India's 8 point NAPCC will get three new missions namely __________.

a. Health, Coastal Zones, Waste to Energy

b. Health, Afforestation, Conservation of Water Resources

c. Health, Coastal Zones, Afforestation

d. None of the above

ANSWER: Health, Coastal Zones, Waste to Energy

Explanation:

India’s 8-point National Action Plan on Assessment, Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change (NAPCC) to fight climate change will soon get three new missions.

They are missions on health, coastal zones and waste-to-energy.

These will be added to address the impact of climate change on health, coastal zones and waste-to-energy.

Since 2012, the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change India has instituted a NAPCC that has specified eight national missions.

These include:

National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency

National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem

National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

National Solar Mission

Green India Mission

National Water Mission