
Vatva
Bhavnagar
Junagarh 88.50
88.09
75.28
74.77
70.99
70.82
Haryana 2 Faridabad
Panipat 77.07
71.91
Jharkhand 1 Dhanbad 78.63
Karnataka 2 Mangalore
Bhadravati 73.68
72.33
Kerala 1 Cochin 75.08
Madhya Pradesh 1 Indore 71.26
Maharashtra 5 Chandrapur
Dombivalli
Aurangabad
Navi Mumbai
Tarapur 83.88
78.41
77.44
73.77
72.01
Orissa 3 Angul Talchar
Ib valley
Jharsuguda 82.09
74.00
73.34
Punjab 2 Ludhiana
Mandi Gobind Garh 81.66
75.08
Rajasthan 3 Bhiwadi
Jodhpur
Pali 82.91
75.19
73.73
Tamil Nadu 4 Vellore
Cuddalore
Manali
Coimbatore 81.79
77.45
76.32
72.38
Uttar Pradesh 6 Ghaziabad
Singrauli
Noida
Kanpur
Agra
Varanasi-Mirzapur 87.37
81.73
78.90
78.09
76.48
73.79
West Bengal 3 Haldia
Howrah
Asansole 75.43
74.84
70.20
kp/dk/kol/14:55 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Grants to NGOs
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Ministry gives 'grant-in-aid' to NGOs under different
schemes/ programmes. Like Greening India Scheme, Environmental
Information System (ENVIS) Scheme, Research & Development Scheme,
National Natural Resource Management Scheme (NNRMS), National River
Conservation Directorate (NRCD), and Climate Change.
Details of grants sanctioned/ released to NGOs during the
last three financial years under various schemes/ programmes of the
Ministry are given in the Annexure.
Annexure
"GRANTS TO NGOs"
S. No. Name of the scheme/ programme Grants sanctioned/ released (Rs in lakh)
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
(till 26.2.2010)
1 Grants-in-Aid to Greening India Scheme 854.00 395.00 82.00
2 Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme 85.91 147.05 130.65
3 Environment Education Awareness and Training Scheme 546.79 956.30 1099.78
4 Centres of Excellence Scheme 478.32 464.75 413.08
5 Grants-in-Aid under Research & Development Scheme 8.35 40.24 21.49
6 Grants-in-Aid under National Natural Resource Management Scheme
(NNRMS) 2.26 7.43 17.41
7 Strengthening of Wildlife Division and Consultancies for Special
Tasks 25.64 49.07 30.09
8 National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) 0.40 2.75 Nil
9 Climate Change 198.00 144.00 80.00
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. Dhiraj Prasad Sahu in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:56 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Lok Sabha
Commercial production of Genetically modified vegetables
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has accorded approval for
conducting genetic engineering tests on Genetically modified (GM)
crops. They include cotton, rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut,
tomato, corn, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard and sorghum for generation
of biosafety data. GEAC is the apex body notified under the 'Rules for
Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro
Organisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells 1989' of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, namely
Some of the State Governments, NGOs and some sections of the
scientific and farming communities have expressed apprehensions on the
safety of Bt brinjal and have called for extreme caution as Bt brinjal
is the first GM food crop to be introduced in the country.
The Government has imposed a moratorium on commercialization of Bt
brinjal event EE-I on February 09, 2010 till such time independent
scientific studies establish the safety of the product from the point
of view of its long-term impact on human health and environment
including the rich genetic wealth existing in brinjal in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. Nand Kumar Sai in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:57 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Decrease in population of wild animals
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The population of major species like Rhinoceros, Elephants and Lions
has increased. There is no decline in population of major species. The
last All India tiger estimation done in the year 2008,states the
population of the tigers in the country (excluding Sunderbans) at 1411
(mid value); the lower and upper limits being 1165 and 1657
respectively. This estimation is not comparable to earlier estimates,
as previously different methodology was used for estimation. There are
several existing Centrally Sponsored Schemes like 'Integrated
Development of Wildlife Habitats', 'Project Elephant', and 'Project
Tiger' for protection and conservation of wild animals in the country.
Poaching is the main reason for tiger killing because tiger products
are in high demand in the international clandestine trade.
The 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' scheme was modified
in 2008 to accord better protection and conservation to wildlife in
the country by adding two new components namely Protection of wildlife
outside protected areas and recovery programme for saving critically
endangered species and their habitats.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri Raghunandan Sharma in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:57 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Lok Sabha
Evaluation of transgenic crops
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has been regularly
undertaking capacity building activities for enhancing biosafety
awareness and regulatory compliance, since 2002.This is being done in
collaboration with the R & D institutions Training of scientists of 19
State Agricultural Universities with respect to use of new guidelines
for confined field trials, safe operation practices, formats for
monitoring and recording of data, etc, has been completed during
2008-09. The training was funded jointly by Department of
Biotechnology (DBT) and MoEF.
Further on behalf of MoEF, DBT, Ministry of Agriculture and Indian
Council of Medical Research, the Biotech Consortium India Limited has
organized 79 awareness workshops on Genetically Modified (GM) crops
with a focus on post-release monitoring in all major Cotton growing
States during 2006-07 to 2008-09. Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Phase I Project on biosafety was completed in June 2007 by the MoEF
with GEF-World Bank assistance of one million US $, of which
approximately 60% was utilized for capacity building. MoEF is
developing the GEF phase-II Capacity Building Project on Biosafety
which would include (i) Risk Assessment and Management; (ii) Handling,
Packaging and Transportation of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs);
(iii) Institutional Strengthening for LMO Detection; (iv) Socio
Economic Assessment; (v) Public Awareness; and (vi) Training of
Trainers.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. Moinul Hassan in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:58 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Treatment of industrial effluents in Kaveri
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is monitoring the
compliance of the effluent discharge into the Kaveri river and
untreated effluents are not allowed to be discharged into the river or
its tributaries. . The State have taken steps to treat the industrial
effluents before being discharged into the Kaveri river. The
industrial units of Tamil Nadu are equipped with Effluents Treatment
Plants or Reverse Osmosis system for zero discharge. The treated
effluents are either re-used for process, cooling, gardening, and
irrigation or discharged into inland surface water bodies after
meeting the standards prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control
Board (TNPCB)
The Kaveri river originates in Karnataka before entering into the
State of Tamil Nadu. As per the Central Pollution Control Board, no
industry in Karnataka has been identified discharging industrial
effluent into Kaveri river.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Smt. Kanimozhi in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:58 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Rajya Sabha
Copenhagen accord on climate change
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Environment Ministers of BASIC group of countries i.e. Brazil,
South Africa, India and China regularly consulted each other and
adopted a coordinated approach to the negotiations on climate change
and Copenhagen Accord during the Copenhagen Conference. The BASIC
Ministers also met in New Delhi on 24th January 2010 to discuss the
strategy for climate change negotiations in 2010 in the wake of
developments at Copenhagen.
The Accord does not have a legally binding character of its own and
India considers Accord as an input to the multilateral negotiations
under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. The Copenhagen Accord could not be
adopted by Parties and was only 'noted' by them. The interest of
developing countries like India remains protected in the Decisions
taken by the Conference of Parties at Copenhagen.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri Ramdas Agarwal in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:59 hrs.
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Environment and Forests Lok Sabha
Scientific study on Himalayan glaciers
New Delhi: March 8, 2010
The Government recognises the need for comprehensive and long term
studies to determine the causes of recession of glaciers including the
impact of global warming on Himalayan glaciers. A new research centre
on Himalayan Glaciology has been established at Wadia Institute of
Himalayan Geology, Dehradun to address this objective.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has also published a
discussion paper titled "Himalayan Glaciers: A state –of-Art Review of
Glacial Studies, Glacial Retreat and Climate Change authored by Shri
V.K. Raina, Ex. Deputy Director General, Geological Survey of India.
This paper contains information on Glacier Monitoring and key finding
of recent studies in the Indian Himalayas and notes that glaciers have
retreated throughout history as part of a natural cyclic phenomenon.
The National Action Plan on Climate Change, lunched in June 2008
includes a National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
Amongst the tasks and functions of the mission is included the
identification of the challenges of, and the responses to, climate
change through research and technology development and funding of high
quality and focused research into various aspects of climate change.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated recently
that the conclusion contained in the Fourth Assessment Report of the
IPCC, suggesting disappearance of Himalayan glaciers by 2035, was
based on poorly substantiated estimates of recession. IPCC has further
stated that clear and well established standards of evidence, required
by the IPCC procedures, were not applied properly in drafting the
paragraph on the subject in question.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (independent charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh in a written reply
to a question by Shri. D. Raja and R.C. Singh in Rajya Sabha today.
kp/dk/kol/14:59 hrs.
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