Cement, Energy and Environment

resources) for restoration of environmental resources and cleanup of sites contaminated with toxic and hazardous waste, (vi) exploring evolution of innovative domestic markets mechanisms under the Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT) Scheme implemented by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency for designated industries under the Energy Conservation Act 2010, and (vii) increasing international financial support, including through the international carbon markets, to be provided to developing countries like India to enable them to take voluntary actions for mitigation and adaptation actions under climate change. ********** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 35 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2013 Goals for SDG 35. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia : Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to slate: (a) what are the Goals of Sustainable Development Goals (S.D.G.), what could be possible set for S.D.Gs from an Indian perspective; (b) whether there is any need for convergence between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Millennium Development Goals beyond 2015, post 2015 development Agenda; and (c) the stand of India on these issues? Answer MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)to(c) The representatives from a large number of countries including India participated in Rio+20 summit held in June 2012. It was decided in the summit to initiate the inter– governmental process for developing global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).lt was agreed that the SDGs shall be action oriented, concise and easy to communicate, limited in numbers, aspirational, global in nature and universally applicable while taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of developments and respecting national policies and priorities. An Open Working Group (OWG) has been formed by United NalionsGeneral Assembly(UNGA) on 22/01/2013 with a view to developing SDGs to be agreed by the UNGA. India is represented in this OWG through troika of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The OWG has met for five timesso far. No SDGs have been recommended by the OWG and agreed by the UNGA as on date. The Rio+20 outcome document recognizes the need of coherence and integration of SDGs with the post 2015 Development Agenda. The outcome document also states that the SDGs should not divert the focus or efforts from the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. India ag rees with the position stated in the outcome document. ********** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2013 Protests against implementation of Kasturirangan Committee Report 23. Shri M.P. Achuthan: Shri P. Rajeeve: Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government has decided to implement the Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether Government is aware of the mass protests against the implementation of the Report in toto by the local people in Kerala with the support of the major political parties in the State; and (c) if so, the details and reaction of Government thereto? Answer MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a). The Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a High Level Working Group (HLWG) under the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Member (Science), Planning Commission vide office order dated 17.8.2012 in order to study the preservation of the ecology, environmental <)