PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROJECTS UNDER NMSHE
- NMSHE = National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem; one of the 8 missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), coordinated by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
- Focuses on Himalayan glaciers, biodiversity, water security, traditional knowledge and capacity building of states in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).
- Relevant for UPSC across GS-III (climate change, environment) and GS-I (Himalayan geography) — a recurring Parliament-question topic in 2024-26.