Himachal Pradesh has demonstrated that determined efforts can lead to remarkable improvements in living standards. Its Human Development Index (HDI) ranks second in India; behind Kerala. Despite its sparse population, Himachal Pradesh achieved full electrification in the mid-1980s, and successive governments have supported social infrastructure in health, education, and tourism.
Globally low-lying coastal communities are increasingly at risk of climate change exacerbated environmental hazards. Sea-level rise (SLR) accompanying climate change is already causing significant and costly impacts across low elevation coastal communities and these are expected to continue in the 21st century and beyond.
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin was launched on 20th November, 2016 and is a program by the Ministry of Rural Development, implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. PMAY-G aims to provide a “pucca” house with the basic amenities, such as a kitchen and a washroom, to those deprived of proper shelter and living in “kutcha” houses” in rural areas by the target year of 2024. The Scheme has been further expanded in 2025. The PMAY-G addresses the rural housing shortage and bridges the housing deficit in rural areas of India, contributing significantly to the mission of Housing for All. An important feature of the PMAY-G is the selection of beneficiaries. To ensure that help is given to those who are genuinely deprived and to ensure that the selection is completely unbiased and objective, the scheme selects beneficiaries using housing deprivation parameters underlined in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census, 2011.
The Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) was launched in 2009–10 after an urgent demand for a unified, landscape-based strategy for natural resource management emerged from these overlapping vulnerabilities.
The missions were launched under the broader National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on 30th June 2008, which was announced by the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change (PMCCC).
By examining the current trends, patterns, and needs of the populace, the Master Plan for Delhi acts as an action plan to address these issues and direct the city's development. The administrative body responsible for MPD is the Delhi Development Authority. However, the central government and all other agencies involved in the development plan must work together to implement it. In 1962, the Delhi Development Act of 1957 was used to promote the first MPD plan. The following plan, which was implemented in 2001 and 2021, offered a comprehensive framework for Delhi's planned development.
In the Union Budget 2025–2026, the Indian government unveiled the Bharatiya Bhasha Pustak Scheme (BBPS), which aims to democratize education through multilingualism. It is a significant step towards guaranteeing the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, whose thrust is very strong on mother language-based learning, especially for foundational classes.