NSCCC - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   MoEF held the 9th meeting of the NSCCC on 22nd February. Which projects were approved as part of this meeting?

a. Resilient Agricultural Households through Adaptation to Climate Change in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana
b. Sustainable agriculture development through expansion, enhancement and modelling in the state of Mizoram
c. Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture in Rainfed Farming (Kandi) Areas of Jammu & Kashmir
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
The projects approved are as follows:

‘I. ’Resilient Agricultural Households through Adaptation to Climate Change in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana’’ is at a total cost of Rs. 25 crore for four years.

II. The project from Mizoram titled “Sustainable agriculture development through expansion, enhancement and modelling in the state of Mizoram” is at a total cost of Rs. 10.95 crore for three years.

III. The project from Jammu & Kashmir titled ‘Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture in Rainfed Farming (Kandi) Areas of Jammu & Kashmir’ involves a total cost of Rs. 23.86 crore for four years.

IV. The project from Meghalaya titled ‘Spring-shed development works for rejuvenation of springs for climate resilient development in the water stressed areas of Meghalaya’ is at a total cost Rs. 23.98 crore for four years.

V. The project from Chhattisgarh titled ‘Climate Adaptation in Wetlands along the Mahanadi River Catchment Area in Chhattisgarh’ submitted by Government of Chhattisgarh is at a total cost of Rs. 24.95 crore for four years.