PIB 3

1. UN will carry greater credibility and legitimacy and will be more representative and effective in addressing the challenges of the 21st century. Trends in demography, urbanization and migrations are posing new challenges. Climate change and terrorism are new concerns. Cyber and Space are entirely new frontiers of opportunities and challenges.

2. every district must have its own skill based program. Prior to this one will have to perceive the facts that what are the small industries in vogue in a district and to know the aspirations of education among people living in district level.

3. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was a success for the first commitment period ending in 2012. Demand-supply mismatch and low ambition for emission reduction expressed by developed countries under the Kyoto Protocol is a major cause for the slowdown of the well-established CDM market thereafter. In addition, the unilateral decision taken by some countries to restrict the benefits of CDM to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) only, and not to other developing countries like India, has further reduced the confidence in the Market mechanism. The real issue is how to make available the critical technologies for the developing world at an affordable cost. To this end, India is proposing that part of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) should be used for this purpose, which will be a win-win proposal for all the stakeholders”

4. the current grid is not designed for carrying the 175 GigaWatts (GW) of renewable energy that India is targeting, and therefore a complimentary effort is required on the grid side. Kochi Airport becoming a solar-powered airport,

5. the State of Mizoram has a very bright opportunity to develop itself and earn the distinction of being a “Bamboo State” of the Indian Union. He said, the high level of production of bamboo from Mizoram can turn out to be a major source of not only furniture but also paper to the rest of the country. This could not only help generate revenue for the State but also create job opportunities for youth outside the State-skill development initiatives

6. the National Forest Policy envisages 33% of the geographical area should be under forest or tree cover, but the notified forest cover is only about 22%. The implementation of new Green Highways Policy can help in bridging this gap