National Level Workshop on MISHTI Held in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

• MISHTI = Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes — a Centrally-assisted mangrove restoration scheme of MoEFCC, announced in Union Budget 2023-24.
• Aims to restore ~540 km² of mangroves across 9 States and 3 UTs over 5 years from 2023-24.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-III (environment, coastal ecology, climate adaptation) and GS-II (Centre-State convergence, CAMPA); high-yield Prelims fodder on mangroves, Ramsar, blue carbon.