Category Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

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Special Campaign 6.0, Ministry of Mines, for E-Waste and Circular Economy 2026

Special Campaign 6.0 is a government-wide cleanliness, e-waste management and public grievance redressal drive organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) [1]. It has evolved from an exercise centred on cleanliness and administrative efficiency into a broader initiative encompassing resource management and environmental sustainability. The campaign seeks to institutionalise Swachhata (cleanliness), reduce the problem of administrative pendency, improve record management and ensure that government resources are efficiently utilised.

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Clean Plant Programme (CPP), 2024: From Healthy Roots to a Prosperous Future

Healthy planting material is a major determinant of the productivity of various agricultural crops including horticultural crops. Fruit crops take a considerable period (2-3 years or more) to bear fruit, and viruses can be systemic and affect fruit quality and yield. Orchards, therefore, need to be strengthened with healthy planting materials. Responding to the challenges faced by the fruit production sector and the need to enhance India’s horticultural competitiveness, the Union Cabinet, on 9 August, 2024, approved the ‘Clean Plant Programme (CPP)’ with an outlay of Rs. 1,765.67 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). The Programme aims to provide quality planting materials and strengthen the fruit and horticulture production of the country (Press Information Bureau [PIB], 2024a).

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India’s Climate Finance Taxonomy (2025): Building a Framework for Climate-Aligned Finance

The Union Budget 2024-25 committed the government to develop a taxonomy for climate finance “for enhancing the availability of capital for climate adaptation and mitigation” (Department of Economic Affairs [DEA], 2025, para. 1.4). A taxonomy is a classification list. It says which activities, projects and measures count as climate-aligned, so that lenders, investors and regulators work from one definition instead of their own.

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Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercises (2016):

India's modern HADR architecture traces back to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, when the three Services improvised a joint response involving over 20,000 personnel with no standing framework to coordinate it. The gaps that experience exposed resurfaced in the 2013 Uttarakhand floods and the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir floods, both of which again saw the Army, Navy and Air Force responding without a rehearsed, tri-service drill behind them.

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Samudra Manthan: National Offshore Exploration Scheme (2026)

India is the world's third-largest consumer of crude oil, with an annual crude oil import bill of approximately USD 144 billion. Rising energy demand and dependence on imported hydrocarbons make domestic exploration important for strengthening India's energy security. Although India has undertaken reforms to expand offshore exploration, deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration remain challenging because of high investment requirements, technological complexity and uncertain returns.

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Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme, 2025: Strengthening India’s Circular Mineral Security. 

The demand for critical minerals is on the rise, especially for clean energy and electric vehicles. These minerals are crucial for industry and the production of strategic goods. The cost and time required to explore and develop new mineral resources abroad make it important for India to focus on recycling critical minerals, especially given that India imports nearly 100% of its requirements for several critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. The Union Cabinet approved the Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme from 2025-2026 to 2030-2031 for a period of six years on 3 September 2025. The scheme provides an outlay of ₹ 1500 crore. The objective of the scheme is to develop the capacity to extract critical minerals from electric and electronic waste and scrap (PIB 2025a).

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Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions (PARIVARTAN), 2026. 

The PARIVARTAN (Programme for Accelerated Renewal and Incentivization of Vehicle Assets for Reducing Transport Air Pollution and Network Emissions) Scheme, 2026 is a Government of India initiative aimed at reducing vehicular pollution in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The scheme addresses emissions from ageing commercial trucks and buses, which are significant contributors to particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and other pollutants in the NCR.

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