• TSR SUBRAMANIAN COMMITTEE REPORTS ON ENVIRONMENT.

Creation of Indian Environment Service (IES)

• The Dongria Kondh tribe of Niyamgiri Hills are among the best
conservationists in the world.

• PROJECT RESILIO: AMSTERDAM’S ‘SMART’ BLUE-GREEN

ROOFS REDUCE URBAN FLOODING. f "Blue Roofs": “Blue roofs” are
simple roof water collection systems designed to store rainwater and to
mitigate runoff impacts. Enhancing Benefits with "Green Roofs": Blue
roofs are combined with “green roofs” to have the added benefit of
lowering urban air temperatures during heatwaves and boosting
biodiversity. f "Blue Roofs": “Blue roofs” are simple roof water collection
systems designed to store rainwater and to mitigate runoff impacts.
Enhancing Benefits with "Green Roofs": Blue roofs are combined with
“green roofs” to have the added benefit of lowering urban air temperatures
during heatwaves and boosting biodiversity

• Agriculture contributes 23% to global GHG emissions

• INDIA’S LONG-TERM LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY (LT - LEDS). As per Article 4.19 of the Paris Agreement,
India submitted its LT-LEDS to the UNFCCC. Unlike, Nationally
Determined Contribution (NDC), LT-LEDS are not mandatory. It lays
down steps to achieve India’s net zero carbon emission by 2070.

• Article 51 A (g) of the Constitution makes it a fundamental duty of every

citizen to protect and improve the environment, while Article 48 A in the
Directive Principles of State Policy mandates the State to safeguard the
forests and wildlife of the country.