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National Coastal Mission 2.0 Guidelines Released
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Coastal Mission 2.0 is out: the CRZ and shoreline management link GS-III Environment answers need
The Environment Minister released guidelines for National Coastal Mission 2.0 to strengthen coastal ecosystems and resilience.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the guidelines for the National Coastal Mission 2.0.
The mission seeks to strengthen coastal ecosystems, improve resilience and manage pollution along India's coastline.
It builds on the ministry's existing work on coastal regulation and shoreline management.
ଉତ୍ସ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ମୁଖ୍ୟ ତଥ୍ୟ
Remember these
- National Coastal Mission 2.0 guidelines were released by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
- Aims: strengthen coastal ecosystems, improve resilience and manage pollution along India's coastline
- Builds on the Environment Ministry's existing work on coastal regulation and shoreline management
- Coastal regulation in India operates under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) framework issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ · ମେନ୍ସ
How the exam will ask it
ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ
- Coastal Regulation Zone notifications are issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs and salt marshes act as natural buffers against storm surges and erosion.
- Shoreline management involves monitoring erosion and accretion along the coast to guide protection measures.
ମେନ୍ସ
GS-III Environment: coastal ecosystems face erosion, pollution and climate-linked risks such as storm surges and sea-level rise. The Mission builds on CRZ regulation and shoreline management to improve resilience and control pollution. Way forward: effective enforcement, community participation, ecosystem restoration and coordination between Centre and coastal States.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Which provision of the Constitution empowers Parliament by law to form a new State or alter the boundaries of an existing State — the power used in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019?
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 4
- Article 3
ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ
ଉତ୍ତର: D — Correct: Article 3 — Article 3 empowers Parliament to form new States and alter areas, boundaries or names of existing States, as used in the 2019 Act. • Article 1 — wrong: Article 1 declares India a Union of States and lists the States and territories, but does not give the power to reorganise them. • Article 2 — wrong: Article 2 concerns the admission or establishment of new States not already part of India. • Article 4 — wrong: Article 4 provides that laws under Articles 2 and 3 are not constitutional amendments under Article 368; it does not itself confer the power.
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